Dr Girl/Dr Kate Q&A

As always, the lovely Dr Kate is in the house ready and waiting to answer all your medical concerns. This month she discusses the problem of over-produced prostaglandins and the dreaded period pain!

Dr Kate specialises in women's reproductive health and is a representative of MSIA - Marie Stopes International Australia. As the resident doctor at FEMAIL, she is here to advise and answer all your medical queries.

MSIA is part of the http://www.mariestopes.org.au Marie Stopes International partnership which works in 39 countries across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and Europe. Collectively they are a movement advocating for reproductive rights and providing services that improve and save peoples lives, making a real difference. Marie Stopes in Australia, plays a pivotal role in facilitating this within the Asia Pacific region.

So if you have a question or a concern - go to:

Dear Doctor



Dear Embarrassed Chick,

Normal is a bad word - as really when you start talking about what people like or don't like there really isn't something that can be described as normal.

What is important is:

1. Not to be embarrassed about your body. It sometimes takes time for some girls and women to be relaxed and comfortable about their bodies. This can sometimes be helped by having a boyfriend that does think your body is great! Also though, sometimes you need to find out why you don't like your body - i.e. why do you hate the way you look downstairs?

2. If you don't like something that your boyfriend does - then talk about it - and find out together what you both do and don't like, and go from there.