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Grace Mensah

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Published work under Grace Mensah’s byline on 1 Women’s Health includes reproductive health explainers, research and regulatory news, and reporting on health services and access.

Articles by Grace Mensah

Discharge after period — discharge after your period: causes

Discharge after your period: what is normal and when to seek care

Grace Mensah

Stress and cortisol: what the wellness industry gets wrong

Cortisol levels explained: what the wellness industry gets wrong

Grace Mensah

what is phimosis

What Is Phimosis: Causes, Age Norms, and Safe Treatment Options

Grace Mensah

WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals adds four providers to its women's health team

WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals adds four providers to its women's health team

Grace Mensah

Perimenopause in Your 30s and 40s: The Overlooked Transition

Perimenopause symptoms — Perimenopause in Your 30s and 40s: The Overlooked Transition

Grace Mensah

How to vet health news before you share it

How to Evaluate Health News: Check a Claim Before Sharing It

Grace Mensah

FDA approves Gwyn Lo, a once-weekly low-dose contraceptive patch

FDA approves Gwyn Lo, a once-weekly low-dose contraceptive patch

Grace Mensah

Adenomyosis vs Endometriosis

Adenomyosis vs Endometriosis

Grace Mensah

FDA formally classifies preeclampsia prognostic blood tests

FDA formally classifies preeclampsia prognostic blood tests

Grace Mensah

The Menstrual Cycle: Four Phases Explained

The Menstrual Cycle: Four Phases Explained

Grace Mensah

ACOG issues its own 2026 immunization schedule for pregnancy

ACOG issues its own 2026 immunization schedule for pregnancy

Grace Mensah

How Emergency Contraception Works

How Emergency Contraception Works

Grace Mensah

Women's health venture funding fell to $1.58 billion in 2025

Women's health venture funding fell to $1.58 billion in 2025

Grace Mensah

Birth Control Options, Beyond the Pill

Birth Control Options, Beyond the Pill

Grace Mensah

Appeals court would bar mailing mifepristone; access unchanged for now

Appeals court would bar mailing mifepristone; access unchanged for now

Grace Mensah

What We Know About Miscarriage Causes

What We Know About Miscarriage Causes

Grace Mensah

Title X clinics raced to reapply for funding before the April 1 deadline

Title X clinics raced to reapply for funding before the April 1 deadline

Grace Mensah

Egg Freezing: What the Process Involves

Egg Freezing: What the Process Involves

Grace Mensah

Nexplanon now requires REMS certification for every inserter

Nexplanon now requires REMS certification for every inserter

Grace Mensah

What Fertility Testing Actually Measures

What Fertility Testing Actually Measures

Grace Mensah

CDC puts the 2024 maternal mortality rate at 17.9 deaths per 100,000 births

CDC puts the 2024 maternal mortality rate at 17.9 deaths per 100,000 births

Grace Mensah

Fibroid Treatment Options, Compared

Fibroid Treatment Options, Compared

Grace Mensah

WIC is funded through September 2026, with produce benefits intact

WIC is funded through September 2026, with produce benefits intact

Grace Mensah

PCOS: What It Is, and What It Isn't

PCOS: What It Is, and What It Isn't

Grace Mensah

FDA removes boxed warnings from menopausal hormone therapy

FDA removes boxed warnings from menopausal hormone therapy

Grace Mensah

Endometriosis: Why Diagnosis Takes Years

Endometriosis: Why Diagnosis Takes Years

Grace Mensah