If you find yourself in a worry spiral, why not spend some time focusing on these five more positive and wholesome things that Metro's digital editor Tess Nichol has rounded up instead.
Pelvic mesh implants made life miserable for many women. The silver lining is it has helped to focus attention on why we should all look after our pelvic floor health.
Putting needles into your skin to help reduce pain might sound counter-productive, but acupuncture is one of the oldest practices of traditional Chinese medicine used for pain reduction.
Hormones can be unbalanced at any age by various aspects of modern life and they effect everything from our weight to our sex drive, but a simple test could help bring you back to balance.
Foodie Sophie Gray and radio broadcaster Nerida Ashcroft have launched a fun and pithy podcast series that delves into the unexpected issues that come up for women in their midlife years.