Intimacy is key for women to open up and talk about health

Ann Humphreys and Noelle Gill, both advanced nurse practitioners in CUMH, offer insights on why women need emotional as well as medical support. They talk to Rita de Brún

Coping with incontinence: “Many women do bathroom mapping before going out. A Cork woman might know how many public toilets there are between Patrick Street and MacCurtain Street," says Ann Humphreys, advanced nurse practitioner in urogynaecology and women's health, CUMH.  Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Women’s issues. They come in all shapes and sizes, none being welcome. Yet, come they do, and when they do, when women’s health troubles hit, it’s good to know that help is at hand at Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH).