What matters for women’s health in 2026
Happy New Year! Like many of you, we here at Natural Womanhood have been looking back at the past year and looking forward to the new. If you missed it, we recently highlighted some of the most read articles, as well as staff favorites and the most popular articles on our social media. As we head into 2026, many of us have women’s health topics on the brain. Perhaps you have your own personal health goals or just want to become better informed this year. We have you covered. To start the year off, we asked some of our writers what topics they think should get more attention in 2026.
Our writers come from a wide variety of backgrounds, just like our readers. Some are single, many are mothers. Some have struggled with infertility or other women’s health issues, and some have a medical background, natural family planning knowledge and/or scientific expertise. All of them believe in giving women the facts, based on scientific studies, about women’s health so that you can make the best decisions for your own health.
Jasmine Piescik wishes that more people could look at the big picture when it comes to women’s health.
“I wish women talked more about how integrated our fertility is with our overall health and impacted by most everything we do and put into our bodies. I think Natural Womanhood has been preaching this for a long time, but all the drama around Tylenol and the concerted efforts to defame RRM/NFP in the media have just driven this home for me recently.
“Fertility health isn’t an independent issue and shouldn’t be an afterthought. Medication is just one piece of all this but so many people are put on long term prescriptions or believe that over the counter meds have no effect on their hormones/fertility.”
Speaking of looking at our health more fully, Rebekah Valderrama would like to see more women “pay attention to how their cycles are impacting their mental health.”
“I’ve seen a lot of ‘Type C mom’ content and even heard it live from friends and in my own self-talk: ‘Sometimes I’m on top of it all, but I can never stay there! I must just be a terrible mom.’ As soon as you realize–it’s not your self-worth, sometimes it’s just your hormones talking; give it a week and you’ll be fine–you’ll be able to forgive yourself and maybe even plan ahead for the week when you’ve got energy to spare.”
Johanna Duncan agrees about the importance of cycle syncing and how much there is to learn and implement:
“I’ve seen some articles on cycle syncing on the Natural Womanhood website and I think we could do even more on those since there’s so much on this topic and it seems to be buzzing around. Maybe something about the history of cycle syncing and covering some of the newest research.“
We cover a lot about fertility, pregnancy, and cycles here at Natural Womanhood (and for good reason!), but we also include many other topics relevant to women’s health. Marianne Swingle brings up exercise and nutrition–a topic that is important at every age. And with so much content out there on the internet on these topics, we prioritize giving you information based on scientific studies so you can figure out what works best for your body.
“I’d love more topics about exercise and nutrition! Exercise both for men and women affects hormones tremendously and I’m curious to learn more about nutrition and hormones after a month of Whole30 a few years ago caused my estrogen to plummet drastically.”
Kristen Curran also wants to be sure we pay attention to our physical health, highlighting the importance of pelvic floor health:
“I know we’ve done some articles on this already, but in 2026, I’d love women to pay more attention to pelvic floor health. I was amazed how much menstrual and pregnancy-related pain relief I was able to receive from seeing a physical therapist and doing exercises and stretches at home this past year in my own life!”
Anne Marie Williams reminds us that when it comes to fertility and babies’ health, we can’t forget that men’s health matters as well:
“The topic I’d love for more women to pay attention to in 2026 is their male partner/spouse’s preconception health. I’ve been fascinated this year by everything that’s coming out about how paternal health impacts fetal health.”
While we’re talking about men’s health, Merlot Fogarty says that society can often forget that women are different than men, and that this reality demands a broader conversation in our culture:
“In 2026, I think we need to pay more attention to how chronic stress and increasingly masculine expectations are affecting women’s hormones and fertility. Our culture constantly asks women to take on high-stress, competitive roles and to function as if their bodies operate the same way men’s do.
“When women are placed in these environments or pitted against one another, their bodies often stay in fight-or-flight mode. We then wonder why hormone imbalances, cycle issues, and miscarriages are so common, without acknowledging that a woman’s body needs safety and rest not just after a baby is born, but while she is creating and nourishing new life.
“Women’s health conversations should start focusing more on outside stressors like work, school, family demands, schedules, and cultural pressure, not just symptoms. Many jobs and systems are not designed with female biology in mind, yet women are expected to make their bodies behave like men’s. That disconnect has real hormonal consequences, and if we want to improve women’s health in 2026, we need to start treating women as women, not as units of productivity.“
Finally, Kaitlyn Kulda hits on one of the key elements of Natural Womanhood—content for women at every stage of life:
“Talking about the way various seasons of womanhood (puberty, menstrual cycles, pregnancy, nursing, menopause) impact the way we experience the demands of the world could be good!”
We’re grateful for our many writers, not only the ones featured here, and the perspective and knowledge they bring to our readers. We’re thankful as well for each of you—together, we are building a community of more informed women who, in turn, are sharing this knowledge with their families, friends, and communities. We look forward to sharing even more pertinent topics with you in 2026.
