About r/WomensHealth
A Q&A space for women and those assigned female at birth (AFAB). We advocate evidence-based, trauma-informed medicine globally. If looking for doctor recommendations please use a local area sub. This sub bans all promotional and brand accounts as part of it's ongoing commitment to separating medicine from consumerism.
The community at a glance
r/WomensHealth is a Subreddit for Women's Health with roughly 199K members. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #1 in the Women's Health communities list.
Roughly 45K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Period, Struggling, and Hate. Common discussion themes are Pain & Anger and Advice Requests. Product recommendations often mention birth control, panties, and vitamins.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 42 members
- 2014: 155 members
- 2015: 382 members
- 2016: 764 members
- 2017: 1K members
- 2018: 3K members
- 2019: 9K members
- 2020: 20K members
- 2021: 24K members
- 2023: 39K members
- 2024: 31K members
- 2025: 36K members
- 2026: 33K members
Past year (monthly)
- Oct: 3K members
- Nov: 4K members
- Dec: 4K members
- Jan: 5K members
- Feb: 4K members
- Mar: 4K members
- Apr: 4K members
- May: 4K members
- Jun: 4K members
- Jul: 4K members
- Aug: 4K members
- Sep: 998 members
Themes
- Pain & Anger24 posts in the past month
- Im Ashamed of how my vagina looks
- Dismissive Doctors
- Menstrual cup users: how do you manage while in public?
#124Pain & AngerIm Ashamed of how my vagina looks · Dismissive Doctors · Menstrual cup users: how do you manage while in public? - Advice Requests9 posts in the past month
- scared something is wrong, please help!!!
- Ladies … how to you prepare your self for a Pap smear? Honestly!
- 2nd Pap smear as a 24 year old virgin
#29Advice Requestsscared something is wrong, please help!!! · Ladies … how to you prepare your self for a Pap smear? Honestly! · 2nd Pap smear as a 24 year old virgin
Topics
- Period12 posts in the past month#112Period
- Struggling8 posts in the past month#28Struggling
- Hate6 posts in the past month#36Hate
- Tired6 posts in the past month#46Tired
- Struggles6 posts in the past month#56Struggles
Product recommendations
- birth control6 posts in the past month
- What is the best contraceptive for irregular sex?
- What is the best birth control method for women in toxic relationships?
- What is the best birth control method for women in toxic relationships?
#16birth controlWhat is the best contraceptive for irregular sex? · What is the best birth control method for women in toxic relationships? · What is the best birth control method for women in toxic relationships? - panties5 posts in the past month
- Recommended panties/educate me
- Recommended panties and what test should do in her 20s?
- Recommended panties and what test should do in her 20s?
#25pantiesRecommended panties/educate me · Recommended panties and what test should do in her 20s? · Recommended panties and what test should do in her 20s? - vitamins4 posts in the past month
- What Prenatal Vitamins Do You Recommend?
- Recs for Vitamins?
- Recs for Vitamins?
#34vitaminsWhat Prenatal Vitamins Do You Recommend? · Recs for Vitamins? · Recs for Vitamins? - deodorant3 posts in the past month
- Best deodorant options on the market?
- Hygiene: Best Women’s Spray Deodorant for Kidney Disease?
- Natural Deodorant Recs
#43deodorantBest deodorant options on the market? · Hygiene: Best Women’s Spray Deodorant for Kidney Disease? · Natural Deodorant Recs - probiotics3 posts in the past month
- Best probiotics/topicals to help smell
- Best probiotics/topicals to help smell
- Which Renew Life Probiotic is best?
#53probioticsBest probiotics/topicals to help smell · Best probiotics/topicals to help smell · Which Renew Life Probiotic is best?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/WomensHealth for?
- Best for Women's Health enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/WomensHealth free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/WomensHealth have?
- Roughly 199K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/WomensHealth on?
- r/WomensHealth runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/WomensHealth cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/WomensHealth is organized under Women's Health.
- How do I join r/WomensHealth?
- You can join r/WomensHealth by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Women's Health communities like?
- Communities for women discussing health, fertility, wellness, and shared experiences. Reddit hosts some of the largest general forums for women, with more specialized Discord servers for specific health topics like infertility support and professional organizations serving healthcare workers.
Monthly Stats
- 31
- Views /mo (+63%)
- 22
- Visitors /mo (+144%)
- 22
- Referrals /mo
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