Health & care
De Overgang: Menopause at the Dutch Huisarts
Menopause in the Netherlands starts at the huisarts, not a specialist. Here is the Dutch vocabulary for de overgang and what your GP can offer.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Health & care
Getting the Pill in the Netherlands: Anticonceptie 101
How to get the pill or another contraceptive in the Netherlands: the huisarts route, what the basisverzekering covers, and the under-21 rule.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Health & care
Pregnant in the Netherlands: Prenatal Screening Explained
Expecting in NL? Here is how Dutch prenatal care works: the verloskundige, the NIPT, and the 13- and 20-week echos, plus what the basic insurance covers.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Health & care
Your Baarmoederhalskanker Screening Invite, Explained
Got a letter inviting you to the bevolkingsonderzoek baarmoederhalskanker? Here is what the Dutch cervical screening is, who gets it, and the zelfafnameset option.
Lawrence Arya··5 min