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Maintaining Vaginal Health After Breast Cancer

If you’re one of the 18,087 women who are diagnosed with breast cancer this year in Australia, the fight against your cancer may be part of a longer fight for your overall health. The potent tools that are often used to fight cancer, such as chemotherapy, hormonal therapy and radiation therapy, can have long lasting…
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What are periods like when you have PCOS?

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is a hormonal condition that affects 12-21% of women of reproductive age. Women with PCOS may experience a range of health complications including reduced fertility. PCOS is attributed to varying symptoms including hair loss, ovarian cysts, chronic fatigue, and changes in a woman’s menstrual cycle. Despite being a relatively common condition,…
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Endometriosis – The Mystery Reproductive Disease Affecting 1 in 10 Women

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When it comes to diseases affecting women, few are as under-diagnosed and misunderstood as endometriosis. Back in the Middle Ages, severe menstrual cramps were associated with madness and immorality. Women who complained of painful periods were often accused of faking their symptoms in order to avoid work. Sadly, not enough has changed. Women’s reproductive health…
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A New Approach to Laparoscopic Surgery

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It’s an exciting time to be a women’s health specialist. Surgical techniques are rapidly evolving, offering women safer and less invasive options for treatments that traditionally would require open surgery. One of these minimally invasive options is laparoscopic surgery. In this current era of innovation, it has become the standard technique for many surgical procedures.…
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What Nobody Tells You About Urinary Incontinence

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Whether it’s a tiny leak when you cough, a bladder that never seems to be empty, or regular get-to-the-bathroom-right-now emergencies, urinary incontinence is actually more common than you might think. Although it’s believed to affect up to 37% of Australian adult women, most women aren’t comfortable openly talking about urinary incontinence. Embarrassment often prevents women…
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The Link Between Breast Cancer and Vaginal Health

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A woman’s fight to beat breast cancer is filled with physical and psychological challenges. Even after the fight is won, side effects of breast cancer treatments can still affect a survivor’s quality of life. One such issue is vaginal atrophy. This cruel condition can severely affect libido, self esteem, and the relationship with a spouse…
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The Impact of Alcohol on Women’s Health

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Australia has a strong drinking culture, with alcohol playing a large part in our regular rituals and celebrations. Whether you’re relaxing over a meal, having Friday night drinks, going out with the girls… there’s rarely a social engagement where alcohol isn’t consumed – often with great enthusiasm! However, drinking is linked with multiple health risks,…
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What You Should Know About Hysteroscopy

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In the past a procedure called dilatation and curettage was commonly used to examine the womb (uterus), but nowadays a hysteroscopy is the preferred method for investigating symptoms emanating from the uterus. The procedure is performed using a hysteroscope which is a narrow telescope with a light and camera on the end. It is passed…
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So You Think You Have Ovarian Cysts?

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Being a woman sure comes with a wide variety of challenges, add to that the fact that we have ovaries – just another layer of complexity to the beauty of being a woman. Having ovaries doesn’t mean we necessarily understand what is wrong when pain and other symptoms arise or know what symptoms to look…
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Women’s Health and Diet

The prevalence of bad fats, sugar, sodium and chemicals in the majority of modern foods we eat are causing a lot of health issues. Trans fat can lead to heart disease, excessive sugar can cause diabetes and obesity, this we all know but did you know what you eat can contribute toward fatigue, irritability, anxiety…
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Everything You Need to Know About Pap Smears

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One of the best medical technologies modern healthcare provides is a pap smear, a simple test that checks for changes in the cells of the cervix. Monitoring these changes and catching them early can prevent more serious problems from developing or worsening, but in order for doctors to get ahead of problems, you need to…
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Top 8 Symptoms of a Pelvic Prolapse

Pelvic prolapse occurs when the muscles supporting the pelvic organs become too weak to hold them in place and they gradually work their way down, causing discomfort and many other problems. Doctors consider damage during childbirth to be one of the most common causes, but the damage done then does not show up until many…
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