Women’s Health
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Time to talk about menopause
As World Menopause Day approaches on October 18, it’s crucial to shed light on the often-misunderstood transition that many women face. Western Health women’s health…
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Anxiety is more than a worry
When people think of mental illness, depression is usually the first condition that springs to mind. Yet being the best known doesn’t make it the…
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Scars of survival
After living in survival mode, Cobblebank’s cancer survivor Melanie Kuyl’s road to self-discovery and healing is never ending. The battle began in 2020, when a…
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Knowledge is power with PCOS
Despite impacting one in 10 Australian women, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, or PCOS, is still a “mystery” to many. That’s why Dr Sneha Parghi says when…
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Addressing barriers to PCOS care
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common hormonal condition among women, with symptoms beginning shortly after puberty, during later teen years, or within early adulthood.…
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Addressing barriers to PCOS care
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common hormonal condition among women, with symptoms beginning shortly after puberty, during later teen years, or within early adulthood.…
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Bladder weakeness and what to do about it
(intro) Alex Lopes is a pelvic health physiotherapist, the director of Pelvic Health Melbourne in Altona North, and past national chair of the Australian Physiotherapy…
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Supporting the first thousand days
A clinic at the Royal Women’s Hospital is striving to support babies who have been exposed to drugs and alcohol before birth, and their mothers.…
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Breastfeeding support for all
World Breastfeeding Week is a global campaign aiming to raise awareness of the importance of breastfeeding and the benefits it provides to mothers, children, and…
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’There’s no silver lining’
Jacki O’Farrell had a cardiac arrest during her first birth and was unable to sit up for her first two weeks of motherhood. Her second…
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Acknowledging women’s pain
Women experience chronic pain at higher rates than men, according to Northern Health head of gynaecology Josephine Vivian-Taylor. Dr Vivian-Taylor said women are disproportionately affected…
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Supporting women through birth trauma
In the halls of the Royal Women’s Hospital, a specialist team of seasoned midwives stands out for its unique initiative in supporting women who have…
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