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Article written by Dr Fiona Cousins Endometrial Stem Cell Biology and Professor Caroline Gargett Endometrial Stem Cell Biology Endometriosis researchers, Professor Caroline Gargett and Dr Fiona Cousins answer your most frequently asked questions relating to this...

Article written by Dr Veena Gilbert, Dr Fiona Chua and Dr Christabel Samy, General Practitioners, Rockingham Australia’s fertility landscape has experienced substantial transformations in recent decades, and we are confronted with the challenge of an aging population....

Article written by Amy Sheehan Elaine De Silva has spent many hours researching how to look after her body during perimenopause. The 48-year-old from South Perth/Whadjuk Noongar country says there's been one big takeaway from her doctor's visits, women's health...

In short:  Just four Australian workplaces are officially accredited as menopause friendly.  Advocates say menopause-friendly employers attract and retain more talent, increase productivity and create a better culture. What's next?  The Parliament of...

Article written by Prof Nial Wheate, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, Jasmine Lee Pharmacist and PhD Candidate, University of Sydney and Shoohb Alassadi Associate Lecturer and Registered Pharmacist, University of Sydney From May 1, the oral...

Article written by Scarlett Keddie Welcome to your follicular phase, and more broadly to cyclical fitness. Cyclical fitness is all about syncing up your workouts with your menstrual cycle! It’s about tuning into how your energy levels and mood change throughout...

Article written by Gunn-Helen Moen Post-doctoral research fellow in genetic epidemiology, The University of Queensland and Shannon D'Urso PhD candidate, Institute of Molecular Biology, The University of Queensland International guidelines recommend people limit...

Article written by Heather Foord It’s the ‘M’ word that everyone from Halle Berry to Brooke Shields to Naomi Watts are talking about. There are sold-out conferences and workshops across the globe devoted to it and Government funding in place to help support women...

Article written by Nova Rosaia founder of Warrior One Yoga For many women, the menstrual cycle brings a combination of physical discomfort, emotional sensitivity and fluctuating energy. From cramps and fatigue to heightened stress, it can be a time that...

Article written by Anna Chruscik Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences, University of Southern Queensland Cysts are small pockets of fluid that form inside the body. Ovarian cysts are common, affecting around one in ten women. But sometimes they can cause pain –...

Article written by Korin Miller Polycystic ovary syndrome (a.k.a. PCOS) is a condition that impacts one in 10 women of childbearing age. So the odds that you or someone you know has it are pretty high. Managing PCOS often involves a number of lifestyle factors—and...

Article written by Alannah McKay Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Sports Nutrition, Australian Catholic University Iron deficiency is common and can be debilitating. It mainly affects women. One in three premenopausal women are low in iron compared to just 5%...

Article Written By Prof Nial Wheate Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Macquarie UniversityShoobb Alassadi Associate Lecturer and Registered Pharmacist, University of Sydney The oral contraceptive pills Yaz and Yasmin will be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits...

Article written by Chloe Gray It’s official: ‘cortisol belly’ is the new ‘cortisol face’. The phrase – used to describe water and fat that accumulates around the mid-section from stress – has gone viral on TikTok, but experts warn that, like its trending counterpart,...

Article Written By Dr Ying LiDr Ying Li is the Head of Fertility Department, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Medical Clinical Lead Health Informatics, Women’s Health, Digital Health and Innovation, Sydney Local Health District. Pregnancy loss is unfortunately a common...

Article written by Arabella Gibson Colposcopy is a medical diagnostic procedure to examine a magnified view of the cervix as well as the vagina and vulva. Pregnancy and parenthood represent a unique period in an individual’s life, but alongside the joy and excitement,...

Article written by Dr Devini Ameratunga, Dr Ben Kroon, A/Prof Anusch Yazdani Cancer management has changed. In the last 20 years, despite an increase in cancer incidence in Australia, mortality rates have decreased while disease-free survival rates remain...

The phenotypic association between endometriosis and immunological conditions was investigated in the UKBB using both retrospective cohort and cross-sectional study designs (see Materials and methods). Supplementary Table S1 shows factors that were...

Article written by Morgan Liotta With Australian uptake still relatively low, it is hoped the change will encourage more women to consider the long-acting reversible contraception. An update to the product information of long-acting acting reversible contraception...

Colposcopy is a medical diagnostic procedure to examine a magnified view of the cervix as well as the vagina and vulva. The procedure is done using a colposcope, which provides a magnified view of the areas, allowing the doctor to visually distinguish normal from...

Pelvic pain is experienced by many people and may be related to genitals or other organs in the pelvic area. A range of factors influence the experience of pain, and it can affect many areas of people’s life, including the ability to work, socialise, sleep, have sex,...

Your gut is home to countless micro-organisms known as your gut microbiome. These microbes influence everything from digestion to mental wellbeing, immune health, and inflammation levels. Various factors such as diet, sleep quality, physical activity, stress,...