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In Hobart supporting the Tasmanian Greens ahead of the state election, Greens leader Richard Di Natale said ‘in one of our states, women are not getting access to safe terminations’. Is that correct?
Treatment for nervous exhaustion in the Victorian era could literally drive you mad.
There’s some logic in eating and avoiding certain foods if you have endometriosis. And there are some studies that confirm this logic, but then others seem to refute it. And everyone is unique too.
Tokophobia is a pathological fear of pregnancy and can lead to avoidance of childbirth.
The first step is to take an iron supplement to give your iron stores an immediate boost, then you want to investigate the cause and possibly work on your diet.
Medical research suggests cervical cancer screening for women under the age of 25 has little impact. Women should therefore be screened at a later age, and less often.
This vote should be about the morality of letting women suffer.
The Northern Irish party were horrified at the suggestion that Brexit might mean different customs rules. But when it comes to women’s rights, it’s a different story.
Many women are prescribed the pill without a definitive diagnosis of endometriosis.
The vagina is self-cleaning, and vaginal discharge plays an important role in keeping the vagina healthy.
Women, rejoice. The speculum is getting a friendly makeover.
Be it because of concerns over big femcare, landfill, cost, toxic ingredients or toxic shock syndrome, some menstruators seek solutions outside of the Kotex box. These are those choices.
Smear tests are no fun for women, and the HPV vaccine and better screening will offer better protection from cancer and fewer trips to the women.
Stillbirth deeply and profoundly affects parents and families. Here are five actions in response to this hidden tragedy.
What if the menopause was something we thought positively about or were able to discuss openly without fear of derision?
Health Canada is drafting important regulations for assisted reproductive technologies. Initial documents treat egg donors and surrogates as little more than spare parts and walking wombs.
Calls to routinely offer breast cancer screening to more women might sound like a good idea, but can harm. Here are three questions to ask when figuring out whether more screening really is better.
Study uses satellite data to add to growing evidence that nighttime light exposure raises risk of breast cancer, with the strongest link among young women.
If something goes wrong in pregnancy, a boy baby is more likely to be born malnourished or stillborn than a girl. This may have an evolutionary basis.
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Associate Professor at NICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University
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Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer in Pain Sciences, University of South Australia
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Gynaecological Surgeon and Sonologist, McMaster University; Adjunct Lecturer, University of Adelaide, University of Sydney
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Karin Hammarberg is a Friend of The Conversation.
Senior Research Fellow, Global and Women's Health, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University
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Professor of Practice, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor in the Specialty of General Practice, University of Sydney
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Reader in Medical Anthropology, Birmingham City University
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Professor of Women's Health Psychology, Translational Health Research Institute (THRI), Western Sydney University
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Professor of Child Public Health, Swansea University
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Charles Perkins Centre Research Program Leader, University of Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow, Global and Women's Health, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
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Professor of Life Course Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland
