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Surprising variation in the rates of hysterectomy across Australia

AAP - 07-06-2017

A new report shows a surprising and worrying variation in the rates of hysterectomy across Australia. Large variations in the rates of hysterectomies

 
Researchers closer to identifying genes linked to a painful disease affecting women

AAP - 25-05-2017

Researchers are one step closer to identifying genes linked to a gynaecological disease affecting one in 10 Australian women. A global study

 
Aspirin can help pregnant women at high risk of pre-eclampsia

AAP - 23-05-2017

Doctors at The Royal Women's Hospital in Melbourne have begun prescribing pregnant women at high risk of pre-eclampsia with low doses of aspirin.

 
Management of epidurals for obese women is a growing concern for anaesthetists

AAP - 16-05-2017

As obesity rates rise in Australia, the administration of epidurals for pregnant women become a concern among anaesthetists. Losing weight before

 
HPV vaccination and screening will prevent women from rare cervical cancer

AAP - 12-05-2017

HPV vaccination and screening will prevent thousands of women developing a rare type of cervical cancer. More than 6000 cases of a rare, hard-to-detect

 
Drinking one glass of wine a day may increase the risk of breast cancer recurrence

AAP - 04-05-2017

New Australian research suggests drinking just half a bottle of wine every week significantly increases the risk of breast cancer recurrence in women.

 
A regulatory ban on preconception sex selection remains

AAP - 20-04-2017

Both sex selection and commercial surrogacy remain 'ethically unacceptable' under the 2017 Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) guidelines.

 
Study shows pregnancy weight can increase risk of childhood epilepsy

AAP - 04-04-2017

A study of almost 1.5 million children has found the risk of epilepsy almost doubled among those born to severely obese mums. Being

 
Medical abortion will soon be legal in Northern Territory

AAP - 22-03-2017

The NT parliament has passed laws decriminalising abortion and legalising medical termination, bringing the Territory in line with the rest of Australia.

 

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