Women's Health

  Breast cancer survival rates are improving. This means that are more and more women who are...

Breast engorgement is swelling of the breast. It may happen when you start breastfeeding and can also...

Chronic pelvic pain is abdominal and/or pelvic pain that has lasted for at least 6 months. It...

A Dilatation and Curettage (D&C) is an operation performed on women to scrape away the lining of...

Endometriosis is an inflammatory illness with lesions of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterus. It can cause pelvic...

Factor V Leiden is a gene mutation. It can increase your chance of developing an abnormal blood...

Female genital mutilation, or cutting, is any procedure that involves partial or total removal of, or injury...

Heavy menstrual bleeding means a heavy period. This can affect a woman’s quality of life. Most menstrual...

Intermenstrual bleeding is bleeding from the vagina that happens when not having a period. Bleeding that happens...

Long-acting contraceptives are birth-control devices that stay in your body for a long time (from one month...

Mastitis is swelling in the breast. Most times, it is caused by an infection. It usually happens...

A medical termination uses medication to end a pregnancy. It is safe and effective for pregnancies up...

Menopause is defined as not having a period for more than a year in a non-pregnant woman....

In South Western Sydney, there are five main types of pregnancy care. You have a say in your pregnancy care...

Ovarian masses (cysts) are fluid-filled sacs that appear in the ovary. The most common types of cysts...

Pelvic inflammatory disease is a bacterial infection of your uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries. This infection may...

Pelvic organ prolapse is when one or more pelvic organs bulge into the vagina. This happens when...

Dysmenorrhoea means a painful period. It is common but often under-diagnosed or treated. It can make life...

  Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder. It often affects young women’s metabolism and...

Postmenopausal bleeding is any bleeding from the vagina that happens after menopause. Around one in ten women...

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is the physical and psychological symptoms that happen each menstrual cycle. They happen during the...

Short-acting contraceptives prevent pregnancies but are either single use or only last for a short time. The...

Nipple pain is common in the early days of breastfeeding. It generally improves after the first few...

Fertility means how easy it is for someone to have a baby. Subfertility is when a person...

Surgical termination of pregnancy is a safe day-surgery procedure. It can be performed anywhere between 7 to...

Vulvovaginal candidiasis is a fungal infection in the vagina. It is caused by a growth of candida...

An unintended pregnancy is a pregnancy that is not planned. A chance pregnancy brings up a lot...

  Urinary incontinence is the involuntary or accidental leakage of urine. This affects 30% to 50% of...

A vaginal pessary is a removable device that is put into the vagina. It is used to...

Vulvodynia is long lasting pain of the vulva without an obvious cause. It can include burning, stinging,...