Women's health
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Menopause
How Reena found relief when GPs hesitated to treat her symptoms
When Reena needed help, her doctors hesitated. A menopause and mood hub in Sydney will provide expert care to women navigating hormonal change.
- by Kate Aubusson
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Cancer
This cancer is preventable, but not enough women are testing for it
Shanny Pyke was overdue for her cervical screening test when she was diagnosed with the condition in her early 40s. She wants other women to learn from her story.
- by Angus Thomson
This at-home ‘egg timer’ test is an Aussie first. What does it tell us about fertility?
A test purported to measure women’s fertility is on the rise, but some experts are concerned about its potential to create anxiety and fear given its inaccuracy.
- by Lauren Ironmonger
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Gender equality
‘Precious, princess’: Health minister warns GPs to brace for women’s pain inquiry findings
Women are being gaslit into believing pain is in their mind, while men get treated earlier and with better pain medication, as misogynistic ideas persist in parts of healthcare.
- by Wendy Tuohy
Opinion
Abortion
Once again, women’s bodies are back at the mercy of men and their ‘consciences’
The renewed debate in Australia has been a stark reminder that the lawfulness of abortion rests in the hands of politicians whose views aren’t made public before election day.
- by Madison Griffiths
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Hospitals in crisis
‘No one had the staff to let me have a baby’: Women forced to drive hours to give birth
A major NSW birthing hospital is repeatedly going on “bypass”, forcing pregnant and labouring women to travel hundreds of kilometres to Newcastle to give birth.
- by Kate Aubusson
‘Not doing anything is causing harm’: Call to allow pregnant women to participate in clinical trials
Pregnant women have been systematically excluded from clinical trials for 90 per cent of medications available worldwide, and experts say it is putting them at risk.
- by Wendy Tuohy
‘I’m done being insecure’: Olivia Munn bares mastectomy scars
The actor has spoken about her decision to show her mastectomy scars in the latest campaign for Skims.
- by Lauren Ironmonger
Price was courageous to debate abortion issue, says pro-life Joyce
The former deputy prime minister pushed back against shadow cabinet colleagues who say abortion is a state rather than federal issue.
- by Paul Sakkal
‘Absolutely devastated’: Central Coast’s only private maternity service to close
Gosford Private Hospital is closing its maternity services. It’s the latest in a string of private maternity hospital closures amid rising private healthcare costs and declining birth rates.
- by Kate Aubusson
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Abortion
Labor to quote Jacinta Price on abortion in last-ditch Queensland campaign
Senior Coalition women have tried to stop an abortion debate, making clear the federal party cannot and does not want to wind back the laws.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos and Paul Sakkal
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