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Dietician Michelle Theodosi (with her daughter Mila) needed an iron infusion during her first pregnancy.

Why iron deficiency is ‘notoriously underdiagnosed’ in women

Fatigue, low mood and even muscle weakness are widely considered to be a part of being a woman. But low iron levels can cause all these symptoms and more – and it is easily treated.

  • Paula Goodyer

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Ella Rich.

Ella was locked in a psych ward at 19 weeks pregnant, but doctors had misdiagnosed her

The pregnant mother of two just wanted some relief for severe nausea. She was in disbelief when she was later admitted to a mental health unit.

  • Kate Aubusson
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A woman thought she had a stalker. Authorities sent her to a psych ward

This masthead has uncovered a series of disturbing cases where women say they have been disbelieved, misdiagnosed, and wrongly admitted to mental health wards. Others have been told their pain is “all in their head”.

  • Aisha Dow and Kate Aubusson
Art by Monique Westermann.

The $8.5 billion health pledge doctors say will disadvantage women

Longer consults already attract a smaller rate of funding per minute than shorter consults. The gap is set to widen despite additional funding.

  • Aisha Dow and Kate Aubusson
Jenny Piper has been told she has just months to live.

‘Never taken seriously’: Jenny says doctors dismissed her concerns for years. Now she’s dying

More than 1800 women told us their stories of medical misogyny. Today we begin sharing those stories and building the case for change.

  • Kate Aubusson, Aisha Dow and Emily Kaine
Peter Dutton pitched himself as a protector at Sunday’s campaign launch.

Dutton’s pitch to protect women and girls will strike a chord. Is it the right one?

Female voters drifted away from the Coalition after its work-from-home misstep. Now the opposition needs to offer women a way back.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
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An embryologist at the Monash Medical IVF clinic at the Epworth Hospital.

Victorian IVF clinics might be underreporting dangerous incidents, report finds

Only one in five cases of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) – one of the most dangerous complications from IVF – were reported properly, according to a 2022 report.

  • Grant McArthur
Free pad and tampon kiosk technician Gabrielle Seils-Owen says one of the joys of her job is seeing women’s faces “light up” when they learn about the initiative.

Found yourself caught short of sanitary products? Free vending machine for tampons dispense 20,000 packs

Victoria has distributed more than 20,000 free packs of sanitary products in the first stage of its trial to provide free pads and tampons in public places.

  • Broede Carmody
Monash IVF said an embryo from a different patient had been incorrectly thawed and transferred to the birth parent.

‘Wild West of regulation’: Monash IVF may escape penalty for wrong baby bungle

Two families may face years of emotional and legal turmoil after an IVF bungle led to a woman giving birth to a stranger’s baby.

  • Grant McArthur

I saw two tiny feet – perfect, but far too small. Then I had to tell the mother

A pregnant midwife on night shift confronts her own worst fears during an emergency delivery of an extremely premature baby.

  • Oceane Campbell

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