What you need to know about vaginal yeast infection (thrush)
Thrush is the colloquial term for Candida infection in Australia. It is a very common and usually irritating condition that most women will experience at some point in their lifetimes. Annoyingly, some women suffer from recurrent candida infections that are distressing for their daily life. What is thrush or candida? Candida is the most common […]
What interventions can reduce COVID-19’s healthcare demand to below maximal capacity?
Many countries are ramping up measures to flatten the curve for the COVID-19 pandemic, especially the UK, which previously showed signs of letting herd immunity take its course. Massive policy changes were partly due to a recent epidemiological modelling report on non-pharmaceutical interventions by the Imperial College of London, which concluded: epidemic suppression is the […]
What Is Laparoscopy And Why It Is Important In Fertility Treatment
What is a laparoscopy? Laparoscopy is a keyhole surgery used to assess abnormalities in the female reproductive organs: uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and other pelvic organs. Patients could be recommended a laparoscopy due to pelvic pain, which is a characteristic symptom of gynaecological conditions. Although laparoscopy is not a routine step in first-line fertility evaluation, […]
What is serology/antibody test for COVID-19 and how will it work?
A shortage of COVID-19 testing kits is a challenge currently faced by Australia and many other countries. A second type of testing, known as serology or antibody testing, may be the game changer in this chaos. What is serology testing? Instead of checking for the presence of COVID-19 virus itself, an antibody test will check […]
What is Social Egg Freezing and How Can it Help Me?
While falling pregnant may seem like a natural part of life, it’s not always as simple as it seems. Fortunately, the science regarding fertility has evolved over the years. This has empowered millions of women, helping them to get pregnant and parent children. For more than 30 years, egg freezing has been one way for […]
Unexplained Infertility Treatment and What to Do Next
Living with a medically unexplained diagnosis can be both a relief and a cause of anxiety for patients. On one hand, your specialists have effectively ruled out several undesirable causes for your symptoms but on the other hand, you are still living with those symptoms. For couples who have been diagnosed with unexplained infertility, this […]
Until What Age Can I Qualify for IVF?
What age is too old for IVF? I thought it was too late for me…but I heard that’s not true – is it? Is there a legal limit for IVF Candidates? Age limits on IVF treatment vary from country to country and from clinic to clinic, however there is no ‘legal’ age limit. The oldest […]
VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CAESAREAN (VBAC)
If you had a Caesarean section in the past, can you still have a vaginal birth in the future? This is a question that many mothers ask considering the 1 in 3 C-section rate here in Australia. Of these women, 84% will have another C-section. So is the old saying “once a caesarean, always a […]
Vaginal steaming: the sorcery for your vagina
Because of the recent pandemic, we are all a lot more mindful about hygiene. Although washing your hands is definitely a great practice, some people seem to be a little over with the vagina. It makes sense to keep it clean, but what is this vaginal steaming that celebrities like Jennifer Gunter and Gwyneth Paltrow […]
Varicose veins management in pregnancy
Varicose veins are one of the most frequent complaints during pregnancy. They occur due to many changes that take place in the woman’s body: change in hormone levels, increased blood volume and a compromised venous return. The most common and visible place for varicose veins are the legs, however they can also occur around vagina […]
