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Exercising during pregnancy is safe – and can have many benefits for both mother and baby.
Instead of upskilling women to cope with the harm they risk in dating men, the self-help industry should focus on male behaviour. Women need safety more than they need dating advice.
Women with endometriosis already wait up to eight years for a diagnosis in the UK. Post-pandemic delays could make this even worse.
Some women with endometriosis are in so much pain, they’re giving up work. Others are struggling at work or uni. Here’s how we support women with this debilitating disease.
Our gut microbiome is connected to almost every aspect of our health – including brain health.
The “gender health gap” may be at the root of this problem.
Birthing on Country services acknowledge First Nation peoples’ continued ownership of land and unique birthing practices.
One in seven women aged 45 to 74 years are at high risk of a heart attack in the next five years. But there are some things you can do today to reduce your risk of heart disease.
How can we help pregnant women quit smoking, for their health and that of their unborn child, when substitutes and other methods seem less effective during this period?
Yoga, manifesting, and #livingyourbestlife may sound empowering. But wellness blames women, sets them up for failure, and hides the real challenges women face.
Some countries report higher rates of COVID-19 cases and deaths among men. This might be due to underreporting among women with limited health access.
Many of these digital tools aimed at women are created by, invested in and marketed by men.
While men and women experience disability at similar rates, men are more likely to be diagnosed with disabilities that are more straightforward to gain access to the NDIS for.
The pandemic increased housework and childcare for women. It also exacerbated the work that keeps households and families running: the mental load.
While most women who try for a baby will succeed, some won’t, and some will have fewer children than they had planned to have.
GPs don’t always recognise the metaphors and similes women use to describe their pain – which could mean delays in a diagnosis.
The complex and fascinating community of ‘bugs’ that live in the vagina have just been linked to a groundbreaking new test to identify the risk of preterm birth.
Our knowledge of the human body, which is mostly inferred from what is observed in males, may not always hold true for females.
Sexually transmitted infections and bacterial vaginosis can provide ideal conditions for HIV infection in women. A new test aims to detect these conditions even when women don’t show symptoms.
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Associate Professor at NICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University
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Professor of Practice, Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, School of Business, Western Sydney University
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PhD Candidate, Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Professor of Adolescent Health, Co-Head of the General Practice Clinical School, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Pain Sciences, Adelaide University
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Associate Professor, Gynaecological Surgeon and Sonologist, McMaster University; Adelaide University
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Global and Women's Health, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University
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NHMRC Emerging Leader Research Fellow in Reproductive Health, School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Gynecologist & Professor, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
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Associate Professor, Cancer Survivorship and Primary Care, Caring Futures Institute, Flinders University; Western Sydney University
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Professor of Women's Health Psychology, Translational Health Research Institute (THRI), Western Sydney University