Category Archives: Women’s Health

Bladder function may also be affected following hysterectomy due to bruising of the bladder or damage to the nerves and blood vessels that connect it to other organs. The resulting difficulty in emptying the bladder may be overcome by inserting … Continue reading →

Fibroids, which are non-cancerous growths, are given different names depending on where they grow: • Submucosal fibroids grow on the inside of the womb and extend into the uterine cavity. • Intramural fibroids grow within the uterine wall. • Subserol … Continue reading →

TO HELP MANAGE PAIN Acupuncture Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese treatment which is thought to restore energy flows in the body, thereby alleviating pain and allowing healing. Acupuncture usually involves placing fine, sterile, stainless steel needles in specific locations on … Continue reading →

The menopause literally means the end of menstrual periods. The climacteric is the whole period of time when ovarian function is declining; that is, egg production is ceasing and along with it, production of the female sex hormones; oestrogen and … Continue reading →

Headaches and dizziness Headaches not previously experienced occurred in nearly half the women in two of our surveys.4,5 Others who had been subject to migraines showed some increase. This is, after all, nothing new. Headaches experienced before a period are … Continue reading →

There are, of course, other factors causing problems associated with urination. The pelvic floor has become more lax, particularly if the woman has had several children, and the round muscle of the bladder, which guards its outlet, has also weakened. … Continue reading →

Many women find the continuous therapy method difficult to follow when it is explained to them, and an illustration showing the days when the hormones are taken is helpful. Oestrogen is given continuously, and progestogen is added every month for … Continue reading →

Those whom oestrogen therapy would most likely benefit are women with a family history of osteoporosis. If it were possible to predict those women, said to be 25 per cent, in whom osteoporosis will become a serious problem, it would … Continue reading →

Cervical incompetence. Most miscarriages occur in the first twelve weeks of pregnancy. Miscarriages at a later gestation are rarer, but still happen. If it does occur, the cause may be what is known as cervical incompetence, which affects about one … Continue reading →

Because abortions are performed safely in Australia, the rate of complications and long-term physical effects is extremely low. Statistics on the long-term psychological effects of abortion are difficult to get, and very difficult to interpret, as theft are individual personalities, … Continue reading →