There are pros and cons with everything you introduce into your body and Mirena is no exception. Skyla is a less potent device but works on same principles. Designed for women as a uterine (womb) stabilizing device (with added benefit of being a contraception) they suit many as the “perfect solution”. Mirena position in…
Read MoreProgesterone is a wonderful hormone and especially important for women and their cycle. It stabilises the endometrial lining and helps with conception and implantation. In women progesterone can calm us and helps with cell division. Progesterone Deficiencies: These are quite common and may result in: Short cycle between periods, or a longer period Heavy…
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Fibroids, are there alternative treatments? YES! There are options to manage fibroids, other than surgical removal and these are some of the ways, and my approach. What are fibroids? Fibroids are non-cancerous growths in the uterine (womb) wall. They can be inside, outside or in the actual wall. Whilst they may be called a tumour…
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Tonight Channel 9 News Australia ran a story about a new approval for an old drug Prometrium by the TGA. As of Thursday 1st September it will be available as an HRT for menopausal women. For the full story click here. It’s a pill to help fix the menopausal symptoms that women suffer and the…
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It’s always an interesting test of truth when you cross your own personal bridge of health and decision making. The times when I become the patient! To be honest I have always kept an open mind as I never want my own determination/stubbornness/ignorance/apparent professional know-how to act against me. Sometimes I am the patient! And…
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Are you struggling with pregnancy? Sometimes the recipe for conception and pregnancy doesn’t work. And many people are finding out they are infertile. The stats: 2000: one in ten couples were infertile 2010: one in six couples were infertile 2020: one in four couples infertile?? Many get half way – they fall pregnant, but miscarry…
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Are you trying to make a baby? Trying to make a baby can be FUN and EXCITING but if things don’t happen as you would like it can BE STRESSFUL. Knowing when you are fertile and your body is optimized to conceive is really important! Interestingly, though, not many understand this well. Conception (and subsequent…
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