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Pregnancy

Health: Library - 13 March 2008
Pregnancy is an exciting time. But it can be hard to cope with conflicting advice from well-meaning family, friends, and total strangers as your body seemingly becomes public property. Here's a starting point to help guide you through the maze of pregnancy-related information.

Tags: pregnancy-and-childbirth, womens-health

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Infertility

Health: Library - 30 May 2007
In the making of a baby, there are myriad complications that can arise. We explore the different kinds of infertility, what can be done, costs involved, and the tricky ethical and legal issues that can crop up.

Tags: mens-health, fertility-and-infertility, sexual-health, womens-health

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Menopause

Health: Library - 05 April 2007
Most women experience some difficulties adjusting to the physical and emotional changes of menopause. The good news is, in most cases the changes are mild and manageable.

Tags: menopause, womens-health

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Varicose veins

Health: Library - 07 December 2006
Varicose veins are an unsightly, but generally harmless condition that affects us as we age.

Tags: womens-health, varicose-veins

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Miscarriage

Health: Library - 08 November 2006
Miscarriage is more common than we think, and for some, it can be a very traumatic experience. Yet we still don't understand all the reasons why it happens.

Tags: fertility-and-infertility, womens-health

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Period problems

Health: Library - 11 October 2006
Rags, the curse, that-time-of-the-month ... for most women, periods are nothing more than a routine inconvenience, but for some, they are the bane of existence.

Tags: womens-health, menstruation

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Cervical cancer

Health: Library - 29 November 2005
Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women worldwide, and the 13th most common cancer in women in Australia. But regular Pap smears and a new vaccine can prevent many cases.

Tags: cancer, womens-health, cervical-and-vulval-cancers

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Breast cancer

Health: Library - 01 September 2005
Breast cancer is the biggest cause of cancer-related deaths amongst women. About one woman in 11 in Australia will get the condition in her lifetime, but a diagnosis is not a death sentence.

Tags: breast-cancer, cancer, womens-health

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Eating disorders

Health: Library - 09 December 2004
Many of us are anxious about our weight, but for people with eating disorders, dieting becomes dysfunctional, even dangerous.

Tags: adolescent-health, diet-and-nutrition, eating-disorders, womens-health

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Osteoporosis

Health: Library - 29 April 2004
Osteoporosis leaves bones brittle and prone to fracture. Many thousands of sufferers are completely unaware they have the condition, which costs the country close to $7 billion a year.

Tags: osteoporosis, older-people, womens-health

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Endometriosis

Health: Library - 25 March 2004
Marilyn Monroe, Queen Victoria, and Susan Sarandon have all suffered the poorly-understood disease endometriosis. Symptoms include irregular periods, upset bowel or bladder function, and sometimes infertility. But drugs and surgical treatments can now offer relief for many.

Tags: fertility-and-infertility, womens-health, endometriosis

Will yoghurt cure thrush?

Health: Talking Health - 14 October 2008
Is vaginal thrush a problem for you?

Tags: alternative-medicine, sexual-health, womens-health

Will magnesium prevent cerebral palsy?

Health Minutes - 06 October 2008
Researchers say magnesium given to pregnant women may help prevent cerebral palsy - but it's no magic bullet.

Tags: alternative-medicine, infant-health, pregnancy-and-childbirth, womens-health

Boost your bone bank

Health: Features - 30 September 2008
Osteoporosis may seem like a disease of the old, but prevention starts young. Are you doing the right things to keep your kids' bones - and your own - in top condition?

Tags: exercise-and-fitness, diet-and-nutrition, osteoporosis, womens-health

Do married people live longer?

Health: Talking Health - 03 September 2008
Is married life healthier than singledom?

Tags: mens-health, womens-health, relationships

Gestational diabetes

Health: The Pulse - 14 August 2008
Gestational diabetes - pre-diabetes in pregnancy - is on the rise, increasing a woman's risk of subsequent diabetes.

Tags: diet-and-nutrition, diabetes, pregnancy-and-childbirth, womens-health

Women, antidepressants and Viagra

Health Minutes - 11 August 2008
In some women, SSRI antidepressants can have sexual side effects, such as problems with arousal, orgasm and even pain. Can Viagra-like drugs help?

Tags: depression, pharmaceuticals, sexual-health, womens-health

Catching the early babies

Health: The Pulse - 24 July 2008
As Australia's mothers get older, their chances of a premature birth are rising too. Neo-natal specialists say parents should be better prepared for an early arrival.

Tags: family-and-children, child-health-and-behaviour, pregnancy-and-childbirth, womens-health

Fitness fix

Health: Your Stories - 22 July 2008
Many of us feel like we don't have time to exercise. Not Ingrid Arnott. She's a working mum who fits it in 10 times a week - and loves every minute.

Tags: exercise-and-fitness, womens-health

Drugs to prevent breast cancer

Health Minutes - 07 July 2008
A newer, safer drug is more cost-effective than the current medication for preventing breast cancer in high-risk women.

Tags: breast-cancer, cancer, pharmaceuticals, womens-health

Vitamins no help for heart disease

Health Minutes - 09 June 2008
A large study of people with risk factors for coronary heart disease has found that taking vitamins made no difference.

Tags: alternative-medicine, vitamins, heart-disease, womens-health

Sex and dementia risk

Health Minutes - 02 June 2008
Vive la difference! Risk factors for dementia vary between the sexes, say French researchers.

Tags: alzheimers-and-dementia, mens-health, older-people, womens-health

Cancer in overweight older women

Health Minutes - 17 April 2008
One in 20 cancers in post menopausal women can be blamed on being overweight or obese.

Tags: cancer, obesity, womens-health

Risk factors for hip fracture

Health Minutes - 17 April 2008
A study of 93,000 women identified ten risk factors for hip fracture, with old age at the top of the list.

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, osteoporosis, older-people, womens-health

Do men want sex more often than women?

Health: Talking Health - 16 April 2008
What's your experience – do men want sex more frequently than women?

Tags: mens-health, sexual-health, womens-health, relationships

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