Female infertility
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Fertility tests
There are a number of tests that are available to determine your fertility.
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Female Fertility - cancers and treatments
On this page you’ll find general information about how different cancer treatments may impact on your fertility
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Infertility treatment | Jean Hailes
There are many reasons a woman may have difficulty becoming pregnant. There are a number of things you can do to increase the likelihood of becoming…
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Support around fertility - Cancer treatments
Finding out your treatment might make you infertile can be another massive blow - it’s normal to feel sad, anxious or angry.
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Female infertility - myDr.com.au
There are several factors that can affect a woman's fertility. Treatments are available for many of the causes of female infertility and assisted reproductive technology such as IVF can help some women get pregnant.
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Infertility
Infertility can be a stressful and frustrating experience. Find out more on infertility.
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The Pink Elephants Support Network - Female Fertility Issues - Pink Elephants
It is often assumed that when a couple is suffering from infertility, the cause must lie with the female
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Problems becoming pregnant
If you've been trying unsuccessfully to fall pregnant for a year or more, it's time to see your doctor.
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Fertility preservation in women | VARTA
There are a number of methods for preserving the fertility of women of reproductive age. Some of these methods are new and experimental and have varying levels of success, while others require time and may delay the start of cancer treatment.Cancer patients should talk through the pros and cons of the different methods with their doctor before making a decision. Options
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Fertility preservation for females - Cancer treatments
This page explains some of the fertility preservation options available to you before you start treatment
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Infertility and The Mind-Body Approach
Infertility is a disease of the reproductive system defined by the failure to achieve a clinical pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse (WHO 2017). There are, of course, many physical and emotional factors that can cause infertility.
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Spontaneous Premature Ovarian Insufficiency - Australasian Menopause Society
Spontaneous Premature Ovarian Insufficiency is menopause occurring spontaneously in women younger than 40 years of age and affects approximately 1% of women. This was previously referred to as premature ovarian failure
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Early Menopause due to Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy - Australasian Menopause Society
Chemotherapy is usually administered as part of cancer treatment but chemotherapy may also be given to women with severe connective tissue disorders such as systemic lupus erythematosus or kidney disease such as Wegeners granulomatosis. Total body radiotherapy is used in the treatment of lymphoma and bone marrow transplantation and abdominal pelvic radiotherapy is used in the treatment of gynaecological cancer.
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Surgical Menopause - Australasian Menopause Society
Surgical menopause is removal of both ovaries (bilateral oophorectomy) before the normal menopause and is commonly performed at the time of hysterectomy for benign (non cancerous) disease, most commonly for heavy menstrual bleeding or fibroids.
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Smoking in Pregnancy: A Danger to Mother and Baby
Smoking in pregnancy poses a significant health problem for both mother and baby. Many women who smoke will quit by themselves before becoming pregnant and others will stop once their pregnancy is confirmed. For some women, considerable help is needed to stop smoking successfully (NCSCT 2018).
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Complementary and Herbal Therapies for Hot Flushes | New: January 2018 - Australasian Menopause Society
Many women experience hot flushes and night sweats around the time of menopause. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been proven to be effective in alleviating these symptoms (1). Some women however, choose to explore complementary or herbal therapies for relief of symptoms. There have been a great many trials of complementary and herbal medicines and some of these have suggested benefits from certain therapies and others have shown no benefit. It can be difficult for consumers and for doctors
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Gestational Diabetes | Ausmed
In the last trimester of pregnancy, approximately 7% of women have such high levels of glucose in their blood their body can't produce enough insulin to absorb it all. Known as gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), it can be dangerous for both mother and baby if not managed appropriately (NHS 2018).
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome & Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Drinking alcohol prior to conception and during pregnancy can have significant adverse outcomes for the fetus. Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and fetal alcohol syndrome disorder (FASD) are known to be associated with persistent physical and neurodevelopmental abnormalities (Vaux et al. 2016).
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Sexual difficulties in the menopause - Australasian Menopause Society
Sexual difficulties can be life-long or recently acquired, but they are a common presentation at the menopause.
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What is menopause? - Australasian Menopause Society
The menopause is sometimes called 'the change of life' as it marks the end of a woman's reproductive life.
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