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Miscarriage Despite being common and widespread, miscarriage can be a heartbreaking experience – with up to one in five pregnancies ending before week 20
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A miscarriage is the loss of a baby, usually during the first three months or first trimester of pregnancy.
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Unfortunately, nothing can prevent a miscarriage from happening once it has started. How it is treated will depend on the type of miscarriage.
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There are several types of miscarriage – threatened, inevitable, complete, incomplete or missed.
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A miscarriage can be a time of great sadness for the father as well as the mother.
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Find out what the signs of miscarriage are and advice on what you should do.
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It is important to know that there is no right or wrong way to feel after experiencing a miscarriage.
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It can take time to recover to full health after a miscarriage.
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There are a number of things you may need to consider after a miscarriage.
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Helping you understand the complex range of emotions you may experience during fertility treatment or after miscarriage or early pregnancy loss
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Thyroid dysfunction in pregnancy has consequences for mother and baby. Potential problems include pre-eclampsia, prematurity and congenital abnormality.
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Research has shown that pre-emptive treatment early in pregnancy reduces the severity of symptoms3 and can have a profound effect on a pregnant woman's health and quality of life
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The symptoms of coeliac disease vary markedly from person to person. What is the gold standard for diagnosing coeliac disease?
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Heavy menstrual bleeding is defined by the ACSQHC as 'excessive menstrual blood loss which interferes with the woman's physical, emotional, social and material quality of life, and which can occur alone or in combination with other symptoms'. It is the most common type of abnormal uterine bleeding.
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Coeliac disease is a chronic autoimmune condition affecting about 1 in 70 Australians. It is characterised by an abnormal immune response to gluten, a protein that is found in wheat, rye, oats, triticale and barley. This may result in various symptoms that impair health and quality of life.
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Huntington’s disease is a degenerative neurological condition affecting the nerve cells in the brain. It is a rare, genetic disease that impairs physical, cognitive and psychological functioning. The onset of the disease is usually in adulthood, with a life expectancy of about 10 to 30 years.
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Which drugs can be useful in improving the milk supply during lactation when non-drug approaches don't work and what are the potential side effects?
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