Uterine diseases
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Uterine Cancer - Just Diagnosed | Counterpart
Uterine Cancer - Just Diagnosed | Counterpart
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Uterine cancer - Better Health Channel
Uterine cancer is one of the most common gynaecological cancers.
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Uterine cancer | Causes, Symptoms & Treatments | Cancer Council
What is uterine cancer? Find out about the symptoms, causes, treatment options and more. Get the facts from Cancer Council here
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Rare Cancers Australia - Uterine Cancer
Rare Cancers Australia is a charity whose purpose is to improve the lives and health outcomes of Australians living with a rare or less common cancer.
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Prolapsed uterus - Better Health Channel
The pelvic floor and associated supporting ligaments can be weakened or damaged in many ways, causing uterine prolapse.
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Risk Factors for Endometrial Cancer on Vimeo
Endometrial cancer, also known as uterine cancer, is the most common gynaecological cancer and its incidence is rising. There are a number of known risk factors,
Read more on Counterpart - Women supporting women with cancer website
Prolapsed uterus - MyDr.com.au
A prolapsed uterus (uterine prolapse) is when the uterus (womb) drops down from its normal position. It may cause no symptoms but if troublesome can be treated with self-care measures, pessaries or surgery.
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Prolapse & Bladder Weakness | Jean Hailes
Uterine and vaginal prolapse. What is it and how is it treated? Learn about types of prolapses, what puts you at a greater risk and how to prevent them.
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Endometrial cancer
Endometrial cancer is cancer that arises from the lining of the uterus (called the endometrium). It is the most common type of cancer of the uterus, and the most common gynaecological cancer diagnosed in Australian women. There is separate information about the other main type of cancer of the uterus, called uterine sarcoma. If you have been told you have ‘cancer of the
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Menstruation - abnormal bleeding - Better Health Channel
Heavy or abnormal periods may be an indication of other health problems.
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Intrauterine Growth Restriction (Suspected)
This pathway provides guidance on the imaging investigation of a fetus with risk factors for intra-uterine growth retardation (IUGR), and the role of imaging in management of confirmed IUGR.
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Amenorrhoea (Secondary)
This pathway provides guidance on investigating adult female patients with unexplained secondary amenorrhoea.
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Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for primary dysmenorrhoea | Cochrane
Authors' conclusions: High-frequency TENS was found to be effective for the treatment of dysmenorrhoea by a number of small trials
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Spinal manipulation for painful periods | Cochrane
Authors' conclusions: There is no evidence to suggest that spinal manipulation is effective in the treatment of dysmenorrhoea
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Bleeding – perimenopausal, postmenopausal and breakthrough bleeding on MHT/HRT - Australasian Menopause Society
Bleeding – perimenopausal, postmenopausal and breakthrough bleeding on MHT/HRT needs investigation
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Choosing non-oral, long-acting reversible contraception | Issue 5 | Volume 39 | Australian Prescriber
IUDs, contraceptive implants and hormone injections what is available in Australia and how effective are they?
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Radiation Therapy Resources for Health Professionals - Targeting Cancer
The incidence of cancer is rising and co-ordination of care is essential. This page provides information on radiation therapy for health professionals.
Read more on Radiation Oncology Targeting Cancer website
Glossary of Terms - Australasian Menopause Society
Glossary of Terms
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Menopause Matters - Australasian Menopause Society
Menopause impacts women in different ways. Some women breeze through and hardly notice a change - they are the fortunate few. BUT, not having symptoms does not mean that bone loss and other metabolic changes aren’t happening as these do not cause symptoms.
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