Endometriosis a ‘red flag’ for GDM, review shows
Women with severe endometriosis are three times more likely to develop gestational diabetes than those with milder forms of the condition, according to a systematic…
Tag: Gynaecology
Doctors fear another private obstetric unit to closeÂ
Senior obstetricians are concerned the only private obstetric unit in Cairns is on the brink of collapse, with major knock-on effects for doctors and public…
First Australian to undergo uterus transplant now pregnant
The first woman to receive a uterus transplant in Australia is pregnant, just three months after undergoing the landmark procedure. Kirsty Bryant, from Coffs Harbour, had an…
Q&A: Second female RANZCOG president vows to tackle the specialty’s gender problem
Incoming RANZCOG president Dr Gill Gibson has a passion for equity, regardless of gender, but acknowledges her role as the second female president in the…
Dedicated LARC insertion clinics key to greater IUD uptake: study
IUD uptake among Australian women could be boosted if GPs had the option to provide a rapid referral to dedicated long-acting reversible contraceptive insertion clinics,…
Nearly 200 women wrongly treated for recurrent UTIs in Queensland pharmacy pilot: new report  Â
An updated evaluation of Queensland’s pharmacy UTI prescribing pilot suggests dozens of patients were wrongly treated for recurrent infections. The pilot, which ran from…
Can RANZCOG fix the gender problem in obstetrics and gynaecology?
It is ironic that Dr Gillian Gibson is only the second woman elected RANZCOG president, yet a key issue she will tackle is a lack of male doctors in…
Rare case of menstrual psychosis blamed for teen’s psych admissions
The onset of puberty is a tough and confusing time for many adolescents, but it was even more so for one unlucky teen in the…
Suck it up, princess? Why period and pelvic pain experienced by many women is not normal
Endometriosis is a condition that is widely misunderstood and usually pushed into the shadows of mainstream care, leaving women feeling neglected and ignored. The average…
Large bowel obstruction tracked back to unusual origin: case
Endometriosis was the unlikely cause of this 40-year-old’s bowel obstruction, despite the patient reporting no other endometriosis symptoms until she presented to ED. The nulliparous…
