Warning over menopause drug and ‘rare but serious’ liver injury risk
The US medicines watchdog has recommended more frequent liver testing for patients taking the new non-hormonal menopause drug fezolinetant after an isolated but serious liver…
Tag: Women’s health
‘This is motivated by women’: NSW Premier grants pharmacists OCP prescribing powers
Pharmacists extending contraceptive pill scripts is becoming a permanent fixture of the NSW health system. Last year, the State Government launched a clinical trial of pharmacists extending…
GP raised in religious sect says her experience helped her understand family violence and control
“I was in a very controlling religious sect in my adolescence and early adulthood where every decision had to go through a male. “After I…
Many women quit further screening after false-positive mammogram result
A significant number of women are less likely to return for subsequent mammogram screenings after being frightened by false-positive results, a US study finds. About…
All home-use fetal dopplers deregistered following safety review
The TGA has cancelled all home-use fetal dopplers left on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods, warning that the devices may give false reassurances to…
Advice for postpartum, older and overweight women in Australian-first contraception guidelines
Obesity and overweight do not reduce combined hormonal contraceptive efficacy, but women should be advised that bariatric surgery might, new contraception guidelines say. RANZCOG released…
Maternal PCOS linked to growth restrictions in newborns
Babies are more likely to be small for gestational age if their mothers have PCOS, possibly due to placental dysfunction, researchers say. While PCOS is…
State launches pharmacy prescribing pilot for depot contraceptives and vaginal rings
Dozens of pharmacies across Queensland can now initiate 12-month scripts of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate injections, oral contraceptives and vaginal rings to patients aged 16 and…
Donated eggs and masturbation may be out: The barriers facing Muslim patients with fertility issues
For those experiencing fertility issues, cost can be a major barrier to becoming a parent. Rebates and other public funding aim to make access to…
Successful sensory preservation for the breast and nipple post-mastectomy
Justine, a 54-year-old woman with no familial breast cancer history, presents with biopsy-confirmed left breast cancer. She undergoes initial left unilateral therapeutic mammoplasty for tumour…
