Feb 28, 2021 | Babies and Pregnancy, MonashIVFJC, Procedures, Sexual Health, Women's Health
Freezing eggs for medical reasons is something that we absolutely, that I absolutely support. I have a relationship with the Children’s Hospital and with the the hospital nearby in Randwick. If a woman has a diagnosis of cancer, and the most common one would be...
Feb 28, 2021 | Mental Health
What is obsessive compulsive disorder?Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a disabling anxiety disorder. People with OCD experience recurring intrusive thoughts and images, known as obsessions, and perform certain repetitive behaviours, known as compulsions.In...
Feb 26, 2021 | Babies and Pregnancy, MonashIVFJC, Procedures, Sexual Health, Women's Health
On the day of egg collection, I would see you beforehand to talk you through the process, to put your mind at ease, to answer any final questions. I would see you in the presence of the scientist. We will also go through the process of what we’ll do when we...
Feb 26, 2021 | Babies and Pregnancy, Hormone Health, MonashIVFJC, Mythbusters, Procedures, Sexual Health, Women's Health
I really, in answering this question, I want to dispel the myth that suddenly you’ve got a lot of restrictions placed on your life when you start IVF treatment because that’s not the case at all. What can’t I do on IVF? You need to live your life...
Feb 25, 2021 | Babies and Pregnancy, MonashIVFJC, Procedures, Sexual Health, Women's Health
IUI stands for intrauterine insemination. So what that involves is, there’s two ways that it can be done. One could be in a natural cycle and that would be in a woman who has a completely regular cycle. We would track the woman for signs of ovulation. That would...
Feb 25, 2021 | Babies and Pregnancy, MonashIVFJC, Procedures, Sexual Health, Women's Health
The day of the egg transfer is a very brief visit. We would bring you in. It’s really no more than a pap smear. You lie down. I visualise the cervix and then I just put the embryo into a very fine catheter. The whole process of egg transfer takes about a...
Feb 24, 2021 | Cancer Care, Videos
One of the difficult things about cancer is there’s no single indicator, no single sign that says you’ve got cancer. The sorts of things we worry about are changes in your body that are unexplained and go on. For example, if you don’t normally cough...
Feb 24, 2021 | Addictions, Cancer Care, Drug and Alcohol, Ear Nose and Throat Health, Videos
There’s evidence that alcohol contributes to a variety of cancers. So in both men and women, it is associated with an increased risk of cancers of the mouth and throat. Often, drinking goes along with smoking so how much of it is contributed by the drinking and...
Feb 24, 2021 | Cancer Care
Gene testing for cancer is a very broad term. We can examine for cancer to see if it is a hereditary cancer. In other words, something you inherited from your parents or something you can pass on to your children. There’s a small number of cancers where...
Feb 24, 2021 | Cancer Care
The reason we treat cancer is so that we can eliminate it in its earliest stages. That means we’ve got to get on and do what needs to be done in a prompt way. That’s not the same as saying you’re diagnosed today, and you must have an operation...
