Jun 28, 2024 | Menopause Symptoms
Symptoms of perimenopause and menopause are different for everyone. Tick the boxes to show which symptoms are bothering you. Take the checklist with you to your next medical appointment. Download Symptoms Sheet This article is republished with permission from Jean...
Jun 26, 2024 | Menopause Symptoms
What’s happening in your body during a hot flush? Researchers believe changes in sex hormones before and after the menopause are the trigger for hot flushes (aka hot flashes) and night sweats. “As much as we can understand – because we can’t get inside...
Jun 7, 2024 | Urinary Health News
Mischa Bongers, CQUniversity Australia Many of us have heard of “Kegels” or pelvic floor exercises, and probably have a vague sense we should be doing more of them. For many women, our social media news feeds are full of ads for the latest gizmos and gadgets for...
Jun 5, 2024 | Urinary Health
Like taxes and money, incontinence is one of those topics we don’t always feel comfortable discussing. But with one in four Australians being affected by incontinence, it’s a condition we need to talk about more freely. Social stigma and a lack of education around...
Jun 5, 2024 | Urinary Health
Louie Ye, The University of Melbourne and Martha Hickey, The University of Melbourne The vagina is an internal organ with a complex ecosystem, influenced by circulating hormone levels which change during the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, breastfeeding and menopause....
May 30, 2024 | The Third Act
Kate Moore, UNSW Sydney This article is part of our series examining women’s hidden health conditions. You can read about endometriosis, menopause and other pieces in the series here. Urinary incontinence is urine leakage from a loss of bladder control that mainly...
May 30, 2024 | Urinary Health News
Jennifer King, University of Sydney We’ve all done done a quick “just in case” wee before heading out or because we’re passing the bathroom. If you’re a parent, you might have also told the kids to “do a wee now so we don’t have to find a toilet later.” Doing a...
May 30, 2024 | Urinary Health
Jacqueline Stephens, Flinders University and Gabrielle Williams, University of Sydney Many of us know cranberries as a tasty condiment to have with our Christmas turkey, or the juice that accompanies vodka in a cosmopolitan cocktail. You might have also heard...
May 30, 2024 | Urinary Health
Jacinta L. Johnson, University of South Australia and Wern Chai, University of South Australia Urinary tract infections (UTI) can be a minor medical annoyance or lead to a hospital stay – especially for older people. If you have a UTI, antibiotics without prescription...
May 29, 2024 | Urinary Health News, What We're Talking About
James Overs, Swinburne University of Technology; David Homewood, Melbourne Health; Helen Elizabeth O’Connell AO, The University of Melbourne, and Simon Robert Knowles, Swinburne University of Technology We all know that feeling when nature calls – but what’s...
