Tag: Women’s Health
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Endometriosis: the invisible disease one in nine Australian women are silently fighting

“The fear of being told that nothing is wrong, really stopped me from wanting to investigate further.” OTR Journalist Amelia Walters sat down with endometriosis sufferer Rachael Lahey to discuss her experience with the disease and the importance of Endometriosis Awareness Month.
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Living through the COVID-19 pandemic with a chronic illness

Efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic have created huge changes in all our lives, but they have had significant impacts on those living with chronical health illnesses.
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Why you should stop putting off your cervical screening test
A recent study by the Australia Cervical Cancer Foundation found that one-third of women in Australia put off their Cervical Screening Test (formerly known as the Pap Smear).
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SA Parliament set to review 50-year-old abortion law

Abortion has long been viewed as a topic unsuitable for public debate by those who think it is uncivil to talk about womens’ health and sexuality.
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Feel our pain: The monster disease silently tormenting South Australian women
There is a hidden but exceptionally common disease affecting one in every 10 women in Australia that is costing the nation an estimated $7.7 billion annually.
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The women of Alabama speak out on the state’s new abortion laws
The Roe V. Wade case became a crucial part of America’s legal precedent since the 1973 ruling, guaranteeing women a constitutional right to legal abortion.
