Gynaecology

After surviving breast cancer and learning she carried the BRCA1 gene, Sarah chose to have surgery to lower her risk of ovarian cancer; including the removal of her tubes and ovaries.

A new study from the Royal Women’s Hospital shows that women who have surgery to lower their ovarian cancer risk often experience sudden changes linked to early menopause.

Women navigating perimenopause are often faced with a flood of products, advice, and social media claims. This can make it hard to know what is reliable.

The Women’s has changed how it diagnoses and treats ovarian torsion. This has cut delays and improved patient outcomes.

A simple step during routine surgery could prevent thousands of women from developing ovarian cancer.

New research from the Women’s shows that over half of women who had surgery for an ectopic pregnancy also had hidden endometriosis.

Endometriosis affects 1 in 7 Australian women and those assigned female at birth by the age of 49. Tori Parsons is among the many with this misunderstood and often underdiagnosed condition. For Endometriosis Awareness Month, she’s sharing her story.

Menopause is more than a hormone-deficiency disease, say a group of international researchers in a first-ever series on menopause published in The Lancet today.

A new study wants to address the gap between what researchers choose to study and what patients and healthcare providers want to know.

Two of the Women’s champions for women’s health – one in Indigenous health and the other in urogynaecology – have been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours.