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Mother and daughterThe Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health  provides a unique response to the needs of women through excellence in research, community and professional education and clinical care.

We translate the latest research findings into practical health and lifestyle approaches for women and their health professionals.

 
Research around the world

New position statement on hormone therapy

One of the world's leading menopause and midlife health organisations, the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) has recently unveiled its latest position statement on the use of hormone therapy (also known as hormone replacement therapy), entitled Oestrogen and progesterone use in postmenopausal women: 2010 position statement of The North American Menopause Society.

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Being your own best friend 

“I’m hopeless!” Karen exclaimed. “The house is a mess, the kids are out of control and I’m always making mistakes at work. I feel exhausted and burned out, and there just never seems to be enough hours in the day to get everything done!”

What would you say to Karen if she was your best friend?

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Roses, chocolates … and condoms!

18 February 2010: Getting swept up in the romance is no excuse, according to Jean Hailes gynaecologist Dr Elizabeth Farrell. She asks Australian women not to forget to protect themselves and their partners against Sexually Transmissible Infectio...Read more...
Research shows why motherhood is exhausting

25 January 2010: Research has confirmed something that women have long suspected. Motherhood is exhausting. New research from the Jean Hailes Foundation for Women has found mums take an average 9,000 steps a day as they look after children, pick...Read more...
Diagnosis prediabetes: early wake up call for Australian women

November 12, 2009: Being told you have prediabetes or gestational diabetes (diabetes when pregnant) is not a bad thing according to Professor Helena Teede, research director at the Jean Hailes Foundation for Women’s Health. These conditions...Read more...
International research
Oestrogen-only HRT linked to increase risk of asthma in postmenopausal...

A French study of 57,664 women has found that 1.64 per 1000 women per year who used oestrogen-only hormone replacement therapy (HRT) developed new onset asthma, compared to 1.05 per 1000 women per year in those who had never used any form of HRT. T...Read more
Women warned to take cardiac symptoms to heart

A study from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and UBC School of Nursing has found that contrary to popular belief, women experience many of the same typical heart attack symptoms as men, including chest pain, shortness of breath, arm disc...Read more
Low vitamin D levels in elderly linked to increased mortality rate

Vitamin D, largely synthesised in response to skin exposure to sunlight, has important roles in the body. It is critical for bone health, fall prevention and is linked to many aspects of women’s health. A recent US study found that elderly pe...Read more
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