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Sweet dreams – sleep and your health

Lack of sleep not only affects your energy and mood each day, but can ...

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Good-mood food: joining the dots between what we eat & mental wellbeing

If you served up last night’s dinner to a hunter-gatherer ancestor, wo...

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The feeling of blah

Finding your new 'normal' in a pandemic worldYou’ve binge-watched your...

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Your sex life & the waves of change

We talk to the experts about the common changes that can occur in the ...

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Sex talk: tips for better conversations around sex & sexuality

We chatted to two experts about better and more productive ways that w...

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Tricky periods: what’s 'normal' and what’s not

Knowing what’s normal and what’s not can be a little tricky.

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Moving in the right direction

It’s important to get the right amount of exercise, both for our physi...

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MHT still maligned & misunderstood: expert

For most symptomatic women, the benefits of menopausal hormone therapy...

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D-pleted – the vitamin many of us are low on

Many people in Australia don’t get enough vitamin D. But there are man...

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Lifting the lid on prolapse

Training your pelvic floor muscles throughout life can reduce your ris...

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Self-collection a potential ‘game changer’ in cervical cancer fight

A Federal Government move to enable self-collected cervical screens co...

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Dipstick tests miss up to half of UTIs

We speak to Jean Hailes specialist Dr Payam Nikpoor about the gold sta...

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Chronic illness and mental health

Living with a chronic condition is hard, but you can reduce its impact...

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Dementia – 12 things to know to reduce your risk

The good news is that it is never too early – or too late – to keep yo...

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The toll of control

While it may not leave any marks, coercive control is a form of domest...

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PMS, PMDD and you

Premenstrual symptoms don’t have to be a part of life. There are treat...

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Responding to sexual assault – a practical guide

One in five women in Australia over the age of 15 will be sexually ass...

PCOS diagnosis brought both relief and sadness

‘Your Stories’ is a place for women to share their health stories with...

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A rare infection makes a comeback

A rise in a sexually transmissible infection (STI) that had become rar...

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Your voice matters

We're seeking your feedback on various projects and initiatives to make our work more responsive to women's health needs.

6 — 10 Sep 2021

Women’s Health Week

Jean Hailes' Women’s Health Week is our annual national event, dedicated to women across Australia to make good health a priority.

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