Womens Health

Smoking, diabetes and high blood pressure puts women at greater risk than men of having a heart attack, a study has found. An international

The contraceptive pill will be available over the counter in Victoria if the coalition wins the November state election. Victoria's opposition

Researchers from the University of Auckland have shown that a treatment known to reduce fractures in women with osteoporosis is equally effective in reducing fractures in

The success of a vaccination program and cervical screening tests has put Australia on track to eliminate cervical cancer in 20 years. Australia

An Australian research centre has spent two years creating the first evidence-based international medical guideline for polycystic ovary syndrome.

Abortion is a step closer to being legal in Queensland, with laws to change the criminal code to be introduced in state parliament. Laws to

The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is calling on states and territories to step into the 21st century and respect women’s right to choose. “For

The Essure birth control implant is at the centre of a class action by Australian women who suffered complications from the device. Australian

Female healthcare workers are more than twice as likely to encounter physical or sexual violence from their partner than other women, according to a

A Queensland study on reducing foetal distress during childbirth through the use of Viagra has been paused after the use of the same drug resulted in the death of

One of New Zealand's two major supermarket chains is cutting the price of women's sanitary products in a bid to combat period poverty.

The Queensland Nurses Union says their members will feel safer and are less likely to be harassed under new safe zone laws for abortion clinics.

Research revealing female health care workers are more than twice as likely to have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from their partner in the past year than other

Women suffering from endometriosis are being told to "suck it up" because period pain is part of being a woman, federal parliament has been told.

A study has found obesity is linked to severe endometriosis, rejecting the idea the disease only affects 'skinny' women. Obese women

Obesity is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease regardless even in the absence of high blood pressure or type 2 diabetes, a study has found.

Women who had pre-eclampsia during pregnancy are vulnerable to cardiovascular disease and are encouraged to actively monitor their heart health.

Concerning research has shown a significant rise in the number of Victorian women suffering postpartum

Heartburn medication nexium will be trialled on hundreds of Australian women at risk of potentially deadly pregnancy complication pre-eclampsia.

A study of more than 800 women undergoing IVF treatment in Australia and New Zealand has found acupuncture made "no significant difference" to their birth