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Welcome Dr Amanda Beech & Dr Lauren Kite to WHRIA

August 1st, 2018

We are delighted to welcome Dr Amanda Beech, an Obstetric Medicine Physician and Endocrinologist, and Dr Lauren Kite, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, to our WHRIA team.Amanda has an interest in Women’s Health across all ages, including Medical Disorders of Pregnancy, reproductive endocrinology, menopause and osteoporosis, and the prevention of secondary fractures. Amanda can also see men for endocrine disorders such as gender dysphoria and bone and mineral diseases. Amanda consults on Fridays at Bathurst Street. Lauren has completed her training in Obstetrics & Gynaecology. She is WHRIA’s Pain Medicine trainee and research fellow, under Professor Vancaillie at the Royal Hospital for Women well as the team at the Royal North Shore Hospital. Lauren can see women for gynaecology and pelvic pain appointments at Bathurst Street on Mondays. 

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Mood swings, hot flushes, terrible sleep…suffer no more, safe new treatments are available.

November 25th, 2017

Do you suffer from poor sleep due to hot flushes? Panic attacks? Mood swings for no good reason? If you are going through or have passed menopause and are suffering, you are not alone. A large Australian survey found 400, 000 women are having severe menopausal symptoms, but only 1 in 8 are being treated when simple, effective treatment is available. Many women have been frightened to take hormones, due to misinformation many years ago.The 2016 Australian release of a safe, plant-based, easily absorbed HRT provides more options for women with menopausal symptoms. Watch this short video on Studio 10 TV by clicking here, where John Eden explains more about studies, treatment improvements and when to seek help.  (more…)

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Information about pain and health problems after prolapse surgery using mesh

May 31st, 2017

If you are suffering mesh-related problems, or are considering mesh, you can read the latest Information Sheet for women who have had, or are considering having surgery to treat stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse (scroll down to "Information sheet..."). If you would like to consult one of our doctors in relation to pain or problems after mesh surgery, please see the checklist below. (more…)

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Pain and health problems after prolapse surgery

May 21st, 2017

Do you or someone you know have a transvaginal mesh implant? You can help us understand the extent and impact of mesh implants across Australia by completing the Health Issues Centre anonymous survey before May 26th 2017, to help inform the senate inquiry.  (more…)

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Prometrium: natural progesterone capsules

February 20th, 2017

Prometrium®, 100mg of micronized progesterone in a gel cap, is finally available in Australia.  This product has been used by the French since the 90s.  Progesterone is a relatively difficult hormone to get into the human body and rubbing on the skin in the form of creams has been shown not to be very effective. Most sex hormones, including progesterone, are fat soluble and so the French company, Besins, basically micronized the progesterone (making the particles very small) and then dissolved it in sunflower oil, encasing the whole in a gelatine cap.  Clinical trials have shown that oestradiol used with Prometrium represents one of our safest HRTs. (more…)

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John Eden talks about alternatives for the Australian shortage of Oestrogen Patches.

February 20th, 2017

Oestrogen patches are one of the safest forms of HRT.  For example, they do not have any effect on clotting risk (eg. DVT or pulmonary embolism) and so are safer than oral oestradiol for women at risk of clotting. There have been tremendous supply problems with oestrogen patches since late 2016 in Australia, which has caused much confusion amongst doctors, chemists and women using these patches. (more…)

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It’s In The Bag Campaign – For women in need at Christmas time

December 4th, 2016

This week Sherin dropped off 30 handbags filled with everyday and luxury items for the It's In The Bag campaign. NSW Member for Summer Hill, Jo Haylen will drop them to the not-for profit organisation, Share the Dignity. A huge thank you to all of you who generously donated and took the time to write a card for women in need at Christmas time. A special thanks to those who donated on our Visualisation For Pelvic Pain education evening on Thursday.The "It's in the Bag" Christmas campaign idea came to Share the Dignity when they realised that women seem to manage the needs of children at Christmas, ensuring they're cared for and made to feel special, but the same can't always be said for those women who put the needs of others before their own.WHRIA is please we could help to make them feel special.

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Yoga for Pelvic Pain Term 5 Starts October 9th WHRIA, & Oct 10 Redfern

September 25th, 2016

Rebecca Shaw from Akasha Yoga Sydney returns for Term 5 of Yoga for Pelvic Pain. Join us for 6 weeks of soothing yoga on a Sunday morning at WHRIA, and Monday evenings at the Mind & Movement Centre Redfern, designed specifically for people with pelvic pain and conditions such as pudendal neuralgia, endometriosis and overactive bladder. See our Facebook page for full details. (more…)

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Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia Fundraising Month at WHRIA

September 5th, 2016

Sherin Jarvis, one of WHRIA's physiotherapists, and her daughter Phoebe have set up a fund raising page for Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia, the money raised helps women in Ethiopia to recover from debilitating childbirth injuries. Our goal of $3600.00 would pay for fistula surgery for 6 women. We hope hope you might consider donating by clicking on this link to help reach our goal.  (more…)

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Good news for menopause sufferers!

August 31st, 2016

Hormone Replacement Therapy has been used safely in Australia for many years. August 2017 Australian release of a safe, easily absorbed HRT provides an exact duplicate of the human hormone progesterone for women with menopausal symptoms.We have known for fifteen years that HRT that contains a synthetic progestin is linked to a slightly increased risk of breast cancer, if used for more than five years. A recent study in 2016 by Asi and colleagues showed that body identical HRT containing natural progesterone was associated with a significantly lower risk of breast cancer than HRT containing progestin. Thus the recently availability of natural progesterone means that Australian women can have access to a safer form of HRT.   (more…)

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