Health regulator visits all Queensland Monash IVF clinics after embryo bungle
By Kate McKenna and Janelle Miles

A Queensland Health spokesperson said early investigations suggested human error and a failure to follow processes were behind the Monash IVF mistake, which resulted in a patient being implanted with another woman's embryo.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-18/queensland-health-checks-monash-ivf-clinic-after-embryo-bungle/105186938

#ReproductiveTechnology #ReproductionandContraception #PregnancyandChildbirth #FertilityandInfertility #WomensHealth #KateMcKenna #JanelleMiles

A wonderful experience with a female nurse today for a smear, who apologized when I told of my experience of a male doctor in the colposcopy clinic last year.

So much anxiety after the last time as I was not heard. So grateful for understanding professionals! ♥️

#reminder #bookyoursmeartest #womenshealth

Low libido? It’s rarely about attraction.

The real culprits might surprise you:
🔸 Emotional labor overload
🔸 Hormonal shifts (hello, perimenopause)
🔸 Medication side effects (40% of antidepressants users report this)

I resisted these truths for years—until my therapist shared 3 fixes that actually work (no "just relax" nonsense).

🔗 Science-backed solutions: https://bit.ly/3EnQGTS

Boost if this resonates! #WomensHealth #Relationships #MentalHealth

Tired of painful periods? 🌿 Discover natural remedies that actually work! From ginger tea to heat therapy & essential oils, these science-backed solutions ease cramps, mood swings & more.

#WomensHealth #PeriodPain #NaturalRemedies #MenstrualHealth #SelfCare #HolisticHealth #HerbalRemedies #PMSRelief #HealthyLiving #HealthTips

https://www.medixlife.com/natural-remedies-for-common-menstrual-health-concerns/

Medical errors kill, maim and traumatize. As a disability advocate, I hear stories of medical negligence almost every day. I’ve got more than a handful of my own stories.

Few are as egregious a this one.

A young woman seeks help for abdominal pain. At first she’s dismissed as having PCOS.

They later find a 25cm (!!!) cyst on her ovary and proceed to do a total hysterectomy and resect part of her bowel and appendix.

She barely survives, and when she regains consciousness in the ICU is told she’s lost her womb and has stage four cancer.

That alone would be difficult to deal with, but then she’s later told she doesn’t have cancer and the hysterectomy and surgical menopause were unnecessary.

She tries to focus on the positive (not dying of cancer), only to have the medical team change course again and confirm that she actually DOES have stage four cancer but in her appendix and lymph nodes and not her uterus or ovary. Pp

The gauntlet of emotions this woman must be dealing with is heartbreaking.

How a medical team can get something this wrong this many times on ONE patient I will never understand.

As always, try and have an advocate with you at all times. I’m unsure if it would have helped in this scenario, but we all need a second set of eyes and ears in the room.

Ask questions. Get a second opinion. Don’t be afraid to speak up if you feel you’re being mistreated. Reach out online for support from other patients and caregivers… we will help you.

https://people.com/woman-32-has-hysterectomy-doctors-apologize-no-cancer-11714951

#medicalerrors #iatrogenic #disability #trauma #hysterectomy #cancer #womenshealth #obgyn #chronicillness

New research on caesarean services in #Dakar

While most women are <5 min from services, 44.3% bypassed them. Improving health centre's quality & capacity is essential to reduce unnecessary bypassing and ensure timely access to essential obstetric services.

Paper led by Dr El Hadji Malick Sylla with WorldPop's Dr Winfred Dotse-Gborgbortsi.

#Africa #Senegal #WomensHealth
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'A ticking time bomb in my pelvis': Dying women join campaign to fight for cancer research
By Celina Edmonds and Elise Worthington

A new report has found gynaecological cancers have been among the poorest funded for almost two decades — these women hope to change that.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-13/gynaecological-cancers-survival-rate-research-funding/105154806

#WomensHealth #CelinaEdmonds #EliseWorthington

Now They Want to Charge Women With Killing Their 'Preborn' Babies

msmagazine.com/2025/04/11/repu…

#womensreproductiverights #womenshealth #women #health #usnews

🇨🇦 "My Conservative government would not pass a law restricting abortion," Mr. #Poilievre says.

You do not need a law. You simply restrict access to clinics. Then you starve the funding...

Conservative Premier Higgs of New Brunswick cut funding & access to women's health clinics and was wiped off the map in the last election. The new Liberal Premier Susan Holt repealed his actions within 30 days of winning the election.

#womensHealth #PoilievreIsLyingToYou #mapleMAGA #cdnpoli #Elxn45