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Decline In Invasive Pregnancy Investigations
One tertiary Australian hospital has noted a 20% decline in invasive antenatal procedures i.e. amniocentesis or chorionic villus biopsy. This is the direct result of the cell free DNA testing on the mother’s blood sample, which is non-invasive prenatal test that has become more widely available over the last five years. This is reassuring for […] Read more
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New Australian Cervical Cancer Screening Program
As of May 2017, the traditional Pap smear will be replaced by the high risk HPV test also known as the oncogenic HPV test. This will be funded by Medicare and women with no symptoms between the ages of 25 and 74 will be offered screening. The screening will be every five years for those […] Read more
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New pap smear program beginning in 2017
Since the 1960’s the incidence of cancer of the cervix has halved. A newer better test for identifying high risk virus will replace the older Pap smear. It is hoped that after instituting this newer technology, cancer of the cervix incidence will be reduced by a further 20%. Although the test would be done every […] Read more
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New medication for bladder problems
Mirabegron is a medication recently released for urinary urgency. It helps people who have an uncontrolled urge to pass urine and may help women who are troubled with an increased need to empty their bladders at night. It doesn’t have the side effects that many of the older medications have such as blurred vision, dry […] Read more
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Recent Advances in IVF
From the recent Fertility Society of Australia meeting in Sydney, I am pleased to note that the endometrial scratch technique which involves gently scraping the lining of the uterus (endometrium), in the cycle before a planned IVF cycle, appears to improve subsequent IVF outcomes including live birth rates. More trials are needed in this area […] Read more