When Stefania Little was born in the 1990s in Western Australia, Hirschsprung’s Disease was mainly thought to affect males ...
In this women’s health edition, we want to create a safe space for women to understand their own body and seek help should ...
Taking the first stepsThe Deloitte ‘Economic Cost of Incontinence in Australia’ report estimates that 4.8 million women experienced some level of urinary and/or faecal incontinence in 2023, with women ...
Welcome to the Spring edition of Bridge Magazine, which is focused on women’s health. Evidence has shown being a woman is one of the biggest risk factors for experiencing incontinence, so women’s ...
We talk to Sarah White, CEO of Jean Hailes Women’s Health, on all things menopause. Discussing menopause symptoms openly with your family, friends, and health care providers helps to remove stigma and ...
A bladder diary is a record you keep of when and how much urine (wee) you passed or leaked during the day and overnight. Your health professional will use this information as part of your continence ...
The 2011 Deloitte Access Economics report 'The Economic Impact of Incontinence in Australia' highlights the broader burden faced by the estimated 4.8 million Australians living with incontinence.
This fact sheet is a guide to explain how to safely exercise if you have any problems with pelvic floor muscles. Problems may include urinary and faecal incontinence.
The Continence Foundation of Australia (the Foundation) is a not-for-profit organisation and the national peak body for incontinence prevention, management, education, awareness, information and ...
This booklet explains in detail how and why bowel function changes after bowel surgery and gives tips and advice for bowel management and care post surgery.
This is a bowel diary specifically designed for children (paediatrics). When completed it can assist health professionals to determine any bowel function problems and if required the development of an ...
This booklet talks about pelvic floor health and how it helps with bladder and bowel control, otherwise known as continence, as well as pelvic organ support and sexual function during pregnancy and ...