Bladder Pain

Bladder Pain

Bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis refers to long term pain in the bladder often accompanied by other urinary symptoms including urgency and or frequency. Hunner lesion disease refers to someone that is experiencing the symptoms of bladder pain/interstitial...
What is De Quervain’s?

What is De Quervain’s?

What is De Quervain’s?  De Quervain’s tendinopathy – often referred to as “mum thumb” is a condition that causes pain and swelling in the tendons at the base of your thumb and wrist. The swelling of the wrist and thumb tendons become...
Perineal Tears

Perineal Tears

What are Perineal Tears?  To understand what perineal tears are, we first need to understand some of the anatomy. The perineum is the area of skin between your vagina and anus. A perineal tear is a common birth injury within that space, and there are different...
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

What is PCOS? To understand PCOS, you first have to understand that the ovaries have the role of producing and storing eggs, as well as making reproductive hormones. PCOS is a hormonal condition where there’s an imbalance of hormone production levels to the...
Topical Oestrogen

Topical Oestrogen

As many women know menopause can cause an array of symptoms due to declining hormone levels! This can include hot flushes, sleeping troubles and changes in mood as well as vaginal symptoms. To assist in relieving the symptoms associated with menopause women can take...
What is endometriosis?

What is endometriosis?

Endometriosis is a condition where tissue that is similar to the lining of the uterus (endometrium), grows outside of the uterus. During the menstrual cycle, the role of the uterus lining is to thicken, break down and bleed/exit through the vagina – aka, a...
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