Wellbeing
Good sexual and reproductive health is important for women’s general health and wellbeing. It is central to their ability to make choices and decisions about their lives, including when, or whether, to consider having children.
Different life stages are associated with specific women’s sexual and reproductive health issues, including menstruation, fertility, cervical screening, contraception, pregnancy, sexually transmissible infections, chronic health problems (such as endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome) and menopause.
Different life stages are associated with specific women’s sexual and reproductive health issues, including menstruation, fertility, cervical screening, contraception, pregnancy, sexually transmissible infections, chronic health problems (such as endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome) and menopause.
General Information
Menstration. Cycles are often irregular during the first 2 years after the onset of menstruation. These early cycles are often anovulatory-there is no ovulation during the menstrual cycle and therefore the luteal phase does not occur properly.
Cervical Screen. The Cervical Screen is a way to examine cells collected from the cervix and vagina. This test can show the presence of infection, inflammation, abnormal cells, or cancer.
Breast pain, also called mastalgia, is tenderness of the breasts that can occur at any time in a woman’s life. It may or may not be associated with her menstrual cycle. Breast pain is not necessarily an indication of a more serious condition.
Ovarian masses and cysts are common in women. It is important to realise that the vast majority of these are benign.
Sebaceous Cysts. A sebaceous cyst is a benign, slow-growing bump containing dead skin, skin excretions, and other skin particles. They can appear anywhere on the body, but most commonly appear on the scalp, ears, face, back, and vulva region or scrotum.
Menopause. Vaginal and/or genital bleeding in women who are in the menopause is abnormal unless it is related to hormone replacement therapy.
Vaginitis. Vaginitis is a medical term that is used to refer to any infection or inflammation of the vagina. The symptoms of vaginitis are common and most women will have at least one form of vaginitis in their lifetime.
Douching. Despite all the advertising by manufacturers of feminine hygiene products, there are no practical reasons for women to douche on a regular basis.
Cervical Screen. The Cervical Screen is a way to examine cells collected from the cervix and vagina. This test can show the presence of infection, inflammation, abnormal cells, or cancer.
Breast pain, also called mastalgia, is tenderness of the breasts that can occur at any time in a woman’s life. It may or may not be associated with her menstrual cycle. Breast pain is not necessarily an indication of a more serious condition.
Ovarian masses and cysts are common in women. It is important to realise that the vast majority of these are benign.
Sebaceous Cysts. A sebaceous cyst is a benign, slow-growing bump containing dead skin, skin excretions, and other skin particles. They can appear anywhere on the body, but most commonly appear on the scalp, ears, face, back, and vulva region or scrotum.
Menopause. Vaginal and/or genital bleeding in women who are in the menopause is abnormal unless it is related to hormone replacement therapy.
Vaginitis. Vaginitis is a medical term that is used to refer to any infection or inflammation of the vagina. The symptoms of vaginitis are common and most women will have at least one form of vaginitis in their lifetime.
Douching. Despite all the advertising by manufacturers of feminine hygiene products, there are no practical reasons for women to douche on a regular basis.