Women’s Health
While women are generally better than men at looking after their health and maintaining a relationship with their GP to help them achieve their health goals, sometimes you need a doctor who has a special interest in women’s health.
The area of women’s health is broad and complex and ranges from physical health needs to emotional counselling and support. There are different women’s health areas depending on age, fertility, lifestyle and our environment.
We can help you optimise your long-term health, improve your reproductive health and look after your wellbeing.
We recognise that it is very important to have a kind, empathetic and thorough GP when seeking help with women’s health issues. That’s why we are very proud to have a FRACGP-qualified female doctor with extensive training and qualifications in specific areas of medicine that affect women, ranging from women’s health, sexual health, fertility, pregnancy care, contraception and menopause.
Just after your routine women’s health check-up? We can help you get the most out of your women’s health routine check-up.
We help patients in all areas of women’s health at all stages of life, including:
- Mental health
- Period pain management
- Skin cancer checks
- Contraception, including insertion of Implanons, Mirena and Kyleena IUDs
- Pap smears (now called cervical screens)
- Breast screens
- Advice on sexual health, fertility, pregnancy care, contraception and menopause
- Pregnancy planning and pregnancy checks
- Postnatal health and wellbeing, six-week postnatal checks for new mums and six-week baby checks
- Osteoporosis and bone health
- Menopause management