Yet again today, I received another email telling me of one womans torturous journey on the pill. The solution from her medical professional – stay on the pill because there is no solution and because apparently, that’s perfectly...
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I’m back in my ELEMENT (and you can tell because I barely surface for air!!) talking contraception and the pill – because ALL women need the opportunity to know this stuff and it’s not necessarily something your GP will talk to...
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Since when did going on school camp be a reason for prescribing the pill? Seems the latest ‘craze’ (and I say that because its craziness at it’s best if you ask me) is to ‘pop’ young girls on the pill at the time of...
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I had somebody write in a little while back and ask if I could share a little about recurrent miscarriage. Tricky part is, from a Chinese Medicine (TCM) perspective there may be a swag full of reasons why this happens outside of known causes (ie...
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How awesome is this diary? There are a whole lot more over at Mi Goals. Check them out here. As I’m sure you can imagine, my inbox is a busy place. But this email a few weeks back stopped me in my tracks – I asked if I could share it...
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Making the decision to stop taking the pill, for some is done easily, especially if they are at the family planning point of their lives. These recent posts on the pill (here and here) have sparked discussion and countless emails, of...
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Original image from Bromo-aj Yesterday I chatted with Tim Brunero from Radio Adelaide’s Breakfast show on 101.5fm, about the effects of the Oral Contraceptive Pill, it’s long term use and how it affecting our fertility. Take a listen...
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Original image from Pinterest Totally muffed by conflicting fertility information? It seems you’re not the only one. Patients quiz me every day as to what works and why. In a world of information overload, it’s easy to get yourself in a pickle –...
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As you are well aware, I’m on (and loving) maternity leave. I’ve been able to actually take the time out this time round, all made possible by MY Lucy. Lucy is my fab associate. She came on board at The Pagoda Tree last year and...
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Image from Cuba Gallery, via Flickr Does it seem you spent most of your twenties trying your darndest not to fall pregnant, only to discover that now you’re thirty-something the pipes aren’t as squeaky clean as you expected? You are not alone...
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Original image via Flickr Why the eggs? To me, eggs are the perfect picture of fertility. So much potential – all made up of the right stuff. This is my third blog post on the pill – I don’t usually blog on the same topic, however this is...
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Original image here So I’m back with more on the pill. The response to last weeks post on ‘The Pill – is it for you‘ was so tremendous, I really wanted to get this next piece of the puzzle out as soon as possible, whilst...
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