We read the article by Nethery and colleagues with great interest, having noted a similar dramatic increase in the incidence of gestational diabetes in Australia, coincident with widespread adoption of the 1-step test using the International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups (IADPSG) criteria. [...]
The Australian mixed public and private health care model can lead to those most in need receiving the least or least effective care. We investigated whether this applied to preventive health checks in general practice for women in mid-life. Two types of mid-life preventive health [...]
Robust evidence regarding the benefits and harms of notifying Australian women when routine breast screening identifies that they have dense breasts is needed for informing future mammography population screening practice and policy. The objective of this study is to assess the psychosocial and health services [...]
Whilst most women reported having an anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) test for appropriate reasons, about one third had it for reasons not supported by evidence. Public and clinician education about the lack of utility of AMH testing for women not undergoing infertility treatment is needed.
When Sophie was pregnant with her first baby, she had an oral glucose tolerance blood test. A few days later, the hospital phoned telling her she had gestational diabetes. Despite having only a slightly raised glucose (blood sugar) level, Sophie describes being diagnosed as affecting her pregnancy [...]
Transvaginal mesh (mesh) surgery was developed through collaborations between surgeons and device manufacturers, in 1996, for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence (incontinence) and/or pelvic organ prolapse (prolapse) in women. It was aggressively promoted to practitioners and rapidly adopted in practice. Clinical trials indicated mesh [...]
Breast density (BD) is an independent risk factor for breast cancer and reduces mammographic sensitivity. This study explored women’s responses and intentions if notified that they had dense breasts.
Breast cancer care has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This systematic review aims to describe the observed pandemic-related changes in clinical and health services outcomes for breast screening and diagnosis.
Objectives: To determine the total annual screening and further-investigation costs of investigating false-positive and true-positive mammograms in the Australian population breast-screening program.
To examine the impact of self-reported human papillomavirus (HPV) test result (HPV negative, HPV positive, HPV result unknown) on a range of psychosocial outcomes. Women and other people with a cervix in Australia aged 25–74 years who reported having participated in cervical screening since December [...]