Women's Health

Websites:

Family Planning Victoria (FPV)

Better Health Channel

Royal Women's Hospital

Jean Hailes

Melbourne Sexual Health Centre

Orange Door

Helplines (White Ribbon)

Women's health education:

Ovarian hormones (Endocrine Society Australia)

About Periods (RWH)

Pelvic ultrasound (WUME)

Contraception:

Contraception (RWH)

Infographic comparing efficacy of contraceptive methods (FPV)

Contraceptive Pills available in Australia (FPV)

Missed contraceptive pill advice (FPV)

Key facts about contraception (FPV)

Skipping periods when taking the pill (RCH)

How to have safe sex (ReachOut)

Emergency contraception (RWH)

UK Mec Guidelines 2025

RANZCOG contraceptive guidelines

Problems with periods:

Heavy Menstrual Bleeding (RANZCOG)

Heavy Periods (Jean Hailes)

Heavy periods checklist (Jean Hailes)

Period pain (Jean Hailes)

PMS (Jean Hailes)

Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder - PMDD - (Jean Hailes)

Irregular or absent periods (Jean Hailes)

PCOS fact sheet (Endocrine Society)

A-Z of PCOS (Jean Hailes)

Personal Guide to PCOS (askPCOS)

Pelvic pain:

Endometriosis (RANZCOG)

Endometriosis management guide for GPs (RANZCOG)

Persistent Pelvic Pain (Jean Hailes)

Chronic Pelvic pain (RANZCOG)

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Factsheet (Australian STI guidelines)

Genitourinary health:

Vulva and Vagina (Jean Hailes)

Women's Pelvic Health (Women's and Men's Physio Camberwell)

Vaginal Discharge (Sexual Health Victoria)

Bacterial Vaginosis (Sexual Health Victoria)

Bacterial Vaginosis Factsheet (Melbourne Sexual Health Centre)

Vaginal Thrush

Vulval and vaginal pain (Jean Hailes)

Vulvodynia (Sexual Health Victoria)

Vulval pain and Sexual Pain (Women's & Mens Health Physio Camberwell)

Genitourinary symptoms of menopause

Vulvodynia Treatment Guidelines

BV Treatment Guidelines (MSHC)

Sexual health:

How to have safe sex (ReachOut)

Sexually transmitted infections (Sexual Health Victoria)

Sexual Health Factsheets (Melbourne Sexual Health Centre)

Let Them Know (help to inform sexual partners)

LGBTQIA+ supports (ReachOut)

Sexual assault services for young people

Australian STI Management Guidelines for use in Primary Care

Breast Screening:

Breastscreen Victoria website

Breast density information (Breastscreen)

Breast Density Guidance for GPs

Cervical screening:

Cervical screening (Cancer Council Victoria)

Self-collected cervical screening (Cancer Council Victoria)

HPV (Cancer Council Victoria)

Colposcopy (RWH)

Cervical Cancer (Cancer Council Victoria)

HPV vaccine (Cancer Council)

Bladder problems and pelvic floor health:

Bladder (Continence Health Australia)

Find a Physiotherapist (Continence Health Australia)

Understanding Continence (Continence Health Australia)

Stress Urinary Incontinence Factsheet (RANZCOG)

Pelvic Floor Exercises (Continence Health Australia)

Pelvic Floor Exercises (RANZCOG)

Treatment options for Stress Urinary Incontinence (Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care)

Urge Incontinence (Continence Health Australia)

Bladder Diary