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Learn how to best manage lifestyle factors such as diet, exercise, stress, supplements, etc. to maximise your endocrine health.

22 10, 2024

The Penis Is A Pointer to Men’s Overall Health

2024-10-22T16:05:53+10:00October 22nd, 2024|Categories: Cardiovascular, Lifestyle, Men’s health, Reproductive health|Tags: , , , , , |

If eyes are the window to the soul, then the penis is the measuring stick of men’s heath. While many men think a dodgy todger is a natural part of ageing, penis health is [...]

8 10, 2024

How obesity affects your sperm and fertility

2024-10-08T14:23:15+10:00October 8th, 2024|Categories: Hormone biology, Lifestyle, Men’s health, Obesity, Research Updates|Tags: , , , |

It turns out that when it comes to fertility, size does matter – but maybe not in the way we all assumed. Every day it feels like there’s some new advice for would-be dads [...]

19 08, 2024

Does PCOS cause heart disease? Dr Jillian Tay explains.

2024-08-19T00:32:44+10:00August 19th, 2024|Categories: Cardiovascular, Lifestyle, Reproductive health, Women’s health|Tags: , , , |

Like many health conditions affecting women and people with ovaries, PCOS had historically been misconstrued as a problem with the lady parts. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome remains under-diagnosed, its mechanisms under-researched and its impact under-estimated. [...]

22 11, 2023

An overview of current and future medications for obesity

2023-11-22T23:11:08+10:00November 22nd, 2023|Categories: Drugs & Therapies, Hormone biology, Lifestyle, Medications and therapies, Research Updates|Tags: , , , , , |

Obesity is a chronic health condition affecting nearly a third of Australians. As a risk factor for illness and death it’s second only to smoking. Holding excess weight has been linked to 30 diseases [...]

20 09, 2023

New guidelines for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

2023-09-20T17:08:19+10:00September 20th, 2023|Categories: Endocrine Diseases, Lifestyle, Medications and therapies, Reproductive health, Research Updates, Trans health, Women’s health|Tags: , , , , , , |

For women, nonbinary people, and trans men, PCOS symptoms can be distressing, confusing, and painful – and, unfortunately, so can the healthcare meant to treat it. PCOS is a difficult condition to diagnose and [...]

23 05, 2023

Fatigue, weight gain – is it my thyroid?

2024-11-11T19:41:57+10:00May 23rd, 2023|Categories: Endocrine Diseases, Lifestyle, Thyroid gland|Tags: , , , |

At this point in history, who could say no to an extra few hours of sleep or a nice afternoon nap? However, if you’ve been feeling run down for months, tired without reason, exhausted [...]

4 11, 2022

Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: Should we be avoiding plastic?

2022-11-04T08:03:52+10:00November 4th, 2022|Categories: Community, Endocrine Diseases, Lifestyle|

What are endocrine disrupting chemicals? Chemicals are substances that is made up of matter or particles. They can be solid, liquid or gas, found naturally or be human made. Most things in our everyday [...]

29 10, 2020

6 Self-care Tips for Endometriosis

2020-10-29T10:41:40+10:00October 29th, 2020|Categories: Endocrine Diseases, Lifestyle, Medications and therapies, Reproductive health, Uncategorized, Women’s health|

For the 1 in 10 Australian women with endometriosis [1], the experience of pain is pretty common.  While medication can be used to reduce pain, it often doesn't provide enough pain relief, or it has [...]

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