Posted on 19 October 2020
Today we are speaking with Sarah Powell from Pink Hope, an Australian non-profit organisation for educating and preventing about hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. Sarah was diagnosed with breast cancer at 29 years old but it was the news she carries a BRCA1 mutation that sent her looking for support and information. Luckily she found … Continue reading
Posted on 14 June 2020
Up until May 2017 Rachael was a normal Mum living in Sydney with her husband Jonathan and their beautiful daughter Mackenzie. They then received news that changed their whole world forever. Determined to prevent others from experiencing this pain, Rachael turned her research into Mackenzie’s condition into a campaign for genetic carrier testing. … Continue reading
Posted on 16 January 2020
At Women’s Health Melbourne, we’re often asked about pregnancy and genetic testing. Who needs genetic screening? When should it happen? What conditions, diseases and genetic mutations should you be tested for? How do the results impact your family planning? (And how do genes work, anyway?) This is a personal issue that can feel scary and … Continue reading
Posted on 7 November 2018
Some fertility issues are genetic. Genetic diseases usually run in families, but some can occur for the first time in an individual and from then can be passed down to their future children. Here are some examples of common and rare genetic causes of infertility. Endometriosis While not the only risk factor, endometriosis is 7 … Continue reading
Posted on 13 May 2018
The 2018 Australia Budget has announced a $500 million dollar investment in preconception genetic screening. This is an area of reproductive medicine that I am passionate about and which was the subject of my PhD, which I completed through the University of Sydney with a year of study conducted overseas at the famous and beautiful … Continue reading
