Knocked Up

Women's Health Listen · 40 min · Mar 2020

Covid 19, Coronavirus Advice for Women

Recorded on Sunday 15th of March 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. A special episode today. Hosts Dr Raelia Lew and Jordi Morrison discuss Corona Virus/Covid 19 with Dr KJ Farley, an Intensive Care Specialist and Dr Preeya Alexander, a renown GP.

Fertility Listen · 31 min · Mar 2020

Looking After Your Mental Health with Dr Hayley Matic

In today's episode we discuss how counselling can provide invaluable support to individuals and couples that are struggling with infertility. We are joined by Dr Hayley Matic is a psychologist and infertility counsellor based at the Mindroom, Melbourne.

Carrier Screening Listen · 41 min · Jan 2020

Family Planning, Pregnancy and Genetic Testing

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?

Gynaecology Listen · 27 min · Dec 2019

Cervical Cancer Screening and HPV

What is the cervix, exactly? How do cancer cells develop there? What can we do to help prevent that from happening? And how can we detect abnormalities as early as possible?

Gynaecology Listen · 17 min · Nov 2019

Your Vaginal Microbiome and Your Fertility

You've probably heard of the "microbiome" – it's the ecological community of all the different microorganisms that inhabit the human body, and we typically refer to it when we talk about our gut health. But did you know that we also have flora in our vagina and genital tracts?

Pregnancy Listen · 48 min · Oct 2019

Pregnancy and Health Literacy With Dr Preeya Alexander, GP

This week we chat with Dr Preeya Alexander, a GP based in Melbourne with a passion for preventative medicine. One of Preeya's passions is health literacy – on her website and Instagram account (@thewholesomedoctor) she shares evidence-based health information in a fun, engaging manner.

Male Fertility Listen · 22 min · Oct 2019

Klinefelter Syndrome and Artificial Insemination

This week we're responding to a listener request and discussing Klinefelter syndrome, a genetic condition that affects approximately 1 in 600 men.

Pregnancy Listen · 35 min · Oct 2019

Understanding Your Pelvic Floor With Dr Margaret Sherburn

What exactly your pelvic floor? Can you strengthen it before and during pregnancy? And if it's damaged during labour, what can you do postpartum to help repair it?is This week we speak with Dr Margaret Sherburn, a physiotherapist with decades of experience who specialises in continence and women's health.

Gynaecology Listen · 15 min · Sept 2019

Chlamydia, PID and Fertility

Chlamydia is a common sexually transmitted infection that can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) in women, which can affect fertility.

Nutrition Listen · 21 min · Sept 2019

Nutrition and Fertility With Dietitian Wendy Fedele

What should you eat – and what you eat – when you're trying to conceive?shouldn't There's a lot of information out there, and sometimes it can feel overwhelming, but we're delighted to have Accredited Practicing Dietitian Wendy Fedele as our guest this week to give us some evidence-based guidance.

Endometriosis Listen · 17 min · Aug 2019

When Endometriosis Isn't Visible on Ultrasound

In this episode of Knocked Up, Dr Raelia Lew of Women's Health Melbourne explains the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis when it can't be seen on ultrasound.

IVF Listen · 38 min · July 2019

The Victorian IVF review

So much news about IVF reform in Victoria ... we had to discuss it! https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/calls-for-public-egg-and-sperm-bank-to-curb-state-s-donor-shortage-20190703-p523ot.html