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Dr Bailey and the staff at HWHC welcome 2017. Everyone has returned refreshed from the holiday season and ready to take care of YOU. One of Dr Bailey’s ‘babies’ helping at work.

Summer is here and in our part of the world, that means humidity, discomfort and sweat. As we all know, it’s easy enough to lose patience with the heat, but add in a pregnancy, particularly an [...]

Hunter Women’s Health Centre is pleased to announce an addition to our healthcare providers. Dr Penelope Thomas will be joining our practice in March 2017! Penelope graduated from medicine [...]

Most women think of a Pap smear as a necessary evil and therefore the news of changes to the cervical screening program will be a breath of fresh air. Currently, all sexually active [...]

The silly season is upon us and we all know too well how easy it is to overindulge in everything from gifts to one too many mince pies. Other than the usual suspects of heart disease, diabetes [...]

If you’ve recently had abnormal or ‘positive’ results from your routine cervical screening, or pap smear, you will likely be referred for a colposcopy. The first thing you need to do is try not [...]

There have been many myths surrounding cervical screening and something that is quick, painless in most cases and crucial to gynaecological health has become a medical bogeyman. We want to change [...]

We all know how important it is to get regular exercise to keep our muscles strong and supple yet there is a vital group of muscles that almost always gets neglected – the pelvic floor. The [...]

Everything You Need to Know About Flying When PregnantWhether it’s a well-deserved trip before baby comes along, a planned visit to family or a last minute emergency the question for all [...]

It’s almost time for your period. You feel dread. You’ve had very painful periods for as long as you can remember. Why? Endometriosis may be to blame. Endometriosis happens when tissue that’s [...]