Driving better sexual and reproductive health outcomes for women through primary care

We innovate strategies to ensure the Australian primary care workforce adequately addresses women's sexual and reproductive health needs, including trialling alternative service delivery methods to enhance accessibility, particularly in rural and regional areas.

Understanding the needs and preferences of women is important when co-designing interventions that can help women achieve their individual reproductive goals.

Health data sets are useful in gaining insights into the state of women's sexual and reproductive health in Australia and identifying gaps in health care provision.

Doctors can now use MS-2 Step to manage missed miscarriage up to 70 days’ gestation after the TGA expanded the approved indications for the abortion medication.

All women will have access to pharmacy prescribed UTI treatments and contraception from next year, with the Federal Government announcing a planned pharmacy trial for concession card holders will be expanded to all women.

GPs can now offer patients greater access to medical abortion and more options for miscarriage care after the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approved two major changes to a commonly used abortion medication.

Lifting Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) restrictions on MS-2 Step has led to almost 50% more pharmacies ordering the medicine, new research shows. 

Endometriosis is one of the most common chronic conditions affecting people with a uterus, yet the clinical guidance meant to help doctors diagnose and treat it varies dramatically from one country to the next.

Adolescents, gender-diverse people and those with lived experience are underrepresented in endometriosis guidelines worldwide, a University of Queensland study has found.