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A small, considered library of health information — written to help you prepare for a visit, understand your options, and know when it’s worth seeing a GP. Everything here is general information, not personal medical advice.
Women's Health
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Breast Lumps, Breast Pain and Screening: When to See a GP
A GP guide to breast lumps, breast pain and screening: what needs assessment, what to expect, how to prepare and when to seek urgent care in the Eastern Suburbs.
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Cervical Screening and Self-Collection: A GP Guide for Patients
A GP guide to cervical screening and self-collection in Australia: who needs it, how self-collection works, what results mean and when to seek review.
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Contraception Options in Australia: How a GP Can Help You Choose
A GP guide to contraception options in Australia, including the pill, implant and IUD, how methods are compared, what to expect and how to prepare.
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Endometriosis Symptoms: Starting the Conversation With Your GP
A GP guide to endometriosis symptoms and how to start the conversation: what to track, what to expect, treatment before diagnosis and when to seek help.
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Heavy Periods and Iron Deficiency: How a GP Can Help
A GP guide to heavy periods and iron deficiency: common causes, checking iron and anaemia, treatment options and when to seek urgent help in the Eastern Suburbs.
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Implanon and IUD Questions: What to Ask Your GP Before Choosing
A GP guide to choosing between the Implanon implant and hormonal or copper IUDs, what to expect at the appointment, how to prepare and when to seek help.
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PCOS and Irregular Periods: What a GP Can Check First
A GP guide to PCOS and irregular periods: what polycystic ovary syndrome is, what a GP can check first, how to prepare and when to seek urgent help.
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Perimenopause and Menopause: Questions to Bring to Your GP
A GP guide to perimenopause and menopause: symptoms, what to track, treatment options including MHT, and the questions worth bringing to your appointment.
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Sexual Health, Vaginal Symptoms and STI Testing: A GP Visit Should Feel Safe
A GP guide to vaginal symptoms and STI testing: common causes, what testing involves, how to prepare and when to seek urgent help, with respectful care.
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Understanding What Causes Heavy Periods
A GP guide to the causes of heavy periods, from hormones and fibroids to thyroid and perimenopause, plus tests, treatments and when to seek urgent help.
Pregnancy
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Perinatal Mental Health: When Pregnancy or New Parenthood Feels Hard
A GP guide to perinatal mental health: recognising anxiety and low mood in pregnancy and new parenthood, what support is available and when to seek urgent help.
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Positive Pregnancy Test: What Happens at the First GP Visit
A GP guide to your first visit after a positive pregnancy test: confirming dates, reviewing medicines, early tests and care options, and when to seek urgent help.
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Pregnancy Safety: Food, Medicines, Vaccines and Everyday Questions
A GP guide to pregnancy safety: food and listeria risk, medicines and supplements, recommended vaccines and everyday questions, plus when to seek urgent help.
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Shared Antenatal Care With a GP and the Royal Hospital for Women
How GP shared antenatal care with the Royal Hospital for Women works: what visits cover, who it suits, how to prepare and when to seek urgent help.
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The Six-Week Postnatal Check: Looking After Mother and Baby
A GP guide to the six-week postnatal check: recovery, feeding, mood, contraception and baby health, what to expect and when to seek urgent help.
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When Should I See a GP Before Trying for a Baby?
A GP guide to preconception care: when to book, what a GP checks before pregnancy, supplements, vaccines and fertility timing, plus when to seek urgent care.
Children's Health
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ADHD Concerns in Children: First Steps With a GP
A GP guide to first steps when you have ADHD concerns about your child: what to expect, how assessment works, what to prepare and when to seek urgent help.
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Baby and Childhood Eczema: Getting the Basics Right
A GP guide to baby and childhood eczema: moisturisers, avoiding irritants, using steroid creams safely, building a flare plan and when to seek urgent help.
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Childhood Immunisations and Development Checks With a GP
A GP guide to childhood immunisations and development checks: what visits cover, catch-up schedules, what to prepare and when to seek urgent care for your child.
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Starting Solids and Allergy Foods: Calm Advice for Parents
A GP guide to starting solids and introducing allergy foods: readiness signs, iron-rich foods, choking safety, allergy planning and when to seek urgent help.
General GP Care
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Acne Treatment for Teens and Adults: When to See a GP
A GP guide to acne treatment for teens and adults: when to see a GP, treatment options from creams to referral, how to prepare and when to seek urgent help.
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Eczema, Psoriasis and Chronic Skin Conditions: Getting a GP Plan
A GP guide to managing eczema, psoriasis and chronic skin conditions: building a flare plan, using treatments safely, triggers and when to seek urgent help.
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Family GP Care in Maroubra: Why Continuity Matters
Why continuity of care matters in family general practice in Maroubra: what a family GP can help with, how to prepare and when to seek urgent care.
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GP, Urgent Care or 000? How to Decide in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs
A GP guide to deciding between a GP appointment, urgent care, the emergency department or calling 000 in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs, and when to seek urgent help.
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How to Choose a GP in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs
A practical guide to choosing a GP in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs: what makes a good family GP, why continuity matters, questions to ask and when to seek urgent care.
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Lifestyle Medicine: Weight, Sleep, Alcohol, Smoking and Wellbeing
A GP guide to lifestyle medicine: practical, non-judgemental support for weight, sleep, alcohol, smoking and wellbeing, and when to seek urgent help.
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Men's Health Checks in the Eastern Suburbs: What to Ask Your GP
A GP guide to men's health checks: heart and diabetes risk, mental health, sleep, sexual health, bowel screening and prostate questions, and when to seek urgent help.
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Preventive Health Checks for Busy Adults
A GP guide to preventive health checks for busy adults: what to screen for, how care is tailored to you, how to prepare, and when to seek urgent help.
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Travel Medicine and Vaccines: What to Discuss Before You Go
A GP guide to travel medicine: vaccines, malaria prevention, food and water safety and travel medications, what to prepare and when to seek urgent care.
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