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Women's Health

This page contains Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) that relate to Women's Health medical conditions and associated issues commonly addressed by Accident & Emergency, Community, Gynaecology, Oncology and Perioperative Departments of The Royal Women's Hospital.

Guidelines can be found within the following sections;

• Emergency
• Contraception
• Gynaecology 
• Post-Operative Management             
• Urogynaecology
• Consumer Choice
• Violence Against Women

Emergency

• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (Adult)
• Hypoglycaemia: Management
• Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome: Management of Severe OHSS in HDU

Contraception

• Emergency Contraception
• Implanon
• Intrauterine Devices (IUD)

Gynaecology

• Cytology Screening

• Early Pregnancy Assessment Service (EPAS)
  • EPAS: Assessment, Diagnosis and Management Planning

Medication Guidelines

• Gonadotrophin Releasing Hormone Analogues
• Medications: Guidelines for Nurses and Prescribers 
• Possible Drug-Herb Interactions
• Prescribing restrictions at the Royal Women's Hospital

Early Pregnancy Complications

• Hyperemesis Gravidarum
• Management of First Trimester Bleeding
• Serial ￟HCG Follow up: Early Pregnancy 

Reproductive Loss

• Autopsy Consent Form
  • 12-19 week pregnancy loss (Word 68 KB)
  • Still born baby (Word 68 KB)
  • Neonatal (Word 68 KB)

Post Operative Management

Prophylactic Use of Heparins / Anticoagulants

• Low-Dose Standard Heparin Infusion Guidelines 
• Low Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH) Guidelines   
• Prophylactic Subcutaneous Standard Heparin Guidelines 
• Therapeutic Standard heparin Infusion Guidelines 
• Warfarin Guidelines 

Antibiotic Guidelines

• Febrile Neutropenia: Management
• Gentamicin levels

Postoperative

Urogynaecology

• DMSO for Insterstitial Cystitis - administration of
• Female Genital Mutilation
• Female Urinary Incontinence General Practice Management

Consumer Choice

• Provider Gender and Report   

Informed Consent

• Refusal of Blood Products: Patients:
• When patients decline or refuse medical treatment
• The termination review process 

Violence Against Women

• Violence Against Women: Management and Referral Options

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