Family Planning NSW would like to acknowledge the contributors of the following people, without whom the production of this Handbook would not be possible.
Family Planning NSW contributors:
Dr Clea Anagnostopoulou, Medical Coordinator
Dr Jessica Botfield, Registered Nurse/Senior Research Officer
Dr Hilary Bower, Medical Coordinator
Ms Alex Robinson, Metro Clinics Quality Assurance Nurse
Dr Margaret Stellingwerff, Medical Coordinator
Dr Sally Sweeney, Medical Coordinator
Dr Lynne Wray, Senior Medical Officer
External contributors:
Associate Professor Katherine Brown, Medical Director of Ambulatory and Primary Health Care Illawarra Sexual Health Service, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
Dr Ellie Freedman, Medical Director of the Northern Sydney Sexual Assault Service, Royal Northshore Hospital, Northern Sydney Local Health District
Dr Michael Lowy, Sexual Health Physician, The Male Clinic, Sydney
Dr Janelle McDonald, Gynecologist, subspecialist in reproductive endocrinology and infertility, Adora Fertility, Sydney
Dr Margaret Sherburn, APA Continence and Women’s Health Specialist Physiotherapist, PhysioSpot, Victoria
Dr Michael Whishaw, Consultant Physician, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria
Dr Shannon Zawada, Gynaecologist and Infertility (IVF) Specialist, Genea Fertility, Sydney
Dr Rebecca South, The Leichhardt General Practice, Sydney
Family Planning NSW medical editors:
Adjunct Professor Deborah Bateson, Medical Director
Dr Clare Boerma, Associate Medical Director
Family Planning NSW proof readers:
Dr Jessica Botfield, Registered Nurse/Senior Research Officer
Ms Prudence Kidman, Research and Publication Officer
Reference editor:
Ms Prudence Kidman, Research and Publication Officer
Family Planning NSW reviewers:
Registered Nurses
Shannon Forsyth
Sarah Robertson
Michelle Alexander
Jenni Harrison
Lisa Bradfield
Alex Robinson
Nurse Practitioner
Kirsteen Fleming
Medical Officers
Dr Di Lawrence
Dr Hilary Bower
Social Worker
May-Lin Shutler
External reviewers:
Adjunct Professor Annabelle Farnsworth, Medical Director of Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology, and Director of Cytopathology and GynaePath
Professor Kirsten Black, Joint Head of and Associate Professor of Discipline of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology, University of Sydney
Dr Vincent Cornelisse, Medical Unit Manager and Staff Specialist, Conjoint Senior Lecturer Kirby Institute UNSW
Mr Teddy Cook, Manager, Trans & Gender Diverse Health Equity at ACON
Clinical Professor Rod Baber, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Sydney
Dr Eva Jackson, Clinical Director Nepean Blue Mountains Sexual Health & HIV Clinics
Dr Nicholas Comninos, General Practitioner, The Village Medical Practice, Summer Hill
Adjunct Professor Mary T Rickard, Discipline of Medical Imaging Science, University of Sydney, and Consultant Radiologist, BreastScreen NSW
Ms Julie Hamblin, Consultant, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers
Project management:
Adjunct Professor Ann Brassil, CEO
Ms Jane Estoesta, Director, The Research Centre
Ms Prudence Kidman, Research and Publication Officer
Chapters
- Chapter 1 – Reproductive and Sexual Health Consultations in the Australian Setting
- Chapter 2 – The Cervix
- Chapter 3 – The Ovary
- Chapter 4 – The Vagina and Vulva
- Chapter 5 – The Breast
- Chapter 6 – The Bladder and the Pelvic Floor
- Chapter 7 – Abnormal Uterine Bleeding and Other Disorders of the Menstrual Cycle
- Chapter 8 – Fertility Problems
- Chapter 9 – Preconception Care and Pregnancy
- Chapter 10 – Pregnancy Options
- Chapter 11 – Menopause
- Chapter 12 – Sexually Transmissible Infections (STIs)
- Chapter 13 – Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
- Chapter 14 – Acute Pelvic Pain and Other Gynaecological Emergencies
- Chapter 15 – Reproductive and Sexual Health for Trans and Gender Diverse People
- Chapter 16 – Management of Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence in Primary Health Care
- Chapter 17 – Female Sexual Interest and Arousal Disorder (FSIAD)
- Chapter 18 – Male Sexual Dysfunction, Prostate Disease and Testicular Lumps
- Chapter 19 – Legal Considerations in Reproductive and Sexual Health