Olivia Willis
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783 appearances
14 recordings
2 series
first heard Oct 2017
last heard May 2021
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Hello and welcome to The Health Report.
I'm Olivia Willis and I'm sitting in for Dr Norman Swan today with a special edition of the program as part of the ABC's International Women's Day celebrations.
We're taking a brief hiatus from coronavirus coverage to look at what else is happening in the world of health.
If you're after the latest on coronavirus, you can head to the ABC's new coronavirus podcast.
It's called Coronacast for more.
Today on the show, the federal government's revamped religious bill is set to be introduced to Parliament soon, but several health bodies have raised concerns that it will create confusion around conscientious objection for doctors and potentially lead to poor patient outcomes.
And in Queensland, researchers have discovered that a drug already available for the treatment of travel sickness and psychosis may also help in the treatment of cancer.
And the discovery, like lots of good science, was made rather serendipitously.
But first up, it's said to be the most common hormonal disorder diagnosed in young women.
Polycystic ovary syndrome, sometimes known as PCOS or PCOS, is associated with weight gain, irregular periods, acne and signs of excessive male hormones.
PCOS is often thought of as being underdiagnosed, but a new study of Australian doctors has found that many are concerned it is in some cases being misdiagnosed or overdiagnosed.
Researchers at the University of Sydney interviewed GPs, gynaecologists and endocrinologists and found that there is still a great deal of uncertainty and even some disagreement when it comes to making a diagnosis.
And among patients, misconceptions about the condition, including its impact on fertility, are still fairly widespread.
Tessa Kopp is a research fellow at the University of Sydney and she led this research and I spoke with her a little bit earlier.
She began by telling me what PCOS is and how
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And so meeting two of the
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And what makes the line seemingly blurry around diagnosis?
Because a lot of the clinicians that you spoke to said that there is no kind of clear line or that can be, it can be hard to see.
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