Struggling to conceive? Your infertility questions, answered.
Being diagnosed as infertile doesn’t mean you can’t fall pregnant, it just means something is preventing you from conceiving naturally. What is infertility? ‘Doctors define infertility as the inability to conceive
Early menopause – and associated health risks
Like all menopausal women, women in premature menopause experience low oestrogen levels. When your oestrogen levels drop, you are more exposed to certain diseases. So what can you do to stay healthy?
Pelvic pain? 3 causes to consider
Pelvic pain broadly refers to sharp pain – or a dull ache – that occurs in the lower abdomen (below the belly button).
Miracle Mom: Tansey Coetzee’s battle with endometriosis
Former Miss South Africa, Tansey Coetzee, shares her story on her winning the battle to become a mom while living with endometriosis.
Liquid gold: The benefits of breast milk
Breast milk is not just food for baby – it provides potent health-giving properties for mom, too.
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Most nursing units have windows overlooking gardens to promote healing.
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Our radio-translucent theatre beds enable X-rays to be taken on the spot, without having to move the patient or disturb the procedure.
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Our hospitals have been awarded international accreditation for best practice in the management of environmental systems and practices.
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You get 20% of the water your body needs from eating fruit and vegetables.
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Nurses can observe patients at all times as critical care units are designed like a beehive with the nurses’ station in the middle.
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An orange has over 170 different phytonutrients and more than 60 flavonoids, providing anti-inflammatory, anti-tumour and blood clot-inhibiting effects.
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Our hospitals did the first minimally invasive transcatheter aortic valve implant procedure in Africa.
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Trauma patients with a critically low temperature will often be wrapped in a space blanket to reduce heat loss.
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Mediclinic Cape Town is accredited as a mother and baby friendly institution, having scored 100% at a recent external review.
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A jumping rope uses almost every muscle in the entire body during exercise.
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Trailblazers: 3 female Mediclinic doctors making history
It’s true what they say: women rule the world. These three are offering expert care, helping patients and making history in their respective fields.
Essential health screenings for women
Health screenings for women become more important as you age, not less. Here’s how to pre-empt potential medical problems with a proactive approach PAP SMEAR ▶ To test for human
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Most nursing units have windows overlooking gardens to promote healing.
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Scrub areas in theatre are a minimum of 2.1m wide to accommodate at least two people at a time.
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Immunisations save lives and help stop diseases from spreading.
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Mediclinic trains more than a thousand nurses annually at training centres throughout Southern Africa.
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An orange has over 170 different phytonutrients and more than 60 flavonoids, providing anti-inflammatory, anti-tumour and blood clot-inhibiting effects.
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Our hospitals have been awarded international accreditation for best practice in the management of environmental systems and practices.
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We use the internationally recognised Oxford Vermont Network to keep our neonatal critical care units at the forefront of paediatric medicine.
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We found a practical solution to a shortage of theatre nurses by becoming a registered teaching institution.
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Some of our hospitals have operating tables that can support patients of up to 370kg in weight and 2.2m in height.
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Our hospitals are designed to minimise ambient noise to promote sleeping and the healing process.
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What happened next: infertility
Becoming pregnant should be a joyful time for any couple. But after 18 months of trying with no success, Kyle and Philippa Nipper were confused and frustrated – until a
HPV vaccination: Your second best defence
HPV is the virus that causes cervical cancer – the second most prevalent cancer among women after breast cancer. Over 99% of all cervical cancers are caused by persistent infection of high-risk types of HPV. We chat to two Mediclinic experts about who should be vaccinated, when and why.
The HPV vaccination process
HPV (Human Papillomavirus) is a viral infection that can cause cervical cancer. Although sexually transmitted, penetrative sex is not required – the virus can also be transmitted through skin-to-skin genital contact.
Why watching iron levels is more important for women than for men
Your body needs iron to function healthily. Women, in particular, are prone to iron deficiency, and the problem affects as many as one in two South African women. Dr Mike du Toit, a haematologist at Mediclinic Constantiaberg, explains why maintaining healthy iron levels is so important for women.
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