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Quick facts
- The crucial point in a woman's reproductive cycle occurs about 14 days before the next period is due — this is when ovulation occurs and when you are most likely to get pregnant.
- Studies suggest that 90 percent of women will at some stage suffer PMS symptoms. These can often get worse when a woman is in her 30s and PMS may continue to be a problem into menopause.
- According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the proportion of babies born to women over 30 accounts for 51 percent of the total fertility rate.
- It is believed that antenatal depression affects between seven and 20 percent of pregnant women while postnatal depression affects one in seven women who have had a baby.
- It's estimated that around 40 percent of women experience some incontinence during pregnancy and up to 30 percent have incontinence after delivery.
- Menopause is a biological change for all women that usually occurs between the ages of 45 and 55 years, with the average at about 51 to 52 years.
- A woman's body is about 20-25 percent fat.
- One in seven women will develop breast cancer by the age of 75. More than 70 percent of all breast cancer occurs in women aged 50 and over, though younger women are still at risk. The risk is especially high for women over 60.
- Women aged between 50 and 69 should have a mammogram every two years — even if you don't have any symptoms of breast cancer.
- One in three women over the age of 50 will suffer from osteoporosis.
- Vaginal thrush is quite common: it's estimated that about 75 percent of adult women will have the condition at least once during their lives, 50 percent will have it more than once.
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