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12/04/2026

In life, sometimes the bruises and scars are unavoidable. It all depends what type of bruises and scars they are, and how you came to obtain them.

Obviously when scars and bruises are caused by violence, that is not OK. That is not acceptable and there is no place for violence, or domestic violence against anyone, male, or female.

Some scars and bruises are not physical and can leave deep wounds too.
Emotional trauma, and impact that these scars cause can be very long standing and people, will need the help of a professional to deal with them. Sometimes these scares and bruises are worse than the physical ones.

Other bruises and scars are needed to help a persons pain, or health, or maybe even keep them alive. After my 8th surgery some years ago, for a long standing health issue, and also having neurosurgery to remove a tumour from inside my spinal column last year, I know this all too well. I also see it with my patients and explain the value of surgery daily, and the value of the scars this leaves behind.

We all have various scars and bruises we carry around in life. It all depends how you view those scars and bruises, and what you do to help those scars and bruises heal. All scars and bruises need helping and healing, and loving care.

Scars and bruises can also be a reminder of where we have been, and how far we have come. They can be the greatest teacher and also a great motivator for self, and to help others.

Some scars and bruises are bad, some are not. As I mentioned early on, it really depends on how they got there.

It is also about learning to love the scars and bruises we all receive, as they are now part of who we are, and the lessons they provide, or the gift that some are too. It is all about perception.

There is always someone enduring things in life worse than we are. Everyone has a story and many are fighting a battle that we do not know, nor can we comprehend.

This is why we need to show love and care to all. We have all had scars and been through battles, and we need to remember this.

If our lifetime, maybe it isn't about avoiding the bruises.
Maybe it is about collecting the scars to show that we showed up for it.

12/04/2026

As a women's health medicine expert, I often see many women who have heavy menstrual bleeding, and are not being managed properly. Worst still, some are not being managed at all.

Heavy menstrual bleeding is definitely not normal, and if left unmanaged, it leads to hormonal imbalance, and to serious short term, and long term, physical and mental health issues.

Heavy bleeding is also a key symptom of having adenomyosis.

Like anything in life, if we change nothing, then nothing changes. Except in the case of heavy menstrual bleeding, some things could get actually get worse, or worst still, may require a woman to have surgical interventions that could affect her future fertility.

Some women with uncontrolled heavy menstrual bleeding may require a hysterectomy, even at a young age (rare).

We know many women are missed & dismissed as well.

Heavy menstrual bleeding can lead to a woman being low in iron, which can lead to fatigue, and other serious health issues. It can also lead to imbalance of hormones, and also lead to serious mental health issues.

Low iron long term can also lead to sleep issues, and risk of osteoporosis. Low iron can also increase risks of cardiovascular issues.

Heavy menstrual bleeding can also interfere with a woman's life & can see her being isolated, and not being able to do the things she wants to do in life.
Heavy menstrual bleeding, left unmanaged, can also lead to fertility & reproductive issues as well.

The cause of heavy menstrual bleeding needs to be investigated, diagnosed & treated properly. This may require a multimodality approach of hormonal therapies, and other adjunct therapies as well.

We also need to know that serious gynaecological conditions are often the cause of heavy menstrual bleeding, and these need urgent attention.

If you do have heavy menstrual bleeding, you need to see a womens health expert and have this managed and treated properly.

If you do need help with heavy menstrual bleeding, contact my clinic and find out how I can help you. Contact info@drandreworr.com.au or call +61 0451 408898. In person & online consults available, no matter where you live.

11/04/2026

Having Endometriosis, Adenomyosis and PCOS does not always cause fertility issues, and these conditions do not necessarily cause infertility either.

Lets face it, infertility means that you are infertile and that you cannot conceive. The correct term here should be subfertility, not infertility.

Regardless, just because you have endometriosis, adenomyosis, or PCOS, or all these combined, it does not mean that you are instantly infertile, or that you are going to have troubles with fertility, and we need to stop telling women this, or letting them assume it either.

The fact is that it is a 50/50 thing. Some people will have no troubles conceiving, while others may just need a little bit of help, or some may need a lot of help. That is a fact.

Sure, having any of these disease states could possibly make it harder to conceive, and something that all should be taking into consideration.

But, we also need to stop telling women that they are infertile, or it is going to be impossible to have a baby, just based off a diagnosis of endometriosis, adenomyosis or PCOS, by itself alone.

There could be multiple other factors that could interfere with a woman's ability to conceive outside of these disease states, and one of them could be her partner, who may have poor s***m quality. This one is always missed.

The one thing that we do know is that any woman with one of these disease states should probably bring their baby making plans forward a bit, and start with some preconception care and planning, because the sooner a woman can conceive, and the younger she is, the better her fertility outcomes are. Early investigations and interventions and planning is key here.

If you need help with Endometriosis, Adenomyosis, or PCOS ( or all combined), or help with preconception care, or help with fertility issues, then contact my clinic and find out how I can help you.

Contact info@drandreworr.com.au or call +61 0451408898. In person & online consults available, no matter where you live.

11/04/2026

Take every chance you get in life. All you have is this moment, so if an opportunity to make yourself happy presents itself, then do it.

All you have is this moment and all you need to do is get through today. Beyond that, nothing is promised.

Do not be fearful of taking chances that could change your life, or make you happy. Take the leap of faith and just do it.

Practice saying "Yes" more often and ditch the "No".
Get rid of "Can't" and replace it with "Can".

Take every chance. Drop every fear.
Live and love to your fullest potential.

11/04/2026

We have all been in pain or flare in symptoms at some stage in our lives. Some more than others.

I know that in the last few weeks, with added stresses, having to work longer hours, I have exercised less etc, that my pain levels & some of my health symptoms have been worse.

Stress, lack of body movements and slips in dietary patterns are big instigators of increased pain & symptoms.

But, as I say to people, if you are in pain, it means that you need to do something about it. Most times people are in pain because they aren't being managed properly. Many have been missed & dismissed, or given no real management either.

But, there are always ways to get out of pain, or manage pain and other symptoms better. It just depends who you see. Just because one, or even two people you have seen don't know how to deal with it, doesn't mean that there aren't others who can.

It could also mean that you may be part of the issue too.

By that, I mean ...
Are you being proactive in managing your pain?
Are you tidying up your diet?
Are you practicing mindfulness techniques to deal with pain better?
Are you following what your healthcare practitioner has told you to do?
Are you actually taking your prescribed medicines and having regular treatments?

Pain requires a individualised/multimodality approach with people who are experts in dealing with pain. It also requires the person in pain to do the work prescribed.

I know when I have been in pain, I always ask myself 'What are you going to do about it?'

I then motivate myself, through the negative experience, to then create a positive experience, and then go and get the help I actually need.

I know that many times I have been in pain, or I have had a flare of symptoms, it is because I may not have looked after myself properly.

Next time you are in pain, or have a flare of symptoms, use this experience to motivate yourself to get some help, and use that experience to help transform yourself into a better you.

If you are in pain, and need help, or aren't been managed properly, or at all, please contact my clinic and find out how I can help you. Contact info@drandreworr.com.au

In person & online consults available.

10/04/2026

The one thing that I will keep saying over & over again, is that the wait & see approach is the worst idea ever. It always leads to a condition getting worse, symptoms of that condition getting worse, and lets face it, it then affects the body on both a physical and psychological level too.

You can't separate the physical symptoms from the emotional ones, because they are intertwined. You need to address both, to manage any health issues, or disease state and its symptoms properly. That is a well researched fact.

All too often in clinical practice I hear stories of people being missed & dismissed (it annoys me no end), but unfortunately, I also hear, and see, the stories of people waiting too long to get help, and then have to suffer the consequences of this too.

If your symptoms are getting worse, or they have not been investigated, or they aren't being managed properly (if at all), and you think you need to go and see a women's health expert, or get a second opinion, then you should.

Don't wait around and see if things are going to get better, when you have already put up with those same symptoms for weeks, months, or years. That period pain and other symptoms you are experiencing need help.

This goes for health issues as well. Early intervention is the key to any health issues, and the same goes for women's health conditions as well.

You don't want to end up at a point where a disease has obliterated your internal organs, and your pelvic cavity, and you then can't manage it at all. Some conditions left too long, can create irreversible damage, and long term effects on your physical and mental health, and why if you think you should be seeing a healthcare expert, then you should.

If you need help with a women's health conditions, and need to see a highly qualified women's health medicine expert, or reproductive medicine expert, then contact my clinic and find out how I can help you.

Contact info@drandreworr.com.au or call +61 0451408898. In person & online consults available, no matter where you live.

10/04/2026

People often say that it is because they listened to their heart, that is how they got into trouble in the first place.

The truth is, if you did listen to your heart, and were truly in heart space, you would not be in trouble at all.

People often confuse the heart and mind. You may have briefly been in heart space, but sure as day, you would have then gone into old patterns of fear, or doubt, or trauma, and then the mind took over. You may never have been in heart space at all, and been in the mind the whole time.

The heart always knows what is right for you, and the soul always knows the way and has had the map the whole time.

People are so used to being in their head, and experiencing everything from old programming, and lessons of the past, rather than being present, being mindful and experiencing everything from their heart.

Doubt and fear and being busy for the sake of being busy, override the system and cloud every action, and every decision you make. That is the irrational mind and lots of people live in that space constantly, or all their life.

When we are in heart space, and are present and in the moment, the mind is clear, and the body is at peace. You will never make a wrong decision being in that space.
This is where true healing takes place and where you can listen to your true inner voice.

It is the overthinking and default patterns you have created, that will stop you being in that space, and is the creator of all the things that go wrong in life.

Learn to be present and be in heart space. The heart already knows what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind.

10/04/2026

As a master of reproductive medicine, and women's health medicine, and many years (over 30 years) of clinical experience working with couples, and individuals with fertility issues, when I get asked what are the causes of miscarriage, and someone not being able to carry a pregnancy, I always say "How long is a piece of string"

The fact is, there can be numerous reasons why a couple, or individual is not able to fall pregnant, and it isn't always on the female side either.

Despite that, one of the causes of not being able to fall pregnant, and stay pregnant, is undiagnosed adenomyosis. All too often adenomyosis is missed and dismissed, and this can be a major factor in miscarriage, implantation issues, and not being able to conceive, or stay pregnant.

This is why is is so important to properly screening for gynaecological issues such as adenomyosis, and also use proper differential diagnosis and investigations to rule it out, and then properly manage it if it is found.

One of the key symptoms of adenomyosis is heavy menstrual bleeding, with or without menstrual and pelvic pain.

If you need help with being investigated properly for fertility issues, which includes being investigated properly for adenomyosis, and other gynaecological issues, along with male reproductive issues as well, then contact my clinic and find out how my fertility program can help you.

Contact info@drandreworr.com.au or call +61 0451408898. In person and online consults available, no matter where you live in this world.

09/04/2026

Unless you have coeliac disease, or an inflammatory bowel issue, or are vegan etc, the most common cause of iron deficiency in women, and persons, is caused from heavy periods.

People with heavy periods have a high probability of having an underlying gynaecological condition, such as adenomyosis or endometriosis. The both can be present at the same time, and have very much overlapping symptoms too.

Adenomyosis is more likely to cause heavy menstrual bleeding, but Endometriosis can as well.

There are other gynaecological conditions that can cause heavy bleeding, or abnormal uterine bleeding, but Adenomyosis and Endometriosis are often the most undiagnosed and missed and dismissed conditions in women, especially when they have low iron stores.

If you have very low iron stores, it is important to not only have these stores topped up by an iron infusion, followed by supplements, but also see a women's health expert to help you have the cause of your low iron stores identified.

Having low iron over a long period of time can have detrimental impact on your overall physical and mental wellbeing. To put in bluntly, it is dangerous.

If you need help with having the cause of your low iron stores identified, or you suffer from heavy periods, then please contact my clinic and find out how I can help you. Email info@drandreworr.com.au or call +61 0451408898. In person and online consults available, no matter where you live.

09/04/2026

So many people wish for changes, like it is some illusion in the distance. "When so and so happens... I will do this" or "When I win a million dollars... I will do this" or "When the kids grow up... I will be able to do this"

The thing is, most of those things people say are excuses, and the road blocks around those excuses is programming put there by oneself and others.

We all have a choice. We all have free will. At any given time, we can change our thoughts, change things within our lives, move to a place we are longing to be, get help with a health issue, and quite simply do whatever we would like to do with our lives.

There is a solution to every excuse, and it is just how you want to look at things that confines, or frees you. You have to power to change your life, and have the life you have always dreamed about. It just takes you putting those dreams into action.

Doesn't mean that it will be easy, but it will certainly be worth it if you achieve the things you have always been wanting. It is just fear and your thoughts and your mind holding you back.

You are the author of your life. Don't be afraid to edit or change the script.

09/04/2026

Often when I am talking to my healthcare professional colleagues in my referral network, we often say how we would love to be able to see all people before they head into IVF, or see them when they were a teenager to educate them and help them with a better future for their fertility and gynaecological health.

A while back one of my colleagues made a statement which I believe everyone needs to listen to. This is what they said.

"The issue is that most people are mismanaged at around age 13, and this is why they end up having fertility issues, and ongoing gynaecological and menstrual related issues later on."

Never has truer words been spoken.

The truth is, if we really did trace back the start of a person's fertility, gynaecological, or menstrual related issues, it would most likely be due to mismanagement at around age 13, or when they first got their period.

This mismanagement could be in the form of healthcare practitioner missing and dismissing someone, a parent waiting too long before they seek help for their teenager, or even someone just not seeking help, because they have been led to believe that their symptoms/issues are normal.

This is why I am always saying that the wait and see approach is such a bad idea, and that early intervention and early management is the key to any disease state/fertility issue.

Seeing an expert is also an important part of this process, and not just seeing a general practitioner. A general practitioner is important, but they are not an expert in women's health and fertility, and should be there to refer on, and help with overall care, in conjunction with working with an expert.

It is so important that we educate teenagers and young adults, about the facts surrounding menstrual health and fertility, and never wait too long before seeking help.

They also need to know that they need to see an expert, who can help them with proper education, but also help them with ongoing care and management too. Contact info@drandreworr.com.au

08/04/2026

Many women, and person's, suffer from heavy bleeding & period pain and do not realise that this is not normal.

Not only do they realise that it is not normal, many actually do not realise that they have a high probability of having a gynaecological condition called Adenomyosis.

While heavy bleeding, period pain and pelvic pain are key symptoms, some women, and persons, may in fact be asymptomatic (meaning no symptoms) and not know that they have it.

If we put Endometriosis and Adenomyosis under a microscope, histologically there is very little difference in these conditions, except for their location. There is enough research to show that they are in fact the same disease state, but just anatomically found in different locations.

Adenomyosis and Endometriosis share the same symptoms, and are often co-existing in a woman, and persons, at the same time.

Just remember that heavy menstrual bleeding, period pain and pelvic pain are not normal. If left unmanaged, the cause of these symptoms can have long term consequences on a woman's physical and emotional health, and also her reproductive health too.

If you need help with heavy me**es, period pain, or pelvic pain, or know that you do have Adenomyosis, then contact my clinic and find out how I can help you. Please contact info@drandreworr.com.au, or call +61 0451 408898. In person or online consult available to anyone, no matter where you live in this world.

Dr Andrew Orr

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