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The Jean Hailes Foundation provides the content contained on, or referred to in this website as a public service and we invite you to access it at your leisure. The Foundation, its employees and its agents have taken all responsible care in producing this information. While the medical information content is written by The Foundation's medical and allied health professionals, this information is not personal medical advice and is not intended to substitute for the evaluation of your individual health condition by your personal healthcare provider. Rather, information provided by the Foundation should be interpreted in conjunction with your health practitioner.

Accordingly, The Foundation, its employees and its agents of shall not be responsible for any eventualities arising from the use of, or reliance on, the information contained on, or referred to in, this website or of those sites linked to this website. They are responsible neither for any errors or omissions contained in the work of this website nor of those sites linked to this website. You may download the information contained on, or referred to, in this website for your own personal use but otherwise you may not reproduce or modify the information contained on, or referred to in, this website without The Foundation's express permission.

Editorial Policy:

The Jean Hailes Foundation publishes a wide variety of medical and health information in print and electronic form. The importance of editorial rigour for medical information cannot be overstated.

The Foundation's Editorial Policy provides final approval and authorisation for publication under the Jean Hailes Foundation imprimatur for all information following the internal peer review process if not already subjected to satisfactory peer review elsewhere.

The health information content provided on this website is developed by The Jean Hailes Foundation education unit in conjunction with medical and allied health professionals for use by Australian women and their health professionals. The health information presented such as guidelines and educational materials are based on current medical knowledge and practice as at the date of publication. When the health information page content was last updated is clearly displayed at the bottom of the page.

Web Medical Editor: The Jean Hailes Foundation

Editorial Panel:

Dr Elizabeth Farrell AM, MBBS, FRCOG, FRACOG 
Professor Jane Fisher BSc (Hons), PhD, MAPS
Professor Henry Burger AO, MD, FRACP, FCP, FRACOG, FRCP (London), FAA 
Ms Janet Hailes Michelmore AO, BA, Dip Ed   
Ms Aleeza Zohar BA (Media Studies), Dip Public Relations 
Ms Karin Moning
Mr James Shirvill BSc (Hons)

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The cost of The Jean Hailes Foundation's websites are met from the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing grant made available to The Foundation in its capacity as a not-for-profit women's health education organisation.

The Jean Hailes Foundation is recognised by the Australian Tax Office as a not-for-profit organisation. Like most other major independent research organisations within Australia, including all Universities, funds for research activities are obtained from a spectrum of government and non-government sources. For The Jean Hailes Foundation, non-government donors include other philanthropic organisations and charities, private individuals and commercial organisations. Some donors however, specifically request anonymity as a condition of donating funds to The Foundation. For this reason, individual details on donors (private or commercial) are not routinely made public.

The Jean Hailes Foundation has developed a significant reputation as an independent and objective source of information on the latest scientific developments in women's health. This independence and objectivity is recognised by government and the general public alike, and hence is rigorously guarded. In particular, we protect our academic freedom and right to speak objectively and openly on all matters, controversial or otherwise.

Grants and donations for research and education are only accepted on the basis of full academic freedom including our right to publish all results deriving from the studies. Study results are published in international peer reviewed scientific journals that ensure objective scrutiny and assessment of all information before results are released publicly. Donors have no say or influence over what information is published or released. In addition the editors of medical journals have set policies to ensure that the financial associations of authors are disclosed and that published articles are not influenced by their financial associations. We support fully and comply with these policies.

The Board members of The Jean Hailes Foundation provide their time and expertise on an entirely voluntary basis and receive no fees, salaries or benefits for the work they undertake for the Foundation Board.

The Jean Hailes Foundation websites do not receive funding from advertising and The Foundation does not accept paid advertisements on its websites.

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These Conditions are governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of Victoria, Australia. Any disputes arising from these Conditions or in connection with the use of this website are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Victoria, Australia.

This website may be accessed throughout Australia and overseas. The Jean Hailes Foundation makes no representation that the Content on this website complies with the laws of any country outside Australia. If you access this site from outside Australia, you are responsible for ensuring that that your access to, downloading of, use of or reliance on the Content contained in this website is in compliance with all laws in the place in which you are located. 

Content updated 11 April 2012