"Death is like a rude visitor. It sometimes arrives unannounced. Other times, we see it coming. It does not care about our feelings. It takes no concern for the inconvenience it brings. It wants only to be served and to be answered. It takes who it wants and all we can do is sit helplessly by as it stomps through our lives making a mess of our emotions, wreaking havoc with those who are left to pick up the pieces. Death brings discomfort and inconvenience. It injures our hear

I think Mirenas are awesome. There – I’ve said it and I’m not taking it back. I have, on average, been putting in 2 to 3 Mirenas a week for at least the last 7 years. They have revolutionised women's health care in the last 15 to 20 years. I think most gynaecologists and general practitioners would agree with me. When I was a young lad (actually I was 36) flush with the excitement of commencing training in O&G the choice of options for treating women with heavy periods was li