Dr Tara Kurrajong
BSc, BMBS (Hons), DCH, FRACGP
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Tara grew up in Brisbane and Hobart and studied botany and geology at the University of Tasmania before moving to Adelaide to study medicine. She graduated from Flinders University with honours in 2008.
Tara spent 11 years in the Northern Territory training and working in a range of settings including remote Aboriginal community health services, before returning to Tasmania in 2018. She received her fellowship of the Royal Australian College of GPs in 2016 and is particularly interested in women’s and children's health. She completed a Diploma of Child Health in 2013, a certificate in Sexual and Reproductive Health in 2013, has been registered to deliver medical terminations since 2017 and has been inserting IUDs since 2018.
She also has additional training in mental health, including in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and ACT for Trauma. She has worked in specialist sexual and women’s health clinics, including the Aboriginal controlled clinic Alukura in Alice Springs, the Alice Springs sexual assault service and at Family Planning Tasmania.
Tara enjoys bushwalking, making ceramics in her home studio and spending time with her family on their Bruny Island bush block.
Tara can advise on the following topics:
Ending a Pregnancy: Medical Termination
In Australia, one in three women will have a termination of pregnancy. Of these women, a third, if not more of them, will have a second one at some point during their reproductive years.
Learn moreContraceptive Advice
The Bubble doctors can provide a number of contraception options including the oral contraceptive pill, intrauterine device, hormonal implant, contraceptive injection, vaginal ring, and emergency contraceptive options.
Learn moreCervical Screening Test
You are eligible for a subsidised Cervical Screening Test if you are aged between 25 and 74, sexually active (or ever have been) and a woman or person with a cervix.
Learn morePregnancy Planning
Planning your pregnancy is important to ensure a healthy pregnancy with a good outcome. Unplanned pregnancies are at a higher risk of complications.
Learn moreGP Pregnancy Care
When it comes to your pregnancy care options, The Bubble offers a personalised and comprehensive approach to GP pregnancy care also known as antenatal GP shared care.
Learn more6-Week Postnatal Checks for Mums and Babies
The 6-week postpartum check is a crucial milestone for mum and baby.
Learn moreBreast Health
BreastScreen Tasmania provides a free screening mammogram every two years to women between the age of 40 and 74 years throughout Tasmania.
Learn moreMenopause
The average age of menopause in Australia is 52. Perimenopause is that time leading into menopause and we refer to the time after menopause as post menopause.
Learn moreSexual Health
Good sexual health is important at all ages and all stages of relationships.
Learn moreVulvovaginal Health
The vulva and the vagina are an area of the body that should not be ignored and the Bubble female specialist GPs are very comfortable discussing these issues.
Learn morePeriod Problems
Period problems can affect women of all ages from the beginning of menstruation all the way to perimenopause.
Learn moreFertility
If you have been trying to get pregnant for 12 months or more – or six months if you're a woman older than 35 years – it's time to talk to one of the doctors at The Bubble about what to do next.
Learn moreInfant Care
Breastfeeding, baby sleep and cry fuss issues managed through an evidence based lens
Learn moreYou're Pregnant! What next?
Congratulations, your pregnancy test has come back positive!
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