The results of research published online by JAMA Neurol and highlighted in a recent BMJ article indicate that obese women i.e. those with a BMI of 30 or greater who use oral contraceptives could be at greater risk of suffering a (rare) type of stroke called cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT). This is essentially a stroke […]
You may have read in the press that The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and British Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy (BSGE) recently published national guidance on the management of endometrial hyperplasia. This is a condition where there is an overgrowth of the cells that line the womb that causes the womb to thicken. […]
Weakening of the tissues surrounding the womb / uterus, the rectum or the bladder can lead to these organs slipping down and protruding into vagina, and this is commonly known as a prolapse. It is essentially a hernia in the vagina; it is normally the rectum which is affected. There are however different types of […]
Why do I say this? I am referring to the naming of what appears to be what we know as PMS by The American Institute of Psychiatrists to Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD). This or course sounds as though there is a suggestion that PMS is a psychiatric condition, which I do not believe. You may […]
There is a lot of information available out there about polycystic ovaries, and one important thing that I need to point out here is that an ultrasound finding of polycystic ovaries is not the same thing as having the metabolic disease called Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. This is why if you have an ultrasound finding of […]
You may already have visited my website via the search engines (this Blog is part of that website although not linked via the menu) because you are searching for information about gynaecological services or obstetrics. You will see that I do list many of the main services on there with some detailed information. There are […]
For many women today it’s often the case that they lead very busy lives, and the only time they are really able to speak to a medical professional about any aspect of their health is when they visit their doctor or for example when they have their smear test. It is however unlikely that a […]
As any woman who has suffered / is suffering from heavy menstrual bleeding (menorrhagia) knows, as well as being very unpleasant and disruptive, it can also bring the worry and the real possibility of suffering iron-deficient anemia. In some cases where the bleeding has been very heavy and prolonged it can lead to other worrying […]
HRT is always a subject that attracts a lot of interest in the press and this is often because of new studies showing the different effects on health. The result of this over time has been that many women have simply avoided the treatment because they fear the side effects more than they fear the […]
It’s often the case that if you’re not affected by a certain problem you can never fully understand all of the feelings you can experience or just how much, and in what ways the problem can really affect you. When it comes to the increased numbers of women seeking cosmetic vaginal surgery it would be […]
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