The symptoms and concerns women come to us with, at every stage of life.
Bleeding or pain that is affecting your life is not something to be managed indefinitely.
Persistent pelvic pain that takes an average of several years to be diagnosed — which is too long.
Symptoms that can start years before periods stop, and are frequently attributed to something else.
When to be investigated, what the investigations are, and what they can tell you.
Irregular periods, excess hair and difficulty conceiving — a metabolic condition as much as a gynaecological one.
Extremely common after childbirth and around the menopause, and very treatable.
What a smear test result means, and what happens if it is not normal.
Antenatal care, and the appointments for when something does not feel right.
How it works
Up to forty-five minutes. We take the whole history — most gynaecological diagnoses are made there rather than on a scan.
Where it is indicated, with a chaperone available and the scan done and explained during the same appointment.
What we think is going on, every option including doing nothing, and what each involves. Yours to take away.
Medical, physiotherapy, an outpatient procedure or surgery — carried out by the consultant who assessed you.
Booked at the start rather than left to you to chase. Most treatments here need adjusting once.
Before you come
Offered for every examination, and yours whether or not you are asked. You may also bring someone of your own.
Without giving a reason. An examination that is not comfortable can be paused or abandoned.
The date your last period started, and roughly how your cycle has been running. It changes what we look for.
Whether we may leave a voicemail, send a text, or write to your GP. All three are your decision.
Checklist
What to bring
Appointments
Consultations are with a consultant gynaecologist and last up to forty-five minutes. A chaperone is available for any examination and you only have to ask.