Cervical Screening Prevention Week 19th – 24th June 2023
This week is Cervical Screening Awareness Week and we would like to encourage women to go ahead and book their smear test. This is the only gynaecological cancer that offers screening. It checking for presence of abnormal cells which may develop into a cancer if left...
Melasma ( Dark patches on your skin in pregnancy)
With the recent sunny weather we have been having, it felt apt to write something about a common skin condition that occurs during pregnancy. During pregnancy, our skin is likely to be more sensitive. This may mean using a sunbed or prolonged unprotected...
Contraception after a baby
What are the best contraception options before and after pregnancy? If you are planning a pregnancy soon, but not just yet, the most suitable method would be one that is easily reversible and does not impact your fertility. These methods include the combined pill, the...
What are Fibroids?
When having an ultrasound scan, you may be found to have something called “Fibroids”. These are little benign growths within the muscle wall of the womb. Surprisingly, as many as 70% of women get fibroids. They can be singular, or multiple and can be very...