The Role of Ultrasound Scanning in Postmenopausal Women on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) has revolutionized the management of menopausal symptoms, improving the quality of life for countless women. However, its use has raised...
The Association of Early Pregnancy Unit ( AEPU) annual Scientific meeting is being held in Telford this year and two of our Nurse Practitioners are fortunate enough to have secured a place. They are very excited to be able to spend two full days with other...
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...
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...
What is an antral follicle count? This is something we look for when doing an ultrasound scan to check a woman’s fertility. It is a count of the number of little follicles on each ovary. These appear as little dark, roughly round areas about 2-9mm in size. Why...
Ultrasound began way back in the 1800’s, which is something many people don’t realise. However it wasn’t incorporated into pregnancy care and gynaecology until 1958. 3D ultrasound was developed in Tokyo in the 1980’s, with the first 3D images...
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