The Yellow Body
During an early pregnancy scan, you might hear the sonographer tell you that there is a corpus luteum in your ovary. Your mind may flicker back to the days when you studied science at school, but the biology of the menstrual cycle is often long forgotten. Corpus...
Cervical screening
Cervical screening (smear test) is a screening test that is free and available on the NHS as part of the National Cervical Screening Programme. Women are automatically invited by letter, between the ages of 25 – 64 and if registered as a female with a GP surgery....
Group B Strep Trial in Derriford, Plymouth.
Group B strep (Streptoccal ) is a type of bacteria. It is not a sexually transmitted disease. If affects both men and women with between 2-4 women in 10 affected. Most people are unaware they have it. It usually lives harmlessly, in the intestines, rectum or...
Bicornuate Uterus: What is it and how can it affect your pregnancy?
A very small percentage of women have a heart-shaped uterus (womb). This condition is known as a bicornuate uterus, and it can sometimes affect your fertility and pregnancy. This is called a congenital uterine abnormality. It means that your uterus formed in an...