Fertility – an overview of initial investigations
Introduction. Many couples I meet are hoping to conceive or may have taken many months to conceive their baby, and each of these situations brings with it a degree of anxiety. There are many statistics such as, 84% of women conceive in the 1st year, 1 in 6 couples...
Do I need a scan?
In our last blog we covered two possible causes of intermenstrual bleeding and heavy periods. This can be worrying situation for a woman and and can have a big effect on everyday life. There is not always an underlying cause, but it can be a result of many different...
Heavy periods and intermenstrual bleeding
Intermenstrual bleeding, irregular bleeding and heavy periods can be worrying and they can have a big effect on a woman’s everyday life. They do not always have an underlying cause, but they can result from many different types of problems, so it’s...
COVID-19 Vaccination Advice for Women hoping to conceive, in pregnancy or breastfeeding
We have all seen in the news over the last week, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in the UK and a vaccination programme has begun. This is very exciting and we all hope it will herald the end of socially distancing from our family and friends. The...