The Following patient information links are provided for your help and benefit via the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists . If you have any specific questions please contact me via my office contact details or the contact form and I will endeavor to assist you.
Endometriosis
www.rcog.org.uk/en/patients/patient-leaflets/endometriosis/
The endometriosis information here aims to help you better understand your health and your options for treatment and care. Your healthcare team is there to support you in making decisions that are right for you. They can help by discussing your situation with you and answering your questions.
This information covers:
- What endometriosis is and how common it is
- Where it can be found
- Symptoms and diagnosis
- Treatment options available
- Other options for improving quality of life when living with the condition
- Further information and support available
Menopause
Treatment for symptoms of the menopause
www.rcog.org.uk/en/patients/patient-leaflets/treatment-symptoms-menopause/
The Menopause information here aims to help you better understand your health and your options for treatment and care. Your healthcare team is there to support you in making decisions that are right for you. They can help by discussing your situation with you and answering your questions.
This information leaflet covers:
- What menopause is
- What premature menopause is
- What HRT is
- The benefits and risks of HRT
- Why you might choose an alternative to HRT
- What the alternatives are, whether they are safe and whether they work
Endometrial Ablation
www.rcog.org.uk/en/patients/patient-leaflets/endometrial-ablation/
This information is for you if you are about to have, or you have had, a type of operation to thin or remove your endometrium (the lining of the uterus or womb) in an effort to treat heavy periods.
The information (written and visual) covers:
- How fit and well you are before your operation
- The reason you are having an endometrial ablation
- The exact type of endometrial ablation that you have
- How smoothly everything goes and whether there are any complications
Pelvic floor repair operation
www.rcog.org.uk/en/patients/patient-leaflets/pelvic-floor-repair-operation/
This information will help you recover after a pelvic-floor repair operation. The type of pelvic-floor repair operation you are having, or have had, may be:
- An anterior vaginal repair – if the front wall of your vagina has prolapsed
- A posterior vaginal repair – if the back wall of your vagina has prolapsed
Chronic (long-term) pelvic pain
www.rcog.org.uk/en/patients/patient-leaflets/long-term-pelvic-pain/
Pelvic pain is any pain you feel in the lower abdomen or pelvis. Pain is described as ‘chronic’ if it occurs all or some of the time for more than 6 months.
It is common and affects around 1 in 6 women. It can be distressing and affect quality of life and a woman’s ability to carry our everyday activities.
This information tells you more about chronic pelvic pain including;
- What causes chronic pelvic pain
- What tests you might be offered by your doctor
- What treatment may help
Bleeding and/or pain in early pregnancy
www.rcog.org.uk/en/patients/patient-leaflets/bleeding-and-pain-in-early-pregnancy/
The information here aims to help you better understand your health and your options for treatment and care. Your healthcare team is there to support you in making decisions that are right for you. They can help by discussing your situation with you and answering your questions.
Information covered in this leaflet:
- What you should do if you have bleeding and/or pain in the first 3 months of pregnancy
- What will happen when you attend hospital
- What could be causing bleeding and/or pain at this stage of pregnancy
- What symptoms you should be aware of if you are being monitored
- Further information and support available
