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WOMEN WITH MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS
A recent study (March 2018) from the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology states that women may benefit from psychological measures to help manage their menopause symptoms. These measures include behaviour based therapies, mindfulness and cognitive behavioural therapies. There is now good evidence of benefit from symptoms such as hot flushes, irritability, forgetfulness, joint pain […] Read more
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ENDOMETRIOSIS
During endometriosis week there has been an increase in awareness of this disease that affects up to 1 in 10 women. Unfortunately it presents with symptoms which are common in the normal population, including painful periods and heavy periods. Because of this, it can take quite a while before patients either complain to their doctor […] Read more
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Endometriosis
The National Institute of Clinical Excellence (I.C.E.) have issued a new guideline on endometriosis. This is a common condition which affects 1 in 10 women. Sometimes diagnosis can be difficult. This condition mimics conditions such as pelvic inflammatory disease, irritable bowel syndrome or even fibroids. Endometriosis is associated both with infertility and with pain. Early […] Read more
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Delaying the National Cervical Screening Program
The National Screening Register was planned to be active on 23 February 2017. Due to administrative concerns, there has been further delay in the renewed National Cervical Screening Program until 1 December 2017. In the meantime the Health Department has advised us that we should continue with our current National Screening Program. This is pap […] Read more
Professor Robert Langer has reviewed the evidence base for hormone replacement therapy (HRT). He reviewed the 2002 Women’s Health Institute clinical trial on HRT. “This was a very important paper where serious errors were made during this study in that many of the key investigators were not involved in the publication of results”. It was […] Read more