Minimal access treatments for fibroids

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Fibroids are common benign tumours of the uterus and are very prevalent in African-Caribbean women. They can be symptomatic or asymptomatic, if sym...

Gynaecological Cancers

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September is gynaecological cancer awareness month Cervical cancer Cervical cancer is the fourth most common female cancer in the world with over 2...

Hysterectomy and the Different Routes

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Hysterectomy is a common procedure done by Gynaecologists in the Caribbean, the commonest indication being heavy menstrual bleeding due to uterine fib...

Laparoscopy and its Advantages

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Laparoscopy (key-hole surgery) is a minimal access procedure used frequently in gynaecology. It is either diagnostic or operative. It has numero...

Vulval symptoms range from itching to bleeding to a mass being present

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When a patient presents with a vulval symptoms they may complain of a lump or a mass and commonly itching, some would have been treated for yeast infe...

Cervical Screening

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Cervical screening is very important in the prevention of cervical cancer as cervical cancer has a long precancerous stage prior to becoming cancer an...

Endometrial Hyperplasia

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Endometrial hyperplasia is an abnormality of the lining of the uterus where the lining is abnormally thickened and can range from a simple abnormality...

Endometriosis

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ENDOMETRIOSIS is a chronic condition where the lining of the womb is found outside of the uterus and is commonly found in the pelvis, but occasionall...

Uterine Cancer

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UTERINE CANCER IS the 6th most common female cancer worldwide. The commonest type of uterine cancer is Endometrial cancer whose incidence has incr...

Postmenopausal bleeding

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POSTMENOPAUSAL bleeding is bleeding occurring 1 year after menopause and has an incidence of 10 percent and a 10-15 percent risk of cancer, most endo...