What is PMS? PMS is the name given to the physical and emotional symptoms affecting your daily life in the 2 weeks before you have your...

Wellbeing Scan Including Dopplers / Fetal Growth Scan including Dopplers This ultrasound scan is usually carried out at about 28 weeks of...

A Nuchal Translucency Scan is carried out from 11 - 13 weeks and six days. The scan is usually performed transabdominally. The aims of...

This is an ultrasound examination that is usually carried out vaginally at 6-10 weeks of pregnancy. The aims of this scan are to...

A typical pelvic ultrasound scan is designed to look at your reproductive organs and examine your uterus, womb lining, ovaries and...

A cyst is a fluid filled sac. It is normal to find cysts on the ovaries and most are as a result of the normal ovarian functioning...

The three main features of PCOS: -irregular periods– which means your ovaries don't regularly release eggs (ovulation) -excess androgen –...

Inducing pregnant women at around 39 weeks could reduce term stillbirths by up to half. If the induction is done under carefully...

GBS (Group B Streptococcus) is the UK’s most common cause of life threatening infection in newborn babies but recent surveys have shown...

Bleeding after sexual intercourse is described as provoked bleeding and is due to contact with the cervix. This may be due a benign polyp...

Pregnancy related bleeding can be a reason for abnormal bleeding, even if you have not missed a period. Many women believe that if they...

Cancer of the cervix is more commonly seen in women over the age of 30 and rarely before. It can cause irregular bleeding but usually...

Cancer of the lining of the uterus is an important cause of abnormal bleeding particularly after the age of 44 years and especially after...

Fibroids or Myomas are benign lumps in the muscular walls of the uterus. They occur most commonly in women over the age of 30, and more...

Adenomyosis occurs as a result of some of the cells lining the inside of the uterus migrating into the wall of the uterus. Since these...

Polyps are benign growths which occur in any body cavity due to an overgrowth of the cells of the lining. When they occur in the...

This is the most common reason for abnormal bleeding and occurs commonly after puberty and before the menopause. As a result of non-...

The act of menstruation takes place as a result of a complex interaction between hormones called FSH and LH which are secreted by a small...