Pelvic floor problems
The pelvic floor is hidden!. However, it’s dysfunction leads to a myriad of problems including urinary and bowel incontinence and prolapse.
Your pelvic floor is one of your biggest assets.
The pelvic floor is hidden!. However, it’s dysfunction leads to a myriad of problems including urinary and bowel incontinence and prolapse.
Your pelvic floor is one of your biggest assets.
Operating through tiny holes has always been the domain of the Gynaecologist. But no longer. Keyhole surgery is now used extensively by most surgical specialties. Its has become the best method of undertaking surgery with great recovery results.
Put simply, a vaginal repair is an operation to repair the vagina. It is a very common gynaecological operation.
This is a common problem that strikes fear in the hearts of every pregnant woman. All fear the possibility of a miscarriage.
There is a saying…”You cannot make an omelette without breaking an egg”
But in surgery we try to do just that! Surprisingly in most cases , surgery goes well with most having a successful outcome and no major complications. More importantly, surgeons have become a victim of their own success with Community expectations that we can always make an omelette without breaking an egg. Unfortunately, despite our best efforts, things do happen. Sometimes very bad things. But by and large, the egg stays intact.
Periods…..ahhhh, where would our lives be without them. For a woman it is a sign of their coming of age and their womanhood. It can however be the bane of a woman’s life.
We have now for many years been offering cervical screening to all sexually active women to look for abnormal changes on the neck of the womb (cervix) that may increse the risk of her developing cervical cancer. We can then offer treatment that hopefully will help in preventing the progression to cancer.
In my career, I have seen many couples voicing their fertility concerns. One of the most common question asked is “How long should I take to try for a pregnancy before becoming concerned?” This is particularly more prevalent an issue, as couples leave it later in life to try for a pregnancy.
Urinary Stress incontinence is more common in women who have had children and can be severe enough to limit their ability to undertake normal daily activity. It can also cause social isolation and loss of self-confidence.
What is a prolapse I hear you ask? And how does a woman get one?
This indeed is a very common problem. For many, the only time they find this is when they feel a lump in the vagina. It can be very frightening when you find it for the first time.