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- Menstrual health
Heavy periods: what counts as heavy and when to worry
What actually counts as a heavy period, the causes a gynecologist looks for, what a proper assessment involves, and the red flags that need same-day care.
/blog/heavy-periods-when-to-worry · 8 min read - Hormonal health
PCOS explained: what the diagnosis actually means
Polycystic ovaries on a scan are not PCOS. How the Rotterdam criteria really work, why it is a diagnosis of exclusion, and the metabolic side that gets missed.
/blog/pcos-explained · 8 min read - Pain & structural
Endometriosis: the early signs that get missed
Endometriosis is often missed for years. The symptom pattern beyond painful periods, why diagnosis takes so long, and what a proper assessment involves.
/blog/endometriosis-early-signs · 8 min read - Menopause
Perimenopause in your 40s: what to look for
Perimenopause often starts in the early 40s, sometimes the late 30s, and rarely announces itself. The symptoms to recognise and why FSH tests mislead.
/blog/perimenopause-early-symptoms · 8 min read - Screening & prevention
Cervical screening: what HPV positive really means
Primary HPV screening changed what your result letter says. What HPV found, normal cytology and CIN1 to CIN3 each mean — and what happens at each step.
/blog/cervical-screening-hpv-results · 9 min read - Vaginal health
Recurrent thrush and BV: telling them apart
How to tell thrush from bacterial vaginosis, why self-diagnosis goes wrong more often than people expect, and what actually helps when episodes keep coming back.
/blog/recurrent-thrush-and-bv · 8 min read - Fertility & pregnancy
Trying to conceive: when to get checked
When to investigate if you’re not conceiving, why age changes the thresholds, what a first workup covers for both partners, and the test that gets skipped.
/blog/trying-to-conceive-when-to-seek-help · 8 min read - Contraception
Choosing contraception: matching a method to your life
A practical comparison of the main contraceptive methods — effectiveness, bleeding, return to fertility — and the medical factors that genuinely narrow the choice.
/blog/choosing-contraception · 8 min read - Menopause
Bleeding after menopause: why it always needs checking
Any bleeding twelve months or more after your last period needs prompt assessment. Why that is, what the cause usually turns out to be, and what happens next.
/blog/postmenopausal-bleeding · 8 min read - Pelvic health
Pelvic floor problems are common, not inevitable
Leaking, urgency and prolapse are common at every age — and treatable. What the different types mean, why physiotherapy works, and what a proper plan looks like.
/blog/pelvic-floor-and-bladder-health · 9 min read - Page
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