Diagnoses and Treatments of Problems and Painful Conditions
High-Risk Obstetrics with Surgical Procedures
Routine Pre-natal, Pregnancy, Birth & Post-natal Care
Diagnoses and Treatments of Problems and Painful Conditions
- Amenorrhoea (absent menstrual periods)
- Dysmenorrhoea (painful menstrual periods)
- Menorrhagia (heavy menstrual periods); a common indication for hysterectomy
- Prolapse of pelvic organs
- Infections of the vagina (vaginitis), cervix and uterus (including fungal, bacterial, viral and protozoal)
- Urinary incontinence
- Infertility
High-Risk Obstetrics with Surgical Procedures
- Dilation and curettage – Removal of the uterine contents for varied reasons, including completing a partial miscarriage and diagnostic sampling for uterine bleeding.
- Diagnostic laparoscopy – To diagnose and treat sources of pelvic and abdominal pain; and to provide a diagnosis of endometriosis.
- Exploratory laparotomy – Determination of the progression of benign or malignant disease, as well as assessment and repair of damage to the pelvic organs.
- Hysterectomy – Removal of the uterus
- Oophorectomy – Removal of the ovaries
- Tubal ligation – A type of permanent sterilization
- Hysteroscopy – Inspection of the uterine cavity
- Surgical treatment of pelvic organ prolapse
- Various surgical treatments for urinary incontinence, including cystoscopy and sub-urethral slings.
Routine Pre-natal, Pregnancy, Birth & Post-natal Care
- Anaemia in pregnancy
- Cancer screening
- Childbirth
- Cysts
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Fertility regulation
- HIV in pregnancy
- Hypertension
- Infectious diseases including STDs
- Infertility planning
- Menopause
- Menstruation disorders
- Normal Caesarean Section
- Pregnancy dating
- Ultrasound scans (3D and 4D’s)
- Unplanned pregnancies
- Uterine tumours (fibroids)
- Foetal maternal medicine
- Pap smears
