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Patient Information Leaflets
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Useful organisations and support groups for people with eye / sight conditions
Contact details for organisations and support groups (eyes)
Useful resources during pregnancy
Congratulations on your pregnancy! This information is a list of useful resources to help you develop a relationship with your baby and learn more about feeding and safe sleeping.
Using an inhaler with a spacer
For parents and carers of children using a spacer device with their inhaler - gives instructions on how to use and look after the spacer
Using the telephone with hearing aids
Useful guide for learning how to use the telephone with your hearing aids
Using vaginal dilators after pelvic radiotherapy
Guide to using vaginal dilators following pelvic radiotherapy
Using your prosthesis
Explains how to position your maxillofacial prosthesis
Uterine artery embolisation (UAE) to treat obstetric haemorrhage
This information is about a procedure called uterine artery embolisation (UAE), which can be used to treat ongoing excessive bleeding from the uterus (womb) following birth. This leaflet may be given to you before or after the procedure to give you a better understanding of what has been done and why.
Uterine fibroid embolisation aftercare advice
Advice following embolisation of uterine fibroids
Vaginal bleeding and pain in early pregnancy: EPU referral
This leaflet is for patients who have been referred to the Early Pregnancy Unit with vaginal bleeding and pain in early pregnancy.
Vaginal dilator exercises for Psychosexual Therapy
Explains how vaginal dilators can relax your pelvic floor and retrain the soft tissue in around the vagina
Vaginal hysterectomy
This leaflet is for women who are thinking about having a vaginal hysterectomy (removal of the womb).
Vaginal pessary
This leaflet provides information to help you decide on whether a vaginal pessary is a good treatment option for your vaginal prolapse.
Valve changing and out of hours services - voice after laryngectomy
Outlines the Speech and Language Therapy service for patients with a laryngectomy in Berkshire
Vancomycin resistant enterococcus (VRE)
Explains what VRE is, who is most at risk from it and how it is managed / treated
Varicocele embolisation
Explains why it is performed, what it entails and the benefits and risks
Varicocele embolisation aftercare advice
Advice following varicocele embolisation to treat your varicocele
Varicose vein surgery
Explains about varicose vein surgery - what is involved and the benefits and possible risks
Vasa praevia
You have been given this leaflet as you have been diagnosed with vasa praevia during your pregnancy.
Vascular malformations and their management
Explains what vascular malformations are, including venous malformation, arteriovenous malformation and lymphatic malformation, as well as treatment options
Venesection
Information for patients diagnosed with a condition that can be treated with venesections (procedure to reduce red blood cells and ferritin level)