Please complete this chart over three days. If you do not have the time during the week, you can complete the chart over a few weekends (when at home). This and other tests help your doctor make a diagnosis and keep an eye on your response to treatment.
Read moreThis information is for women who have decided to have an abdominal (open) hysterectomy (removal of the womb). It will outline what the procedure entails, risks and complications of the operation, as well as what to expect during your recovery.
Read moreThis leaflet gives you advice and information following treatment that required a general anaesthetic (i.e. you were asleep). Please read it before you go home so that you can have any of your questions answered before you leave.
Read moreThis leaflet is for women who have had gynaecological surgery at the Adult Day Surgery Unit in the Royal Berkshire Hospital.
Read moreExplains why this procedure is performed, what it entails and the benefits and risks
Read moreThis leaflet aims to help women with a cyst or abscess of the Bartholin’s gland to gain an understanding of the condition and the various treatments available.
Read moreThis leaflet aims to help women having a cautery to the cervix (neck of the womb).
Read moreThis leaflet gives you advice and information about having a cervical polypectomy (removal of polyps from the neck of the womb).
Read moreThis information is for you if you want to know about having a cervical stitch, which is also called cervical cerclage. The link takes you to the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists website.
Read moreThis leaflet gives you information, advice and exercises if you are experiencing chronic pain anywhere in your pelvic area.
Read moreThis leaflet answers the most commonly asked questions about colposcopy. If you have any questions not covered in this leaflet, staff will be able to advise you.
Read moreThis leaflet provides information for those who have been asked to give consent for a procedure or test in Gynaecology department.
Read moreThis leaflet has been designed to explain about the conservative management of miscarriage, including the benefits, risks and alternatives.
Read moreThe below exercises are a starting point for anyone wanting to improve their general core strength. Please follow the exercises that your physiotherapist has advised you to do and speak to them if you have any concerns.
Read moreThis leaflet provides information for women who are having a cystoscopy (a procedure to look inside your bladder) under a general anaesthetic.
Read moreYou have been advised to have a diagnostic laparoscopy to help find the cause of your symptoms and to help your gynaecologist make a diagnosis. This leaflet outlines the common reasons doctors recommend this operation, what will happen when you come into hospital, the potential benefits and risks, and what to expect when you go home.
Read moreThis leaflet aims to help women who are having a diathermy loop excision under either a local or a general anaesthetic.
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