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GYNAECOLOGY EXPLAINED

Uterine Fibroids – Symptoms, Complications, Possible Causes, and Treatments
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Uterine Fibroids – Symptoms, Complications, Possible Causes, and Treatments
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July 22, 2022
Q: Does a woman in her 40s with large fibroids causing heavy periods always have to have a hysterectomy? Uterine fibroids are non-cancerous growths th...
Minimal access  treatments for fibroids
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Minimal access treatments for fibroids
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December 4, 2020
Fibroids are common benign tumours of the uterus and are very prevalent in African-Caribbean women. They can be symptomatic or asymptomatic, if sympto...
Gynaecological Cancers
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Gynaecological Cancers
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September 18, 2020
September is gynaecological cancer awareness month Cervical cancer Cervical cancer is the fourth most common female cancer in the world with over 250,...
Hysterectomy and the Different Routes
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Hysterectomy and the Different Routes
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July 3, 2020
Hysterectomy is a common procedure done by Gynaecologists in the Caribbean, the commonest indication being heavy menstrual bleeding due to uterine fib...
Laparoscopy and its Advantages
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Laparoscopy and its Advantages
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May 22, 2020
Laparoscopy (key-hole surgery) is a minimal access procedure used frequently in gynaecology. It is either diagnostic or operative. It has numerous adv...
Vulval symptoms range from itching to bleeding to a mass being present
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Vulval symptoms range from itching to bleeding to a mass being present
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May 8, 2020
When a patient presents with a vulval symptoms they may complain of a lump or a mass and commonly itching, some would have been treated for yeast infe...
Cervical Screening
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Cervical Screening
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April 24, 2020
Cervical screening is very important in the prevention of cervical cancer as cervical cancer has a long precancerous stage prior to becoming cancer an...
Endometrial Hyperplasia
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Endometrial Hyperplasia
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April 3, 2020
Endometrial hyperplasia is an abnormality of the lining of the uterus where the lining is abnormally thickened and can range from a simple abnormality...
Endometriosis
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Endometriosis
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March 20, 2020
ENDOMETRIOSIS is a chronic condition where the lining of the womb is found outside of the uterus and is commonly found in the pelvis, but occasionally...
Uterine Cancer
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Uterine Cancer
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March 13, 2020
UTERINE CANCER IS the 6th most common female cancer worldwide. The commonest type of uterine cancer is Endometrial cancer whose incidence has increase...
Postmenopausal bleeding
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Postmenopausal bleeding
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March 6, 2020
POSTMENOPAUSAL bleeding is bleeding occurring 1 year after menopause and has an incidence of 10 percent and a 10-15 percent risk of cancer, most endom...
Ovarian cancer
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Ovarian cancer
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February 28, 2020
In the UK, ovarian cancer is the 6th most common cancer in women, with over 6,500 women diagnosed each year, in St Vincent and the Grenadines it is th...
Cervical cancer
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Cervical cancer
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February 21, 2020
CERVICAL CANCER is the 4th most common female cancer in the world, with over 250,000 deaths and over 500,000 new cases worldwide. In St Vincent and th...
Hysteroscopic Management of Fibroids
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Hysteroscopic Management of Fibroids
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February 14, 2020
FIBROIDS ARE common benign tumours of the uterus and are very prevalent in Caribbean women. They can be asymptomatic or symptomatic; if symptomatic, t...
Endometriosis
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Endometriosis
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February 7, 2020
ENDOMETRIOSIS IS the presence of endometrial glands and stroma in sites outside of the uterus. Its clinical manifestations may vary sometimes with poo...
Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
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Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
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January 31, 2020
HEAVY MENSTRUAL Bleeding is bleeding which interferes with a woman’s physical, emotional and general quality of life. It can be due commonly to: 1. Fi...
Benefits of Office / Ambulatory Gynaecology
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Benefits of Office / Ambulatory Gynaecology
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January 24, 2020
by DR JOHN BARKER Bsc MBBS MRCOG, Dip (Risk Management). Obstetrician/ Gynaecologist at Arnos Vale Medical Center. AMBULATORY GYNAECOLOGY is where pro...
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PM urges public servants to ‘Come back to Work’
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PM urges public servants to ‘Come back to Work’
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June 20, 2025
Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves has once again appealed to public servants who were deemed absent without leave, and dismissed from their positions...
Focus on capabilities over credentials, Director General of the OECS
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Focus on capabilities over credentials, Director General of the OECS
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June 20, 2025
The education systems in the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS, have come under criticism for its heavy focus on credentials rather than ...
Sandals and SVG Community College conclude pilot internship programme
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Sandals and SVG Community College conclude pilot internship programme
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June 20, 2025
Sandals, St Vincent and the Grenadines has concluded a pilot internship programme in collaboration with the St Vincent and the Grenadines Community Co...
Magistrate orders young man to  enroll in Skills Training Programme
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Magistrate orders young man to enroll in Skills Training Programme
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June 20, 2025
A homeless young man, who aspires to be a makeup artist and nail technician was bonded and sent to Marion House to receive counselling for stealing a ...
Cane Garden mother steals content from purse
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Cane Garden mother steals content from purse
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June 20, 2025
A Cane Garden mother, who found a purse in Kingstown and handed it over to the police was given a suspended sentence for stealing the money inside. Ke...

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