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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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Everything Vincy Expo Plus to  showcase SVG’s diverse Industries
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Everything Vincy Expo Plus to showcase SVG’s diverse Industries
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September 22, 2023
The 2023 edition of Everything Vincy Expo Plus is about showcasing what St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has to offer says Chairman of Invest SVG A...
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GECCU CEO was fired, Board tells members
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GECCU CEO was fired, Board tells members
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September 22, 2023
Members of the General Employees Cooperative Credit Union (GECCU) were told on Tuesday that the former CEO of the credit union was fired. The disclosu...
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21 more houses to be distributed to volcano displaced residents
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21 more houses to be distributed to volcano displaced residents
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September 22, 2023
Twenty-one new houses are to be distributed in Orange Hill next week, as the government continues its effort to relocate persons who were displaced in...
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Grocery thieves fined and ordered to pay compensation to Massy
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Grocery thieves fined and ordered to pay compensation to Massy
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September 22, 2023
Two men who stole groceries from Massy Stores on two consecutive days have been fined and ordered to pay compensation. George Williams, 63 of Kingstow...
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Union knocks late attempts at pension reform
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Union knocks late attempts at pension reform
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September 22, 2023
Head of the Public Service Union (PSU), Elroy Boucher, has knocked the government’s 11th-hour attempts at pension reform, noting that had the reform m...
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