Women's Health Blogs

Dr Sujata Gupta, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist within Ramsay Health Care, answers some of the most commonly asked questions about the menopause and debunks a well-told myth.

Dr. Rosie Shire is an experienced GP with a special interest in menopause. She is passionate about making sure women receive the most up-to-date information about menopause, to enable them to make the right decision for them about treatment.

Specialists all across the UK are on a mission to break the taboo and get women talking about their pelvic health issues.

Stress Urinary Incontinence is a common problem and can affect a woman's quality of life, including restrictions on physical activity and water intake. Read on to find out more about treatment for stress urinary incontinence (SUI). 

Mr Haider Jan, Consultant Gynaecologist at Ashtead Hospital has specific expertise in managing women with pelvic pain and endometriosis. In this article he talks about the hidden epidemic that is endometriosis and the best treatment for it. 

When just sitting down can leave women in agony: It affects millions, but many are too embarrassed to seek help...Vulvodynia is an unexplained, excruciating chronic pain condition of the vulva which affects one in seven women at some point in their lives, read on to find out more. 

Miss Farah Lone, Consultant Uro-Gynaecologist responds to some frequently asked questions around urinary incontinence and encourages women not to fear treatment, if required.

Getting older as a woman usually means experiencing the menopause at some stage in life. Typically, this is something that happens around middle age, but it can occur earlier or later for each individual based on a range of factors. Menopause is caused by the ovaries producing less and less oestrogen, as well as no longer releasing an egg each month. 

If you have symptoms of endometriosis, you are not alone. 1 in 10 women of reproductive age in the UK suffer from endometriosis It is the second most common gynaecological condition in the UK yet its cause is not known.