PRP (Platelet-Rich Plasma) injections for bladder pain syndrome, also known as interstitial cystitis (IC), are a potential treatment option where a concentrated sample of a patient's own blood platelets is injected directly into the bladder, aiming to reduce inflammation and promote healing of the bladder lining, potentially leading to significant symptom relief like decreased pain, frequency, and urgency.
Uterine fibroids are benign non-cancerous growths that can grow from the uterus. While they don't always cause symptoms, the symptomatic fibroids can affect significantly on your well-being. They may cause various symptoms such as painful, heavy periods, backaches, constipation, pelvic discomfort, and a whole lot of stress.
In the past two weeks, Global media has jumped on Danish research showing Mirena and breast cancer links, but patients can be reassured the risk is still very very small.
I have started hormone replacement therapy (HRT) recently, but I am having irregular bleeding- What can I do? This is a question commonly asked by women who were started on HRT.
Are you concerned about bleeding after sex? Most of the causes of bleeding after sex are minor. However, it is better to get this checked even if the bleeding is small. Any abnormal bleeding even if it is small, there may be an underlying issue.
Approximately 60% of women will experience an acute bladder infection in their lifetime. Of these, 20-40% are likely to experience additional infections. 25% to 50% of these women will experience recurring UTI's (two infections in six months or three or more infections per year), costing billions of dollars annually across the world. Recurring UTI's can take a devastating toll on women seeking treatment for infections that are often antibiotic-resistant.
It is estimated that one in three women experience vaginal dryness during their lifetime. This is a common condition which affects both pre and post-menopausal women. More than 17% of premenopausal women experiencing vaginal dryness can have a detrimental effect on their sex life.
Pelvic pain is one of the common conditions amounting for 40 % of gynaecological referrals. Pelvic venous congestion syndrome is one of the causes of pelvic pain which is hard to understand and relatively unknown amongst patients. It is estimated that up to 30% of women with pelvic pain may suffer from this condition.
Endometrial hyperplasia is an excessive growth of the endometrium, which is the lining of the uterus. Normally the lining of the uterus thickens and sheds during the menstruation. It is caused by longstanding exposure to Oestrogens. Endometrial Hyperplasia is rare in women under 30 years of age and occurs more frequently from the ages 45-50.
Ovarian cysts are fluid-filled sacs that develop on or inside a woman's ovaries which are much more common than you think. They simply come and go during the reproductive cycle without an incident. An estimated 10 % of women develop ovarian cysts.
