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If you suffer significant period pain every month, you may be left worrying what painful periods mean. It’s a key question to ask, because although most women will experience period pain and it’s nothing to worry about, sometimes what painful periods mean is that there is an underlying gynaecological problem. So what should you look…

Have you experienced bleeding after sex? Worried it could be something serious? As London’s leading women’s health clinic, we at The Gynae Centre are highly experienced in investigating and successfully treating this problem. We know it can feel scary and confusing, but is it normal to bleed after sex? Here we spoke to Dr Albert…

Making the decision to terminate a pregnancy is usually not an easy one. In addition, what follows is another key choice: medical abortion or surgical abortion? What is the difference and what are the pros and cons of both? Let’s break it down. Medical abortion vs surgical abortion: what’s the difference? Medical abortion is when…

Are you suffering discomfort in the area beneath your belly button? This lower abdominal pain (also known as pelvic pain) could feel dull or sharp. It might be intense and sudden (acute) or continue for months (chronic lower abdominal pain). Many women suffer lower abdominal pain at some point and it is often rooted in…

Do you experience pain when attempting to use tampons or have sexual intercourse? If so, you may be one of the thousands of women and girls in the UK that has a hymen abnormality. It’s a problem almost never talked about, but it can severely impact on quality of life. Thankfully though there is a…

Did you know there are some gynaecological conditions that affect pregnancy? What’s more, these conditions often lurk without symptoms, meaning many women don’t know they have them. Here at The Gynae Centre, patients who want to conceive often ask: what usually causes miscarriage in early pregnancy and what conditions make you a high-risk pregnancy? Let’s…

Are you seeking help for menopause symptoms? Through menopause and the years leading up (perimenopause), enormous hormone-related changes can affect your mental and physical wellbeing, including your gynaecological health. The symptoms of menopause are many and can hugely affect all areas of a woman’s life – including work, play and even sleep. So what help…

Sexual health is an issue affecting everyone. In 2019 alone, more than 2.74 million people in England attended a sexual health clinic. And every year, hundreds of thousands of Britons are diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection (STI). Over a lifetime, many of us will need to seek sexual health support. Yet despite how common…

Are you experiencing pain in the region below your belly button? This lower abdominal pain is known as pelvic pain. It may feel sharp or dull. It can be either sudden and intense (acute), or chronic – persisting for months. In women, pelvic pain is fairly common and frequently connected to the reproductive system. There…

Do you have any of the following problems? Pain during sex An inability to have sex due to a ‘brick wall feeling’ making penetration impossible Significant pain during a smear test (that may even make you unable to undergo the test) Pain when putting in a tampon, or simply being unable to put in a…