Category: General female health
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International Womens Day
08/03/2024 I was really excited to speak at an international womens day as a guest speaker. I spoke about gynaecological cancers (what to look out for, how they are investigated, how to reduce your risk and also how they are managed). I’m glad I was able to talk about ‘The Big C’ as it is…
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Her Health Her Voice
I was honoured to be invited to speak at an event related to female health in the workplace. I was joined by a panel of other professionals (a physiotherpaist, psychologist and representatives from a range of charities). I described the common issues I see as a gynaecologist and briefly touched on how they are managed…
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Maternal mental health
At the end of my Dance like a mother dance class (a really fun babywearing dance class), I was given a symbolic green ribbon. I go to the class weekly to help boost my mood, ‘bust a move’ (do people still say that?) and meet other mums. Its so nice that we all go out…
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Migraines in the workplace
I used to suffer from migraines on an almost daily basis, I often attributed it to tiredness, lack of sleep of lack of caffeine. A few years later I developed bruxism – grinding of teeth at night, probably due to stress and anxiety. My husband helpfully told me that it was probably the cause of…