Menstrual Problems
- Amenorrhoea
Amenorrhoea means the absence of a menstrual period in females. Amenorrhoea can be either primary or secondary. Primary amenorrhoea refers to the failure of a period to start by the age of 16, in the presence of otherwise normal growth and ...
- Dilatation and Curettage
A dilatation and curettage (D&C) is an operation performed on women to scrape away the womb lining. The cervix (neck) of the uterus (womb) is dilated using an instrument called a dilator. The endometrium (lining of the womb) is then lightly ...
- Dysmenorrhoea
Dysmenorrhoea refers to excessive pain with menstruation. Whilst pain is frequently considered a normal symptom in the menstrual cycle, excessive pain or pain which leads to decreased ability to carry out normal daily activities is abnormal. ...
- Fibroids
Fibroids, or myomas, are growths or benign tumours that form inside the uterus (womb). Around four in 10 women over the age of 40 will have fibroids. No one knows why fibroids develop, but it is suspected that the sex hormones - oestrogen and ...
- Late Period
If you have had unprotected sex and consider yourself at risk of pregnancy, see your local pharmacy, doctor, family planning clinic or sexual health clinic to discuss emergency contraception.,If you can't explain why your period is late and you ...
- Vaginal Bleeding
The following is abnormal bleeding: periods excessively heavy needing double pads or a pad and a tampon losing clots irregular and unpredictable bleeding bleeding between periods (this includes "spotting" of small amounts of blood) bleeding after ...
- Vaginismus
Vaginismus is the involuntary (not under the womans conscious control) clamping of the vaginal muscles.
Last updated: 22 May, 2012
Last reviewed: 22 May, 2012
