Cervical cancer is a particularly virulent and nasty cancer that most commonly affects women aged 30 to 35 years. Treatment is usually total hysterectomy (removal of the womb) in combination with chemotherapy plus radiotherapy to the pelvis. Both chemotherapy and radiotherapy affect the ovaries, effectively shutting them down. This means […]
Unfortunately, Ireland like other European countries, is experiencing an increase in STIs over the last five years. The most commonly notified STIs in Ireland in 2024 were chlamydia (n=11,534) and gonorrhoea (n=5,961). HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre data to the end of 2023 showed that notification rates for all STIs […]
Women of all ages come under huge pressure to achieve unrealistic levels of perfection; personal, professional, physical, sexual, spiritual and psychological. I wanted to write a piece about how amazing women are, well, because we are. I have an opinion that may horrify many; I don’t think our 1970s feminist […]
Women in West Cork are fortunate to have a gynaecology service based in Bantry General Hospital. This is a satellite of Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH) gynaecology service. Two clinics, one morning and one afternoon, run on the third Friday of every month. Dr Aenne Helps is the Bantry lead […]
While I specialise in menopause health, which we encounter later in life, in this article I’m focusing on teenage female health issues. In my opinion, teenagers get a really bad press. They’re slated to the point of ridicule for being rude, grumpy, lazy, and argumentative. What needs to be appreciated […]