Patient Information
Here is a collection of helpful resources to give you reliable answers to common questions about women’s health. The information provided here links to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) website, a respected source for comprehensive and up-to-date medical guidance.
*Please note: The content linked on this page is owned and maintained by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (UK). Dr. Efe Obudu does not claim ownership of this material and provides these links solely for your convenience and education.
General Patient Information
Explore a wide range of general patient information on women's health and wellness.
Commonly Treated Conditions
Obstetric-Related Patient Information
Access detailed resources about conditions and care related to pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum health.
- Air travel and pregnancy
- Alcohol and pregnancy
- Amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling
- Assisted vaginal birth (ventouse or forceps)
- Being overweight in pregnancy and after birth
- Birth after previous caesarean
- Care of a third- or fourth-degree tear that occurred during childbirth (also known as obstetric anal sphincter injury OASI)
- Cervical smears and pregnancy
- Cervical stitch
- Chickenpox and pregnancy
- Considering a caesarean birth
- Cord blood banking
- Gestational diabetes
- Group B Streptococcus (GBS) in pregnancy and newborn babies
- Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy
- Multiple pregnancy: having more than one baby
- Pelvic girdle pain and pregnancy
- Perineal tears during childbirth – patient information poster
- Physical activity and pregnancy
- Pre-eclampsia
- Pregnancy sickness (nausea and vomiting of pregnancy and hyperemesis gravidarum)
- Premature labour
- Smoking and pregnancy
- When your waters break prematurely
- Your baby's movements in pregnancy
Gynaecology-Related Patient Information
Find reliable information about gynaecological conditions and their treatments, including endometriosis, menstrual disorders, and more.
- Abdominal hysterectomy – recovering well
- Bleeding and/or pain in early pregnancy
- Early miscarriage
- Ectopic pregnancy patient information
- Endometrial ablation – recovering well
- Endometriosis
- Laparoscopic hysterectomy – recovering well
- Laparoscopy – recovering well
- Large loop excision of the transformation zone (LLETZ)
- Long-term pelvic pain
- Molar pregnancy and gestational trophoblastic disease
- Managing premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
- Menopause: diagnosis and management
- Outpatient hysteroscopy
- Ovarian cysts before the menopause
- Pelvic floor repair operation – recovering well
- Pelvic organ prolapse
- Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): what it means for your long-term health
- Postmenopausal bleeding – Poster
- Recovering from surgical management of a miscarriage
- Recovering well from gynaecological procedures
- Recurrent miscarriage
- Skin conditions of the vulva
- Treatment for symptoms of the menopause
- Vaginal hysterectomy – recovering well
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