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Abdominal pressure - causes?	Medical secretary - access to my files?
Abnormal smear - cause of pain?	Menopause - causes nosebleeds?
Abortion - do I tell my GP?	Mirena coil - contraceptive effect begins?
Acute Hepatitis C - explain?	Mirena coil - heavy periods?
Adenocarcinoma of the uterus - explain?	Mirena coil - pessaries safe?
Agoraphobia - relapse?	Miscarriage
Alopecia	Miscarriage - conceive soon after?
Amniocentesis - available in Ireland?	Miscarriage - first period?
Anaemia - causes and complications?	Miscarriage - happen again?
Anal sphincter - what is it?	Miscarriage - no period yet?
ANF positive - significance?	Miscarriage - resume sex when?
Antacids - safe in pregnancy?	Miscarriage - safe to conceive?
Antenatal testing - which tests?	Mittelschmerz - treatment options?
Antenatal visits - students present?	Mobic - safe if trying to conceive?
Anti-D - top up needed?	Morning after pill - affect menstruation?
Antibiotics twice - still no better?	Morning after pill - cost?
Antidepressants - dependency problems?	Morning after pill - didn't work?
Antidepressants - safe to conceive?	Morning after pill - where do I get it?
Antphospholipd antibody - miscarriage?	Morning sickness
Anxiety	Morning sickness - too soon for it?
Bacterial vaginitis	Nausea of pregnancy - help?
Bartholin's abscess?	Neutropaenia - what is it?
Beyond term - dangerous for baby?	Night sweats - causes?
Bloatedness - causes?	Night sweats - possible causes?
Blood group	Nosebleed in pregnancy - dangerous?
Blood in urine - ignore?	Nuclear fallout - iodine tablets?
Blood pressure - normal reading?	Oral sex - STD risk?
Bowel disorder - what's wrong?	Oral thrush - transmit to partner?
Breakthrough bleeding	Orgasm - never had one?
Breakthrough bleeding - change pill?	Orgasm - never happens?
Breakthrough bleeding - dangerous?	Osteopaenia - what is it?
Breakthrough bleeding - what to do?	Ovarian cancer - screening?
Breast + arm pain - stress related?	Ovarian cyst - confused?
Breast cancer - alternatives to HRT?	Ovarian cysts
Breast cancer - angry with doctors?	Ovulation - twice in one cycle?
Breast discharge	Pain at ovulation - why?
Breast examination - how often?	Paracetamol - different name in USA?
Breast lump	PCOS - possible to conceive?
Breast lump - assessment?	Pelvic pain during pregnancy - OK?
Breast lumps	Penile thrush - treatment?
Breastfeeding - exercise safe for baby?	Peptic ulcer - smoking related?
Breastfeeding - no period yet?	Perforated womb - difficult to get pregnant?
Breastfeeding - thrush treatment safe?	Perineal tear - need for section?
Breasts - brown lesions?	Periods
Breasts - unequal size?	Periods - bring them forward?
Breasts still leaking - didn't breast feed?	Periods - too frequent?
Breech - can baby turn?	Pernicious anaemia - regular injections?
Calories - how many per day?	Phaeochromocytoma - what is it?
Cancer risk - health checks?	Piles - during pregnancy
Cancer risk - testing?	Pill breaks
Cannabis - mental side effects?	Pill side effects
Carpal tunnel syndrome - steroid injections?	Placenta - retained?
Cervical cancer - risk of other cancer?	Polycystic ovaries - best treatment?
Cervical erosions - worried?	Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Cervical polyp - removal?	Pornography - addicted to sex?
Chemotherapy - osteoporosis risk?	Positive pregnancy test - now bleeding?
Chest pain - from smoking?	Post abortion - health not good?
Chest pain - stress related?	Poultry - high in cholesterol?
Chicken pox - dangerous in pregnancy?	Pre-eclampsia - recurrence?
Chicken pox - risk to foetus?	Pre-eclamptic toxaemia - complications?
Chlamydia - consequences?	Prednisolone - side effects?
Chlamydia - following one night stand?	Pregnancy - aged 45?
Chlamydia - serious?	Pregnancy - headache treatment?
Chlamydia - treatment risks?	Pregnancy - incompatible blood groups?
Cholesteatoma - please explain?	Pregnancy - iron supplements?
Cholesterol testing	Pregnancy - sun beds safe?
CIN 111 - very worried?	Pregnancy test
CIN changes - recur in pregnancy?	Pregnancy test - evidence of previous pregnancy?
Coil expulsion - anal intercourse?	Pregnancy test - negative result?
Colonoscopy - versus barium enema?	Pregnancy test - positive before missed period?
Colposcopy - what is it?	Pregnant - at fifteen weeks?
Conceive during period?	Pregnant - baby is due when?
Conception	Pregnant - disease risk?
Conception	Pregnant - fit to fly?
Conception - alcohol/cigarettes?	Pregnant - gym safe?
Conception - am I too old?	Pregnant - suffering from itch?
Conception - date it happened?	Pregnant after IVF - safe to travel?
Conception - does sex position matter?	Pregnant with CIN 3 - what can be done?
Conception - faulty implantation?	Pressure pains
Conception - periods after conception?	Prioderm - safe in pregnancy?
Conception - sex during periods?	Progestogen - second versus third generation?
Conception - stopping the pill?	Prolactin - high levels?
Contraceptive injection - faulty technique?	Prolactin level high - why?
Contraceptive injection - no periods?	Prolapse - fear of hysterectomy?
Contraceptive pill - changing brand?	Prolapse - ignore it?
Contraceptive pill - leg pain?	Prolapse of rectum - treatment?
Contraceptive pill - ok to swallow with tea?	Prolapse of the womb
Contraceptive pill - safe with ginseng?	Psoriasis arthritis - wrist pain?
COPD - what is it?	Pubic pain - pregnancy related?
Cot death - future pregnancy?	Pyelonephritis - renal failure risk?
Cot death and miscarriage - recurrence risk?	Pyelonephritis - what is it?
Coughing up blood - why?	Rape
Crisis pregnancy - help?	Reduced libido - pill responsible?
Crisis pregnancy - too young for abortion?	Removal of ovary - cyst on remaining ovary?
Cystitis - blood present?	Renal failure - survival without treatment?
Cystitis - not getting better?	Rhesus factor - twins?
Cystitis - treatment?	Rubella - antibody test?
D and C - aftermath?	Rubella - is my friend safe?
Depo-Provera	Sexual abuse - need counselling?
Depressed - sex drive gone?	Sexual desire - problem?
Dianette - interact with antibiotics?	Sexual intercourse - bleeding afterwards?
Diaphragm - available where?	Sexual intercourse - disappointing experience?
Discharge during pregnancy	Sexual intercourse - emergency protection?
Doctor's receptionist - acting irresponsibly?	Shadow = cancer - children at risk?
Drugs payment scheme - doctor's fee?	Shingles - affect fertility?
Duodenitis - what is it?	Shingles - trying to conceive?
Dyed hair - safe in pregnancy?	Short cycle - affect fertility?
Ear infection - still deaf?	Smear test
Early adolescence - nipple discharge?	Smear test - abnormal result?
Eating disorders	Smear test - accompanied by boyfriend?
Ectopic pregnancy - fitness for work?	Smear test - after hysterectomy?
Eltroxin - is it safe?	Smear test - bleeding?
Emergency contraception - do I need it?	Smear test - detect STD?
Emergency contraception - effectiveness?	Smear test - how often?
Emergency contraception - over reliance on it?	Smear test - is it safe for me to get pregnant?
Emergency contraception - too late?	Smear test - necessary for virgin?
EMG - why is it done?	Smear test / when
Endometrial ablation - instead of hysterectomy?	Smoker - concerned about my health?
Endometriosis - laparoscopy necessary?	Spina bifida - folic acid?
Endometriosis - laser treatment?	Stapedectomy - during pregnancy?
Epidural - side effects?	Statins - abnormal liver function?
Epilepsy - sudden death?	Stent required urgently - no beds?
Erosion of the cervix	Sterilisation - afraid to get pregnant?
Excessive hair growth - get rid of it?	Stools - dark colour significant?
Facial rash	Stopped the pill - no periods yet?
Fainting - related to alcohol?	Stopping the pill
Fallopian tube	Stress incontinence - TVT procedure?
Female infertilty - periods regular?	Stretch marks -effective treatment?
Female sterilisation - where to go?	Subtotal hysterectomy - why?
Ferritin - high level?	Syphilis - symptoms?
Fibroids	Tamoxifen - causes hot flushes?
Fibroids - affect the bowel?	Tamoxifen - side-effects?
Fibroids - alternatives to hysterectomy?	Tampons - safe with IUCD?
First period	Tender breast - mammogram?
Flu jab - too late for it?	The pill - absorption?
Flying and pregnancy	The pill - affected by doxycycline?
Foetal heartbeat - present?	The pill - am I protected yet?
Folic acid - forgot to take it?	The pill - antibiotics?
Folic acid - safe?	The pill - avoiding 7 day break?
Gallbladder removal - persistent diarrhoea?	The pill - blood clots?
Genital herpes - what do I do?	The pill - changed by pharmacist?
Genital lump - what to do?	The pill - confidentiality?
Genital rash	The pill - do antibiotics render it ineffective?
Genital wart - help?	The pill - drug interactions?
Genital warts - cervical cancer risk?	The pill - interact with vitamin C?
Genital warts - no symptoms?	The pill - need for condoms?
Genital warts - what to do?	The pill - not completing the packet?
Getting pregnant	The pill - periods different?
Glaucoma - varieties and treatment?	The pill - pill free interval?
Granulosa-cell tumour - what is it?	The pill - safe to donate blood?
Gynaecology fears	The pill - safe to resume?
H.R.T. - still need it?	The pill - take before meals?
Heart murmur - implications?	The pill - time zones?
Heart valves leaking - serious?	The pill - took two pills in error?
Herpes - risk of spread?	The pill - undiagnosed pregnancy?
Hiatus hernia - surgery indicated?	Threatened miscarriage
High blood pressure - tablets working?	Thrush - frequent occurrence?
High blood pressure and pregnancy?	Thrush - treat partner?
HIV - persistence of antibodies?	Thrush - treatment not working?
Hormone patches - need to change?	Tilted womb
HPV - present for how long?	Tonsillitis - tonsils still enlarged?
HRT - no relief yet?	Transexuals - medical services?
HRT - weight gain?	Traumatic birth - stitches now burst?
HRT suitable - history of DVT?	Tubal ligation - describe?
Human papilloma virus - health risks?	Tuna - not recommended for heart disease?
Human parvovirus - risk to foetus?	Under arm deodorants
Hydatidiform mole - please explain?	Unprotected intercourse - morning after pill failure?
Hypothyroidism - alternatives to eltroxin?	Urinary infection - investigate?
Hysterectomy - complications?	Urinary infections
Hysterectomy - perforated uterus?	Urinary tract infection - incontinence?
Hysterectomy - too old for it?	Urinary tract infection - odour?
Hysteroscopy - explain?	Urinary tract infection - prevention?
Ibuprofen - side effects?	Urinary tract infection - resisitant bacteria?
Infertility - FSH high?	Urine test - protein present?
Infertility - investigate now?	Uterine artery embolisation - available in Dublin?
Infertility - significance of the MAR test?	UTI - correct treatment?
Infertility - sperm antibodies?	UTI - risky during pregnancy?
Inguinal hernia - repair needed?	UTI - treated but no better?
Injectable contraceptives - no periods?	Vagina - too small?
Insomnia - any advice?	Vaginal bleeding
Intertrigo - treatment?	Vaginal discharge
Inverted nipple - cause for concern?	Vaginal discharge - thrush?
Inverted nipples - surgical repair?	Vaginal douche - explain?
Iron deficiency - vegetarian?	Vaginal irritation - condom allergy?
Is my baby normal?	Vaginal odour - how can I get rid of it?
IVF - what does it involve?	Vaginal spots - warts?
LLETZ - affect fertility?	Vaginal swab - culture and sensitivity?
LLETZ - explain?	Vaginismus
Loss of libido - for past ten years?	Vaginismus - want to conceive?
Low placenta - what is it?	Varicose eczema - ongoing care?
Lumbar puncture - how's it done?	Vermox - safe with the pill?
Lymphoedema - how can I get rid of it?	Virginity - hymen intact?
Male infertility - treatment in Ireland?	Vulvodynia
Mammogram - advisable?	White cell count - significant?
Mammogram - very painful?	Womb - abnormal position?
Mammogram - want one done?	Womb cancer - period related?
Mascarpone chees - safe in pregnancy?	Womb prolapse - due to car crash?
Masturbation - counselling?	X-rays - risky during pregnancy?
Medical records - transfer from previous doctor?	Yoghurt - safe during pregnancy?
Medical records - transfer of records?

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