Women's Diseases - Diagnosis and Treatment

How long will my hormone treatment be effective?

Invariably only whilst it is taken. Many patients believe that there will be a treatment that will be taken once and will cure their problems indefinitely. Unfortunately, hormone treatments do not work like that. The pill, for example, provides contraception only if taken correctly. If one pill is missed or taken more than 12 hours late pregnancy could occur. If periods are not occurring (amenorrhoeaamenorrhoea), there are a variety of hormones that could be administered but when the treatment is discontinued, the amenorrhoea is likely to return.

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Q 4. 1 Which doctor should I see?
Q 4. 2 What are symptoms and signs?
Q 4. 3 How can we be certain whether an abnormality that my doctor has found is the cause of my problem or an incidental finding?
Q 4. 4 How do doctors arrive at a diagnosis?
Q 4. 5 What does a gynaecologist do during a consultation?
Q 4. 6 What is the purpose of the pelvic examination?
Q 4. 7 Will a blood test to assess a hormone level provide a guide to treatment.
Q 4. 8 I have a phobia about blood tests. What should I do?
Q 4. 9 What is pelvic ultrasound?
Q 4. 10 What are CAT and MRI scans?
Q 4. 11 Will my general practitioner receive information from my specialist gynaecologist?
Q 4. 12 Will I see the same specialist every time I attend the out-patients clinic?
Q 4. 13 What is known about emotion. Information?
Q 4. 14 Could my emotional problems be of hormonal origin?
Q 4. 15 Does my doctor understand my anxieties and concerns about my gynaecological problem?
Q 4. 16 How much information do patients want about their condition?
Q 4. 17 Will the doctor listen to my views on how my problems should be managed?
Q 4. 18 How do doctors decide on the best treatment?
Q 4. 19 How do doctors decide on the best hormone treatment?
Q 4. 20 How long will my hormone treatment be effective?
Q 4. 21 What are the risks of surgery?
Q 4. 22 How long do gynaecological operations take?
Q 4. 23 Have there been advances in gynaecological surgical treatment?
Q 4. 24 I have been offered a choice of treatments. How can I decide which will be best for me?
Q 4. 25 What is the place of support groups?
Q 4. 26 Where can I obtain more information?
Q 4. 27 Are there any dangers in acquiring health information on the internet?
Q 4. 28 Support Groups.

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This is the personal website of David A Viniker MD FRCOG, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Whipps Cross University Hospital, London.

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