Your GP will need to complete some examinations and tests before you are referred to the clinic (except in emergency situations). All patients require a history to have been taken and examination, including pelvic (internal), performed.  If a smear test has not been performed recently and is due, this needs to have been completed by the GP prior to you being seen in the hospital.  Blood tests may also be required depending on which type of problem you have.

When a referral is received, a specialist will grade it to ensure that people with serious or life-threatening conditions are seen soon.  Sometimes, if there is not enough information to make this decision, the referral will be sent back to the GP with a request for more information.

• Bladder Sling Procedures

  Sling procedures are common surgical operations to stop stress incontinence.… More

• Cervical Dysplasia

  Cervical dysplasia is the growth of abnormal cells around the cervix (entrance to the uterus).… More

• Cervical Smear

  Cervical Smear More

• Colposcopy

  Colposcopy More

• Endometrial Ablation

  The endometrium is the lining of your uterus (womb). Endometrial ablation is the surgical removal or destruction of this lining.… More

• Endometriosis

  Endometriosis More

• Fibroids

  Fibroids are noncancerous growths or tumours on the muscular part of the uterus (womb); sometimes they are also called myomas.… More

• Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)

  Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) More

• Hysterectomy

  Hysterectomy More

• Hysteroscopy and Dilatation and Curettage (D&C)

  This is an operation where the cervix (entrance to the uterus) is dilated and a hysteroscope (small lighted mini telescope) is inserted into the uterus through the vagina and cervix so the specialist can see the inside of the uterus.… More

• Laparoscopy

  This is a procedure to view the inside of the abdomen (stomach) through a specially lit type of mini telescope (laparoscope) that is inserted through a small cut in the abdomen.… More

• Menopause

  Menopause More

• Menstruation

  Menstruation More

• Oophorectomy

  An oophorectomy is an operation to remove one or both ovaries.… More

• Ovarian Cysts

  Ovarian Cysts More

• Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)

  Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) More

• Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)

  Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) More

• Urinary Incontinence

  Urinary Incontinence More

• Uterine or Bladder Prolapse

  Uterine or Bladder Prolapse More

• Vaginal Infections

  The most common vaginal infections are yeast infections (also called candidiasis or thrush), trichomoniasis, or bacterial infections (also called bacterial vaginosis).… More

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