M was upset and looked at me in disbelief when I told her the not-so-sweet news. She had failed her glucose tolerance test (GTT) and had been suffering from ...

Y was perplexed and confused when the biopsy result of her neck of the womb (cervix) showed that she had the precancerous condition known as Cervical squamou...

G’s husband entered my consultation room looking worried and distressed. “Doc, I need you help urgently,” he said. "You just delivered my son a week ago. My w...

F,40, a mother of two walked into my consultation room with a wobbly gait. Her face looked as white as a sheet. She had to pause frequently to catch some bre...

Bacteria have a reputation for causing disease. But not all bacteria are harmful. Ironically, some illnesses can be treated with bacteria. These beneficial m...

“You should have your womb checked as you have been taking tamoxifen for a while now,"  the oncologist advised M, a 52-year-old housewife who had a stage I c...

Fact number 1: A union between two persons usually involves their larger families a lot more than one realizes. It is often when you are already married that...

S and her husband were devastated. She had just miscarried. She was hoping that things would go well in her pregnancy. At five months of gestation, she sudde...

I saw S, a first-time mum in her second trimester who complained of chills, shivering, fever and excessive sweating for the past 3 days. She had frequent uri...

She jogged. She ran. She worked out in the gym every day, 7 days a week. H, a 28-year-old lawyer was an exercise buff since she was a teenager. She was also ...

M would never forget the day when she collapsed in the bathroom at home with heavy menses. She was rushed to the hospital by the ambulance. When I saw her in...

Sex is pleasurable to most people but not for H’s husband. H was 39 and her husband 41 years of age. They had been married for 4 months and were trying to co...

H, a 28 year-old lady walked into my consultation room with an anxious and depressed look. She worked as an account assistant in an accounting firm and studi...

Recently, I attended a medical workshop and seminar on HIFU in China. It is an innovative way of removing a solid growth in the abdomen without open surgery....

P,45, felt a lump in her right breast during her shower one day. She quickly made an appointment with a surgeon and had an urgent mammogram and ultrasound ex...

On a recent reflection of her infertility journey, B told me that her emotions were like going on a rollercoaster ride. There were times when she felt high w...

N ,40, was very reluctant to talk about his problems on his first visit. He had been married for 3 years and had tried for a baby for the past one year. “How...

She walked slowly and reluctantly into my consultation room with her parents. She looked thin and listless. H, a 17-year-old teenager came to see me because ...

Some months ago, I had a call from the emergency department of the hospital. My patient L, 30, was admitted with a high fever of 40 degree Celcius  and with ...

The delivery suite was dimly lit. The air was still and the room appallingly quiet. She was sitting on the edge of the bed weeping. Her eyes were red and pu...