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 ...

K,38, would never forget the experience soon after her delivery. She had a massive bleed and had to be resuscitated in the intensive care unit (ICU). This wa...

She was distraught when her blood tests confirmed that she had been infected with CMV- the cytomegalovirus. K, a 28-year-old kindergarten teacher and a first...

M almost freaked out when she saw a patch of fresh blood staining her panty in the morning. She had had sexual intercourse with her husband the night before....

She looked anxiously on the monitor screen while I scanned her with the ultrasound machine. “Doc, is the cyst still there?” She asked. “No, it’s gone” I repl...

“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...

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...

Here is an abstract from what may be called a symptom diary: “March 1: Menstruation begins. As usual, a slight tummy ache on first day. “March 16: Getting ti...

G, 43, had a rude shock and felt devastated a year ago when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She was unaware that the bloated feeling in her tummy was ...

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...

T was devastated when she was diagnosed to have cervical cancer. T,42, woke up one day and saw red blobs of blood staining the bed sheets. She had had sexual...

B had been having irregular vaginal bleeding for the past two months. She came from a neighbouring country and had a hormonal implant placed in her arm about...

The thought of having intimacy after birth may make many mothers cringe in pain. This is because most mothers are tired, anxious and exhausted. They are also...

G had gone through menopause. She was alarmed and troubled when she saw blood dripping from the swelling at her vagina. The source? A bleeding ulcer at the a...

She rushed into my clinic in pain. “Doc, I have a swelling at the bottom for a few days. It has become bigger this morning and is excruciatingly painful this...

“Doc, it is really amazing how the surgery went so smoothly. I could hardly feel any pain today," she remarked, pointing to the three puncture wounds on her ...

If you are planning to conceive, the best time to partake in lovemaking would be during ovulation when your ovary releases an egg. Studies have shown that o...

Normal menstruation is the result of the shedding of the lining of the womb (endometrium) together with the blood. To facilitate the flow, anticoagulants are...

Q. I had 3 caesarean sections, the last one was about 6 months ago. Recently I had lower abdominal pain on and off near the right side of my abdominal wound....

F was devastated when her doctor told her that her chance of conception was less than 5%. F, 36,had been married for 5 years and was infertile. She lived in...