Gynaecology

The Gynaecology Outpatient Departments (GOPD) form one of the main links between GPs, community services and the hospital service.

The department provides specialist consultation, advice, diagnosis and treatement to women.

This clinics offer a full range of services including:

• Colposcopy (follow up of abnormal smears)
• Hysteroscopy (examination of the inside of the womb)
• Infertility
• Urogynaecology (female incontinence)
• Oncology (cancer care)
• Pre-Operative Assessment

Patient information

General gynaecology:

• Endometrial ablation – recovering well | RCOG
• Endometriosis | RCOG
• Laparoscopic hysterectomy – recovering well | RCOG
• Laparoscopy – recovering well | RCOG
• Long-term pelvic pain | RCOG
• Managing premenstrual syndrome (PMS) | RCOG
• Menopause: diagnosis and management | RCOG
• Outpatient hysteroscopy | RCOG
• Ovarian cysts before the menopause | RCOG
• Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): what it means for your long-term health | RCOG
• Recovering from surgical management of a miscarriage | RCOG
• Recurrent miscarriage | RCOG
• Skin conditions of the vulva | RCOG
• Treatment for symptoms of the menopause | RCOG
• Abdominal Hysterectomy FOR PRINT (dbth.nhs.uk)
• Endometrial-Pipelle-Biopsy.pdf (dbth.nhs.uk)
• Major Gynaecological Surgery.indd (dbth.nhs.uk)
• Hysterectomy-Gynaecology.pdf (dbth.nhs.uk)
• Scar Management update (dbth.nhs.uk)
• PI Post-Menopausal Bleeding PMB poster (rcog.org.uk)

Hysteroscopy

• Pelvic-Ultrasound-Scan-female.pdf (dbth.nhs.uk)
• pil_outpatient-hysteroscopy-2024_pc_v15.docx (live.com)
• Outpatient hysteroscopy | RCOG
• Endometrial-Pipelle-Biopsy (dbth.nhs.uk)
• Pre-Surgery Pregnancy (dbth.nhs.uk)

Infertility

• Semen-specimen-for-infertility.pdf (dbth.nhs.uk)
• Pelvic-Ultrasound-Scan-female.pdf (dbth.nhs.uk)
• Fertility-Treatment-Clomid.pdf (dbth.nhs.uk)
• Laparoscopy – recovering well | RCOG
• Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) | RCOG

Urogynae

• Obesity-and-the-plevic-floor-BSUG-July-2017.pdf
• Vaginal hysterectomy – recovering well | RCOG
• Pelvic Health Physiotherapy – Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (dbth.nhs.uk)
• Pelvic-Floor-Exercises-24-3-10.pdf (dbth.nhs.uk)
• Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy
• Video-urodynamics.pdf (dbth.nhs.uk)

Prolapse

• Pelvic organ prolapse | RCOG
• Pelvic floor repair operation – recovering well | RCOG

Prolapse of the vaginal wall

• Anterior-repair-BSUG-Apr-2020.pdf
• EIDO: OG23 Anterior Repair (cht.nhs.uk)
• Posterior-Repair-2020.pdf (bsug.org.uk)

Prolapse of the vaginal vault (top of the vagina after hysterectomy)

• Operations-to-treat-vaginal-vault-prolapse-Sep-2021.pdf (bsug.org.uk)
• Microsoft Word – SCP BSUG Sep 2021
• SSLF-BSUG-Jan-2021.pdf
• Colpocleisis-BSUG-Jan-2021.pdf

Prolapse of the uterus (womb)

• Operations-to-treat-uterine-prolapse-Jan-2021.pdf (bsug.org.uk)
• Vaginal-hysterectomy-for-uterine-prolapse-BSUG-Jan-2021.pdf
• SHP-BSUG-Jan-2021.pdf
• Microsoft Word – SSF BSUG Jan 2021
• Manchester-repair-BSUG-Jan-2021.pdf
• Microsoft Word – Colpocleisis BSUG Jan 2021

Incontinence

• Bladder training.pdf (baus.org.uk)
• Treatment options for overactive bladder (OAB) | The British Association of Urological Surgeons Limited (baus.org.uk)
• wisdom.nhs.wales/health-board-guidelines/swansea-bay-incontinence-file/bladder-fluids-poster/
• Botox-BSUG-Dec-2019(1).pdf

Stress incontinence

• Urethral-bulking-BSUG-Mar-2018.pdf
• Colposuspension-BSUG-Apr-2018.pdf
• Autologous-Fascial-Sling.pdf (bsug.org.uk)

Cystoscopy

• Flexible cystoscopy.pdf (baus.org.uk)

Oncology

• WPR49240-Endometrial-Cancer-Completed-Treatment.pdf (dbth.nhs.uk)
• Ovarian cancer | RCOG
• MAC17297 Understanding cancer of the ovary, fallopian tube or peritoneum E02 (macmillan.org.uk)
• MAC11643 Understanding cancer of the vulva (macmillan.org.uk)
• mac11648-cervical-cancer-e15.pdf (macmillan.org.uk)
• mac11656-e12-und-womb-p02-20211005-ms-folder-lowres (macmillan.org.uk)

Pre-Op Assessment

• WPR38221-Your-spinal-anaestetic-intranet-version-2.pdf (dbth.nhs.uk)
• WPR38031 You and your anaesthetic.indd (dbth.nhs.uk)

Coming Into Hospital

• WPR49130-Pre-Surgery-Pregnancy.pdf (dbth.nhs.uk)
• WPR49330-Easy-Read-Pharmacy-lealfet..pdf (dbth.nhs.uk)
• WPR46592-About-your-Medications.pdf (dbth.nhs.uk)
• WPR35051 Inpatient booklet.indd (dbth.nhs.uk)

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