The Women’s Clinic at the Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine was started in 1993 in response to a need for a womancentred space for dealing with gynaecological and related disorders. The clinic is staffed exclusively by women doctors.
The Women’s Clinic aims to provide an empathetic space for women to discuss an integrated approach to their treatment, health and well-being.
The clinic has dealt successfully with a wide range of problems including:
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Chronic Cystitis
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Endometriosis
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Fibroids and simple ovarian cysts
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Infertility of unexplained origin
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Menopausal symptoms
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Menstrual problems including PMS, Dysmennorhea and Amennorhea
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Polycystic Ovaries
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Pregnancy-related symptoms
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Recurrent infections, including thrush
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Psychosexual problems, including sexual abuse
Patients are offered advice about their conventional treatment and investigations, integrated medicine and herbal treatment is also available.
Where appropriate, patients can also be referred within the hospital for specialised nutritional advice, Autogenic Training or medical hypnotherapy.
At the initial consultation we explore the presenting problem and physical and emotional responses to it.
A full medical history is also taken, including past medical history, family history and history of other concurrent problems. This approach informs the decision to prescribe the appropriate individualised medicines.
In the course of treatment we try to address both physical and mental well-being.
General examination will be carried out where appropriate, but cervical smears and routine internal examinations are not provided in clinic.
These are available through the patient’s GP or Well Woman Clinic.
The initial consultation will take 45 minutes with follow-up appointments usually lasting 15 minutes.
The success of treatments varies with the condition being treated and its duration, but about 70% of our patients feel an improvement of their symptoms.
As we practise and promote an integrated approach to health and medicine, patients taking conventional medication are advised to continue taking these alongside the treatment offered at the clinic as appropriate.