Sleep apnea (sleep apnoea) is a condition where your breathing repeatedly stops and starts while you sleep, usually because your airway narrows or collapses.
Pancreatitis is one of the few conditions covered in this series where getting the safety information right matters more than almost anything else I could tell you.
A patient in her early sixties once came to see me after a minor fall in her garden left her with a broken wrist,the sort of fall she’d have shrugged off a decade earlier.
PCOS is one of the most common hormonal conditions I see in general practice, and also one of the most delayed diagnoses. It can take years, and several separate GP visits
Syphilis is a bacterial infection caused by Treponema pallidum, spread primarily through vaginal, anal, and oral sex, or through direct contact with a syphilis sore.
Gonorrhoea is a bacterial sexually transmitted infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae. It's passed on through vaginal, anal, and oral sex, and can infect
BV is common in pregnancy and is treated with the same antibiotics, which are considered safe under medical supervision. Treatment tends to be more proactive here because untreated BV has been linked to a higher risk of preterm birth and low birth weight.
Neurodivergent describes someone whose brain processes information, learns, communicates or behaves in ways that differ from what’s considered typical. It isn’t itself a medical diagnosis - it’s an umbrella term
Hemorrhoids (piles) are swollen blood vessels that develop inside or around the anus and lower rectum. They form when the small cushions of tissue that normally help control bowel movements
Adenomyosis is far more common than most people realise, and increasingly recognised in younger women without children, which is a shift from how it was traditionally understood.
Endometriosis is a condition where tissue similar to the lining of the womb (the endometrium) grows outside the uterus, most commonly on the ovaries, fallopian tubes, and the lining of the pelvis
