Women in the work place

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Written by Dr Karen Morton Consultant Gynaecologist and Obstetrician and founder of Dr Morton’s – the medical helpline Equality in the work place starts at school, but thereafter depends on a proactive approach to women’s health. When I was at school, a brilliant GPDST school which I got into through the 11 plus free place scheme(the group no […]

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The etymology of gynaecology – or is it gynecology?

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Written by the Dr Morton’s communications team See Dr Morton’s enhance women’s health through life Gynecology or gynaecology? (gy·ne·col·o·gy) [gahy-ni-kol-uh-jee] Choosing to call our first service the Gynae Travel Pack© was in many ways a gamble. The term gynaecology, although unexceptional in the medical world, isn’t a commonly used term among the general population (unlike […]

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Dr Morton’s – the medical helpline and the Gynae Travel Pack

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Written by Dr Karen Morton Consultant Gynaecologist and Obstetrician and founder of Dr Morton’s – the medical helpline See Dr Morton’s Gynae Travel Pack© and vaccinations and travel medicine and enhance women’s health through life Gynae Travel Pack Hi, I’m Dr Karen Morton, co-founder of Dr Morton’s – the medical helpline©. I am a consultant gynaecologist and obstetrician (practising for over […]

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Inflammation and Depression

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Written by Dr Tim Cantopher Dr Tim Cantopher Consultant Psychiatrist and Author, and adviser to Dr Morton’s – the medical helpline In the light of the publicity last week on the BBC about inflammation being the cause of depression, we asked for an expert analysis of what this could mean. This is Tim Cantopher’s view. […]

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Happy International Day of the Midwife!

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Written by Dr Karen Morton Consultant Gynaecologist and Obstetrician and founder of Dr Morton’s – the medical helpline Today (5 May 2017) is the International Day of the Midwife: time to celebrate and applaud these wonderful people! I almost said ‘Wonderful women’ as most of the midwives I know and work with are women, but actually I have […]

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Comment on the important advance in the planning of prostate cancer treatment

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Written by Mr John Davies Consultant Urologist and adviser to Dr Morton’s – the medical helpline Prostate cancer is the second commonest cause of death due to cancer in men in the UK, after lung cancer. As discussed this morning on the BBC a new blood test which may help doctors treating men with advanced prostate […]

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What is a prolapse?

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Written by Dr Karen Morton Consultant Gynaecologist and Obstetrician and founder of Dr Morton’s – the medical helpline It is impossible to have a baby pass through the vagina and it to be the same as before. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t deliver babies normally but it does require a bit of acceptance and sometimes, adjustment. Prolapse means […]

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Dr Karen Morton comments on Kirsty Wark’s menopause documentary

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Written by Dr Karen Morton Consultant Gynaecologist and Obstetrician and founder of Dr Morton’s – the medical helpline Thank you, Kirsty Wark, for your brilliant documentary (BBC1, 20 April) on the menopause. Your experience is one felt by millions of women, and the more open women of influence are about the symptoms and problems that come to all […]

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When GPs fail to diagnose important gynaecological problems

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Written by Dr Karen Morton Consultant Gynaecologist and Obstetrician and founder of Dr Morton’s – the medical helpline The Daily Telegraph talks today of GPs being slow to diagnose important gynaecological pathologies such as fibroids and endometriosis. When I trained we did 3 months of obstetrics and gynaecology, whereas students now do 4 weeks, twice during their 5 […]

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You can’t understand unconditional love until you are a mother

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Written by Dr Karen Morton Consultant Gynaecologist and Obstetrician and founder of Dr Morton’s – the medical helpline I am sitting at the golf club having bought golf lessons for Christmas for 2 of my 3 sons, and I am feeling that incredible pleasure of having them with me and with each other. Of course […]

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medical empowerment

Women in the work place

The etymology of gynaecology – or is it gynecology?

Dr Morton’s – the medical helpline and the Gynae Travel Pack

Inflammation and Depression

Happy International Day of the Midwife!

Comment on the important advance in the planning of prostate cancer treatment

What is a prolapse?

Dr Karen Morton comments on Kirsty Wark’s menopause documentary

When GPs fail to diagnose important gynaecological problems

You can’t understand unconditional love until you are a mother

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