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Investigation, diagnosis and treatment for conditions related to women's reproductive health
- Address: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells hospitals,
What we do
We provide care for medical conditions specific to the female reproductive system.
General gynaecological outpatient clinics are held at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells hospitals, with specialist outpatient clinics for:
- Pelvic pain investigations and treatment programmes
- Gynaecological and dermatological investigations and treatments
- Menopause clinics
- Hormone replacement therapy and implant clinics
- Abnormal bleeding clinics
- Colposcopy clinics
- Hysteroscopy clinics
- Infertility
- If your GP has requested you are seen within 2 weeks
We have 16 consultant gynaecologists working between both hospitals. Each consultant has a special interest and your GP will usually refer you to a specialist according to your condition, e.g. endometriosis, chronic pain, uro-gynaecological disorders, dysfunctional uterine bleeding.
At your appointment you may be seen by a consultant or by a resident doctor, who will refer you to a consultant if advice is needed.
We also have a clinical nurse specialist who has undertaken further training and has her own clinic for urodynamics and colposcopy services.
Gynaecology services are staffed by dedicated nurses who have a specialist interest in women’s health.
Our dedicated Early Pregnancy and Emergency Gynaecology Service which operates Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm. Referral is through your GP or other healthcare professional who deems this the correct pathway for your treatment.
If you are experiencing problems when there is no access to your GP, you will need to attend A&E.
Links and resources
Early pregnancy unit
We may need to do your scan internally using a small vaginal probe to allow the sonographer to make an accurate assessment of your pregnancy, and reach a diagnosis.
The sonographer needs to concentrate fully while doing the procedure. You can ask questions at the end of your scan where they will tell you what they have seen, and explain your diagnosis.
You may need to see a doctor after the scan, sometimes there can be a short wait for this to happen.
You may not get answers to your questions following your scan, and you may be asked to attend for a further scan in a few days, or up to one week later. This is normal, and you should not be anxious if this is scheduled for you.
If you have any questions, or if anything is worrying you before you have your scan please speak to one of the nurses who will be happy to explain things to you.