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This page gives you information about third and fourth degree tears following childbirth. In the United Kingdom it is estimated that over 90 in 100 women who have a vaginal delivery will experience some degree of perineal damage. The perineum is the area between the vagina and anus. Perineal tears are graded in severity from a first degree tear (a very minor tear) to a fourth degree tear (a major tear). The majority of women with a first or second degree tear can have it repaired by a midwife or doctor in most birth settings. Tears that are more complex need to be repaired by an experienced doctor on the Delivery Suite at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.
“A butterfly lights besides us like a sunbeam, and for a brief moment its glory and beauty belong to our world: but then it flies again. And though we wish it could have stayed; we feel so lucky to have seen it”
Read this page if you have been diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM). This page explains what GDM is, how it is treated, and how it may affect your pregnancy.
This page will give you information about having hernia surgery. It also answers some of the commonly asked questions and outlines some of the risks and possible complications linked with hernia surgery.
Between 10th - 12th September 2019, Gloucestershire Hospitals held their Inaugural Festival of Quality Improvement, Research & Innovation at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and Cheltenham General Hospital.
If you look after someone of any age and provide unpaid support to family or friends who could not manage without your help, then you are a carer.
This page has been written so that you will have the names and contact details for the Gynaecological Cancer Care team. We have also included some other resources that you might find useful.
This page contains information about ‘dry eye’ which is a common ophthalmic (eye) condition. Dry eye is sometimes called ‘dry eye syndrome’ or ‘dry eye disease’.
You might take a break from your medical training for a number of reasons, including:
This page gives you information about what you can expect when you have surgery at one of our hospitals and how to prepare for your surgery. If you need an interpreter or information in a different language, please phone the number on your admission letter.
This page provides you with basic information about vaginal vault prolapse and how it is repaired with a procedure called pelvic floor repair and sacrospinous fixation. Sacrospinous fixation is a vaginal procedure performed for women who have developed vaginal vault prolapse after a hysterectomy.