A-Z fact sheets: turkish

After your operation, bed rest and inactivity can increase the risk of chest infection and blood clots in your legs. These can be avoided if you follow the instructions in this fact sheet.

Your specialist at the Breast Clinic has arranged tests to investigate a change in your breast. Breast biopsy tests are explained in this fact sheet. They are used to investigate lumps or other changes in the breast.

Your breasts change a lot. This information explains why your breasts change and what changes are common.

Your doctor has found that you have a cyst in your breast. This information will explain what breast cysts are, how they are diagnosed and treated.

Breastfeeding fact sheets in languages other than English are grouped together here.

This 16 page booklet is for mothers who are starting to breastfeed. In it you will find information on how to get started and how to avoid common problems when breastfeeding your baby.

This information is for women who are to have a breast ultrasound or mammogram to investigate changes in their breast. Your specialist at the Breast Clinic has arranged breast imaging tests for you.

Breast soreness is very common. It affects most women at some time in their lives.

A colposcopy is an examination which is recommended after some positive or abnormal cervical screening test results. Your local doctor (GP) will discuss these results with you. After a colposcopy, decisions can be made about whether treatment is needed or not.

A cone biopsy is a minor operation to remove a cone-shaped piece of tissue from the cervix to be examined.

It is quite normal to have a few discomforts in early pregnancy. Sometimes they can become quite severe and you may need to talk to your doctor about what to do. This fact sheet discusses some methods for coping with common discomforts of pregnancy.

This information answers general questions about day surgery.

There are a number of things that you can do before you get pregnant, and in the early weeks, to encourage a healthy pregnancy. Taking care of yourself in early pregnancy is very important. Read this fact sheet for tips to show you how.

This information is for women having an epidural during labour at the Women's. It explains what an epidural is, why you are having one and how it is administered.

Preeclampsia is an illness that occurs during or immediately after pregnancy. It can affect both the mother and the baby.

This fact sheet explains what to expect after an epidural or spinal anaesthetic, including common side effects and when to contact the hospital.

After you have given birth we recommend that you follow some simple steps which will improve your postnatal recovery.

Mastitis is when your breast gets inflamed because of nipple damage or changes in your milk ducts. Mastitis is quite common.

This information is about what happens when it is certain that you have had, or are going to have a miscarriage.

Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy or ‘morning sickness’ can occur at any time of the day. The cause is unknown. This fact sheet will assist you in coping with nausea and vomiting in pregnancy.

The pelvic floor is made up of a network of muscles and nerves which control both bladder and bowel function. Good bowel habits help to protect these muscles and minimise the risk of both bladder and bowel incontinence. This fact sheet is now called Preventing constipation.

Pain and bleeding are common in early pregnancy and do not always mean you are having a miscarriage.

The pelvic floor is a group of muscles and ligaments which support the bladder, uterus (womb) and bowel. It is important that all women exercise their pelvic floor muscles everyday throughout life, to prevent weakness or improve strength.

This information is for families whose baby has died at the Royal Women’s Hospital. While some of the information will be relevant to families elsewhere, not all hospitals follow the same procedures.

Trial of void is a test to check bladder function. This is an instructional fact sheet is for patients of the Women's explaining the procedure.

This fact sheet is for women who are patients of the Royal Women’s Hospital and are having an urodynamics bladder test to investigate their bladder problems.