Gynaecology is the medical practice that deals with the health of the female reproductive system, such as the vagina and ovaries.
Our team of gynaecologists at The Royal Oldham Hospital diagnose and treat a wide range of medical conditions that affect only women; from pelvic pain and period problems through to more serious conditions like endometriosis, ovarian cysts and gynaecology related cancers. We also treat fertility conditions, urogynaecology conditions, menopause and early pregnancy symptoms as well as performing various surgical procedures.
The gynaecology service at The Royal Oldham Hospital provides emergency and elective care to women in Oldham, Bury and Rochdale.
We specialise in diagnostic and treatment endoscopy (performing colposcopy, hysteroscopy, and treatment where possible for abnormalities on the same day). These services are on both Oldham, Fairfield sites to enable your care to be closer to home.
We have 16 emergency inpatient beds at Oldham for women requiring admission for various conditions both pregnancy and non-pregnancy related.
We provide specialist bereavement care for women who have suffered early pregnancy and in reach to them for subsequent pregnancies to provide reassurance and support.
We also have a combined Gynaecology assessment unit (GAU) and an early pregnancy assessment unit (EPAU) which deliver care to women under 16 weeks gestation as well as supporting women through non pregnancy related referrals.
We have Gynaecology Macmillan specialist nurses who support women through diagnostic procedures, treatment planning and end of life care where appropriate.
We also have an elective surgical team who can deliver these services at Oldham, Bury and Rochdale, and our Outpatients departments provide medical and nurse led follow up clinics to ensure good recovery and reduction in symptoms.
We also provide some one stop cancer diagnostic clinics at the Oldham Clinical Diagnostic Centre (CDC) at Salmon Fields.
If you are experiencing any symptoms during your pregnancy and you'd like some advice, please contact our gynaecology team.
- Colposcopy - Available at Oldham and Bury
- Hysteroscopy - Available at Oldham, Bury and CDC
- 2WW Clinics - Available at Oldham, Bury and the CDC
- Sub Fertility and Recurrent Miscarriage - Available at Oldham and Bury
- Endometriosis Clinics - Available at Oldham
- Prostap Clinics - Available at Oldham
- Elective Surgery - Available at Oldham, Bury and Rochdale
- Emergency Surgery - Available at Oldham
- Early Preganancy Support - Available at Oldham
- Gynae Assessment Unit - Available at Oldham
- Urogynae Clinics - Available at Oldham and Fairfield
- Menopause Clinics – Available at Oldham
- Gynae Macmillan Service - Available at Oldham, Bury and Salford
If your visit to us is planned, we will send you information around what you need and what will happen when we send your appointment.
For full details on what to expect at your appointment, please read our information leaflet which details what will happen when you arrive and what happens after your appointment. For detailed information on your appointment and care please see the Gynaecology Patient Information Leaflets.
Referrals into our services are taken from:
- GP
- Community Midwife
- Emergency Department (ED)
- Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC)
- Manchester Cytology Centre
- Other specialities within the NCA
There are no self-referral routes except for women suffering multiple miscarriages, who will be given the direct contact for the Early Pregnancy Specialist Nurses.
Common complications in pregnancy
Our gynaecology team provide a wide range of advice to women and their families on a range of common complications that can occur during pregnancy.
Sometimes complications can happen during your pregnancy, but your midwife and our obstetricians and gynaecology team are here to support you. Speak to them as soon as you think you have any symptoms.
Tommy’s website gives a great overview of some of the common complications that can occur during pregnancy.
- Acute fatty liver of pregnancy
- Anaemia
- Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
- Weak cervix
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
- Type 1 or 2 diabetes
- Gestational diabetes
- Foetal growth restrictions (Intrauterine Growth Restriction)
- Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
- Group B Strep (Strep B)
- Hyperemesis gravidarum (Severe morning sickness)
- Intrauterine Infection (Chorioamnioitis)
- Low-lying placenta (Placenta Praevia)
- Pelvic pain in pregnancy (Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction) SPD or Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP)
- Pre-eclampsia
- Retained placenta
- Uterine abnormality – Problems of the womb
- Vasa Praevia
- Waters breaking early (Pre-term pre-labour rupture of membranes) PPROM