Gynaecology | Te Tai Tokerau (Northland)

Whangārei Hospital

Contact Details

Phone 0800 944 467

Street Address

Whangārei Hospital
2 Hospital Road
Whangārei

Postal Address

Whangārei Hospital
Private Bag 9742
Whangārei 0148

Description

What is Gynaecology?

Gynaecology is the area of medicine that deals with health issues and conditions that are specific to women. This generally includes the female reproductive organs and genitalia. The reproductive organs consist of the ovaries that release an egg every month, the fallopian tubes that lead from the ovaries, the uterus (womb), which is where a baby will grow if the egg is fertilised during sexual intercourse, the cervix (opening of the uterus) and the vagina.
 
 

Referral Expectations

Your GP will need to complete some examinations and tests before you are referred to the clinic (except in emergency situations). All patients require a history to have been taken and examination, including pelvic (internal), performed.  If a smear test has not been performed recently and is due, this needs to have been completed by the GP prior to you being seen in the hospital.  Blood tests may also be required depending on which type of problem you have.

When a referral is received, a specialist will grade it to ensure that people with serious or life-threatening conditions are seen soon.  Sometimes, if there is not enough information to make this decision, the referral will be sent back to the GP with a request for more information.

Common Conditions / Procedures / Treatments

Bladder sling procedures
Cervical dysplasia (abnormal cells on cervix)
Cervical screening
Colposcopy
Endometrial ablation
Endometriosis
Fibroids
Menopausal hormone therapy (MHT)
Hysterectomy (removal of womb)
Hysteroscopy and dilatation and curettage
Laparoscopy
Menopause
Menstruation
Oophorectomy (ovary removal)
Ovarian cysts
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
Urinary incontinence (bladder control problems)
Uterine or bladder prolapse
Vaginal infections

Website

www.northlanddhb.org.nz/

https://healthpoint.co.nz./public/gynaecology/gynaecology-te-tai-tokerau-northland/