Dr. Emem Jay /Consultant Gynecologist

16/03/2026

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16/03/2026

16/03/2026

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16/03/2026

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16/03/2026

Woman bleeds every month, but the bleeding lasts less than 2 days.
Could this affect her chances of getting pregnant?
A. Yes
B. No
C. It depends
D. I’m not sure

This may sometimes be linked to Hormonal Imbalance, Asherman's Syndrome, or problems with the uterine lining.
Drop your answer in the comments.

16/03/2026

Diabetes never comes alone.

• Brain health decline 🧠
• Nerve damage → burning feet & pain
• Kidneys fail silently (often without early symptoms)
• Frequent infections become common
• Skin becomes dry and itchy
• Blurry vision
• Hypertension in many patients
• Atherosclerosis (hardening of arteries)

Control sugar today, protect your future health.
Prevention, early screening, and lifestyle changes matter.

15/03/2026

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15/03/2026

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Trying to conceive but fibroids are in the way?
Or you haven’t seen your period for over 1 year?
Don’t ignore it. Let’s find out what’s really going on.
This Sunday consultation is for women who:
• Are trying to get pregnant with fibroids
• Haven’t had their menstrual period for 12 months or more
• Have irregular or absent ovulation
• Are you worried about fertility or hormonal imbalance

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15/03/2026

Stop blaming fibroids for every infertility case.
Many women with fibroids get pregnant , the real problem might be something else.
📌 Before removing fibroids, make sure the true cause of infertility is found.

15/03/2026

Lipids simplified!

🧱 Cholesterol – is the material needed for building cell walls, making hormones etc

🛻 Lipoproteins - are basically Trucks transporting Cholesterol along with other things through blood. Depending on size they are of many types.

⛽ Triglycerides – are portable Fuel containers that trucks are carrying along.

🚛 HDL – They are the Recycling Trucks the patrol the roads collecting leftover cholesterol bricks from tissues & arteries, & bringing it back to the liver’s recycling center. HDL- C in your reports is the total leftover bricks in circulation currently.

🚚 LDL – They are the Delivery Trucks that deliver cholesterol bricks from the liver warehouse to construction sites (cells) around the body. LDL- C in your reports is the total unused bricks in circulation currently.

🚨 Lp(a) - Some of these LDL delivery trucks have an extra problem. They are wheel that are extra sticky.

🚛📦 VLDL – They are the Fat Cargo Trucks that mainly transports big boxes of triglycerides (fat) from the liver to storage sites.

🪪♦️ApoB (Apolipoprotein B) - All the main delivery trucks (LDL, Lpa, VLDL..) have a common license plate called ApoB. Counting them gives an idea of the no of trucks on road currently. More means too many cholesterol bricks & extra fuel (Tg) are being transported

🪪🔹ApoA1 (Apolipoprotein A1) - The recycling trucks have a different license plate called ApoA1. If more of these license plates are in action means more cleanup is done.
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What to Target?

▶️ Total Cholesterol:

This number is important, but the break up is more important (usually high means more LDL, VLDL… hence a problem)

- Total Cholesterol of around 200 with the right breakup is ideal 🟢

- Too Low & Too High is not ideal 🔴

▶️ HDL-C:

More cleaned up bricks is always better

- For men > 40 mg/dL 🟢
- For women > 50 mg/dL 🟢

▶️ Triglyceride:

Lot of portable Fuel being transported means excess energy/calories in the system.

- Ideal: < 100 mg/dL 🟢
- High Risk: > 150 mg/dL 🔴

▶️ VLDL:

More of portable fuel trucks is indirectly saying more portable fuel is produced.

Hence It is not directly measured, but estimated as 20% of triglycerides

- VLDL < 20 mg/dL 🟢

▶️ LDL-C

More unused bricks in circulation is a concern as more delivery trucks can cause a traffic jam (plaque)

- Ideal: < 130 mg/dL 🟢
- High Risk: > 160 mg/dL 🔴

▶️ Lp(a):

The more unused bricks in circulation especially inside those trucks with sticky tired is a big cause of concern. But it’s not under your control.

- Optimal: < 20 🟢
- SubOptimal: 20- 50🟡
- High risk: 50- 100🟠
- Very high risk > 100🔴

▶️ ApoB:

You want less of trucks with these license plate on the road. They are either carrying unused bricks or extra portable fuel, either way not good.

- Optimal: < 80 mg/dL (high risk patients)
: < 90 mg/dL (general population) 🟢
- High: > 120 mg/dL 🔴

▶️ ApoA1:

You want more of cleanup trucks with these license plate on the road.

- Optimal: < 0.6 🟢
- Acceptable: < 0.8 🟡
- High risk: > 0.9 (men), > 0.8 (women) 🔴

▶️ ApoB / ApoA1 Ratio:

This ratio reflects the balance between Delivery trucks & Clean up trucks. More clean up trucks is always better

- Optimal: < 0.6 🟢
- Acceptable: < 0.8 🟡
- High risk: > 0.9 (men), > 0.8 (women) 🔴

▶️ Triglycerides / HDL Ratio:

This ratio reflects the balance between large Cargo trucks specifically & Clean up trucks. Again more clean up trucks & less portable fuel on the road is always better

- Excellent: < 1 🟢
- Good: < 2 🟡
- At risk: > 2 🟠
- High risk: > 4 🔴