ASC Gynaecology

16/07/2025

This week, we acknowledge Birth Trauma Awareness Week, a global movement sparking conversations and sharing experiences around birth trauma. Birth can be a beautiful, transformative event, but for some, it can leave a lasting emotional impact.

Here's what to remember:
• You're not alone. Birth trauma is more common than you think.
• It's okay to feel overwhelmed. Talking about your experience is key to healing.
• There are resources available.

If you or someone you know has experienced birth trauma, you deserve support. Reach out to organisations like Birth Trauma Aotearoa: www.birthtraumaaotearoa.org.nz

Let's use this week to learn, share strength, and advocate for positive change.

ASC Gynaecology offers individualised centered care for women in all stages of their life.

02/07/2025

This July is Fibroid Awareness Month.

Fibroids are noncancerous growths or tumours on the muscular part of the uterus (womb); sometimes they are also called myomas. Fibroids may be very small (about 5mm) or can grow to be quite large (about 100mm).

Many women with fibroids do not notice any symptoms and will not need treatment, whereas others may experience problems such as painful and heavy periods.

Treatment includes medication to shrink the fibroids and, in some women, surgical removal.

If you would like to speak to one of our specialists, call 021 024 51019 email admin@ascgynaecology.co.nz.

ASC Gynaecology offers individualised centered care for women in all stages of their life.

17/06/2025

Mānawatia a Matariki — Happy Māori New Year! ✨

As Matariki, the Pleiades star cluster, rises in the night sky, we celebrate the beginning of the Māori New Year. This is a time for reflection, remembering the past year, and looking forward with hope to the future.

If you need to contact us this Matariki weekend, we will still receive phone calls, referrals and bookings.

Get in touch with us by phone on 021 024 51019 or visit our website: www.ascgynaecology.co.nz.

From the team at ASC Gynaecology, we wish you a wonderful long weekend!

ASC Gynaecology offers individualised centered care for women in all stages of their life.

04/06/2025

Infertility is defined as not being able to become pregnant (conceive) after 1 year of trying, or not being able to carry pregnancies to a live birth.

Approximately 1 in 4 New Zealanders experience infertility and 1 in 8 require some form of medical assistance to achieve a pregnancy.

Infertility can be a female factor, a male factor, a combination of female and male factors or unexplained.

Some of the best ways to deal with infertility are to be informed and to talk about it. This is not always easy or comfortable.

If you are dealing with infertility, you might find it helpful to:
• talk to friends and whānau who are supportive
• see a counsellor to talk through your feelings and options
• talk to someone else who has been through what you are going through and who understands

Fertility New Zealand provides assistance for people with fertility issues, visit their website here: www.fertilitynz.org.nz

ASC Gynaecology offers individualised centered care for women in all stages of their life.

14/05/2025

Do you experience pain in your lower abdomen or pelvis?

If so, you're not alone. Pelvic pain affects roughly 1 in 6 women. This pain can be constant or come and go, but it lasts for more than 6 months and can significantly impact your daily life.

Symptoms may include:
• Pain with in*******se
• Urinary urgency, frequency
• Pain with urinating, and/or urinary leakage
• Abdominal bloating, gastrointestinal distress, and constipation
• Burning, itching, aching or other types of pain in pelvic region

What tests might be offered?
• screening tests for pelvic infections (including s*xually transmitted infections)
• an ultrasound scan – this may be a transva**nal scan of your pelvis, which involves gently inserting an ultrasound probe into your va**na
• an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan of your pelvis.

You may also be offered a Laparoscopy, particularly if your doctor thinks you may have Endometriosis, adhesions or pelvic infection.

This May is Pelvic Pain Awareness Month and if you're experiencing any of these symptoms and would like to arrange an appointment with one of our specialists, contact us on 021 024 51019 or email admin@ascgynaecology.co.nz.

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ASC Gynaecology offers individualised centered care for women in all stages of their life.

10/05/2025

Sending love and support to all the incredible mums out there, no matter what today brings. 🧡

ASC Gynaecology offers individualised centered care for women in all stages of their life.

16/04/2025

Please note our clinic will be closed from 5 pm on Thursday 17th April to 9 am on Tuesday 22nd April.

For urgent queries, please contact Sally on 021 024 51019 for Dr Narena Dudley and Helen on 021 221 4183 for Dr Tava Mudzamiri.

Happy Easter! 🐰

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ASC Gynaecology offers individualised centered care for women in all stages of their life.

07/04/2025

This April is Adenomyosis Awareness Month.

Adenomyosis is a condition that affects your uterus (womb). It can cause painful and heavy periods.

If you have adenomyosis, you might also have a similar condition called endometriosis. The features of these 2 conditions overlap.

What are the symptoms of adenomyosis?

Symptoms of adenomyosis can include:
• heavy periods
• painful periods
• pain during s*x
• chronic (ongoing) pain in the pelvis
• bleeding between periods
• Infertility

Adenomyosis occurs when the cells that normally line the inside of your uterus also grow in the layer of muscle in the wall of the uterus.

It is not certain how or why the uterus-lining cells enter the muscle wall.

Adenomyosis is only seen in women in their reproductive years. It happens in response to the hormone oestrogen. It usually goes away after menopause when your oestrogen levels drop.

See your doctor if you have painful or heavy periods.

Also see your doctor if you have:
• any unusual bleeding from your va**na
• pain when having s*x

If you would like to arrange an appointment with one of our specialists, contact us on 021 024 51019 or email admin@ascgynaecology.co.nz.

www.ascgynaecology.co.nz/contact

ASC Gynaecology offers individualised centered care for women in all stages of their life.

17/03/2025

This March is International Endometriosis Awareness Month.

Endometriosis occurs when tissue similar to the lining of the uterus (endometrium), is found in places outside of the uterus. The tissue can form nodules or plaques which may be visualised at surgery.

Often if you see your doctor with concern about your periods they will order an ultrasound scan. This can not diagnose most forms of endometriosis, but it can pick up cysts on the ovaries (endometrioma).

Endometriosis is often classified as minimal, mild, moderate or severe or recorded in surgical notes as stage I – IV.

Different factors determine the stage of the disorder. These factors can include the location, number, size, and depth of endometrial implants.

Some women with this condition do not have many symptoms, whereas others suffer severe pain and problems such as infertility and tiredness.

Treatment includes medication that will help control the pain and inflammation, and some women may need surgery to remove the tissue growths.

If you would like to arrange an appointment with one of our specialists, contact us on 021 024 51019 or email admin@ascgynaecology.co.nz.

www.ascgynaecology.co.nz/contact

ASC Gynaecology offers individualised centered care for women in all stages of their life.

11/03/2025

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07/03/2025

Happy International Women’s Day!

Empowering women is at the heart of what we do. Today and every day, we celebrate the incredible women who inspire us. At ASC Gynaecology, we're committed to providing exceptional healthcare that empowers women to live their best lives.

ASC Gynaecology offers individualised centered care for women in all stages of their life.

18/02/2025

A hysteroscopy is a procedure used to examine the inside of the uterus (womb).

It is carried out using a narrow telescope, called the hysteroscopy, which is inserted through the cervix (opening of the womb) into the uterus. The hysteroscope is connected to a light and camera, which sends images to a monitor so that your gynaecologist is able to see inside the uterus.

As the hysteroscope is passed into your uterus through the va**na and cervix, no cut needs to be made in your skin.

Common reasons for having a hysteroscopy include abnormal bleeding, fibroids, polyps or difficulty getting pregnant.

If you would like to speak to one of our specialists, email admin@ascgynaecology.co.nz or call 021 024 51019.

www.ascgynaecology.co.nz/contact

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