Gynaecology
About Gynaecology Services
Dr Monique Damasco offers gynaecological care to help prevent, diagnose, understand, and treat the medical conditions affecting women’s reproductive organs for women from their teens, through the reproductive years and into menopause. Importantly, she is a strong advocate for the rights and health of women.
You may like to see Dr Monique Damasco to assess such conditions as Endometriosis, Uterine fibroids, Abnormal periods, Polycystic Ovaries or Syndrome, Colposcopy or Cervical screening, long acting reversible contraception (LARC) such as IUD (intra-uterine device) placement, Ovarian cysts, Tubal sterilisation, Pelvic pain, Menopause and Post-Menopausal bleeding.
Gynaecological Treatments by Dr Damasco
Laparoscopy
A minimally invasive procedure that uses a telescope to examine the pelvic organs and treat disease through key-hole surgery performed through 5-10mm incisions.
Myomectomy
A surgical procedure to remove fibroids – a usually non-canerous growth of muscle cells that can grow in the pelvis. Fibroids are associated with heavy periods, pelvic pressure symptoms such as urinary frequency and reduced fertility. Many of these can be safely performed by laparaoscopy.
Ovarian Cystectomy
The removal of a cyst with preservation of the ovary when it has become too large, is abnormal or is causing pain using minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery.
Advanced Laparoscopy
When advanced skills training allows the surgeon to treat more significant amounts of pathology using minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery and avoiding the need to make a large abdominal incision (laparotomy).
Hysteroscopy
A procedure that allows inspection of the inside of the uterus with a thin telescope inserted through the cervix. It is used to diagnose and treat conditions such as abnormal or heavy bleeding and uterine polyps.
Endometrial Ablation
A procedure remove the lining of the uterus (by vaporisation of the endometrium with energy) to stop or reduce menstrual flow. It is quick, safe and very effective.
Hysterectomy
The surgical removal of the uterus, which may be used to treat conditions including fibroids, endometriosis, prolapse, cancer or adenomyosis. The ovaries are usually left behind in order to prevent menopause. The majority of these can be performed using laparoscopic techniques.
Hysteroscopic Resection
The removal of fibroids, polyps or other growths from inside the uterus, using an energy cutting loop or other device such as Myosure with a hysteroscopy.
Robotic Surgery
This is an alternative way of performing a laparoscopy and uses a large robot controlled by a surgeon. This may allow the surgeon to perform a more complex procedure with possible benefit of less post operative pain.