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Dr Sophie Flammarion, Consultant Paediatrician, has recently joined La Clinique Française and so I had the opportunity to ask her a question which I know puzzles many French and international mothers living in the UK.

The menopause is different for every woman, but you may experience more frequent urinary tract infections (UTIs) at this stage of life. 

The thought of meningitis strikes fear in any parent’s heart. World Meningitis Day on 24th April highlights how this disease can appear out of nowhere and even kill within 24 hours.

As parents, there are three important things you need to know about meningitis:

You may know what a colposcopy is, but you may not know what to expect if you need one.

As many as 1 in 3 women will have fibroids at some point in their life and yet many people still have questions around cause, diagnosis and cure.

Many women who have Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) find it hard to conceive, because often their ovaries don’t regularly release eggs. When a woman does not ovulate during her monthly cycle, there is no window for conception.  

Recent research suggests that up to 1 in 6 women will have vulvodynia at some point in their lives. So why does the painful condition often go undiagnosed?

If you’re a woman aged over 50, you’re in the most rapidly growing sector of the workforce. And it’s likely that you have either gone through the menopause while working, or will soon do so.  

You’ve almost certainly heard of the human papilloma virus (HPV), but perhaps you’re a little unclear about the specifics of this group of viruses, of which there are several types.

It’s estimated that more than three-quarters of all cervical cancer diagnoses could be prevented if women regularly attended their smear tests.