Potty training, a significant milestone in a child’s development, is often a complex journey
for parents. The strategies and methods employed can significantly impact a child’s
experience and success in mastering this skill.Read More…
Prof Isabel Stabile kindly agreed to answer a couple of important questions about what happens during a miscarriage, as well as how it is currently being handled in our country. From what I understand there are of course different types of natural miscarriages and all are extremely traumatic to women. Some miscarriages happen quickly and the fetus is naturally expelled by the body and this is usually not a problem for most women: traumatic but quick. What should a woman do if she experiences this type of miscarriage and what is usually the procedure please? Prof Isabel Stabile: There’s not much to do here other thanRead More…
I am noticing that a few days before every period I’m becoming very emotional, very moody, as well as having difficulty to sleep. All I want to do is cry and curl into a ball. Unfortunately I still need to go to work as I cannot take a week off every time I’m on my period. I’ve searched this on Google and it seems that it could be Pre-Menstrual Syndrome (PMS). I have been noticing this for the past 8 periods. What can I do to help reduce or not experience these PMS symptoms at all? Can anything help me? Or is there maybe somethingRead More…
I’m 42 and need to have a mirena change … this will be my 3rd one, is there a limit to how long or ’till what age I can use it please? I find it very convenient not getting a period and have done very well since I inserted the first one around 10 years ago. During my next mirena change is it okay to have a third one inserted please? Thank you for your help. (Maria, Swieqi) Yes, you can certainly have a third and even a fourth one fitted provided you see your doctor and get a PAP smear and possibly also an ultrasound toRead More…
Would you know where one can go to have STD tests where results are given out quickly without having to wait more than 48 hours? For an HIV test we have rapid tests which give you a result in 20 minutes.For Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea, although there are rapid tests which can be bought from pharmacies, they are not very sensitive. So I would recommend the normal lab testing which does take around 5-7 days for the results to be back. There are rapid tests with better sensitivity that we are currently working on introducing at the clinic in the next few months, but this isRead More…
