Health unit for women opens

A NEW women’s health centre specialising in keyhole surgery for many gynaecological procedures opened in Dublin yesterday.

The centre, at the private Beacon Hospital in Sandyford, also provides early pregnancy screening, the new HPV vaccine against cervical cancer in younger women and the investigation of post-menopausal bleeding in older women.

Consultant gynaecologist Dr Sharon Moss said many women still shied away from dealing with gynaecological health due to common negative emotions associated with such examinations.