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If
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aface-to-face
appointment with a doctor is recommended.
Mymother-in-lawmovedinwithuslastyearand
althoughshe’sa lovelypersonandwe’vealwaysgoton
great,wedon’tseemtomixwellwhenlivingtogether.
Shecanbequitecontrollingandofteninterfereswith
howweraiseoursonandit’sdrivingmecrazy.I’mnot
sureI wanthertolivewith us anymore. Should I tell my
husband how I feel?Clashingwithmyin-lawLivingwiththein-lawscan
bedifficult,especiallyif
theyofteninterfere.It
maybehardtobroachthe
subject,butnotsayinghow
youfeelwillonlyleadto
bottlingupyouremotionsand
couldultimatelymakethings
worse.You’llneedto
compromiseandmake things
workforeveryone.Drawa line
Ifyourmother-in-lawkeeps
interfering,thenyouneedto
voiceyouropinion.Don’tlet
yourselfbewoundupbyher
constantcommentsandtake
chargeandchangethings.Set
boundariesandcomeupwith
somegroundrules– it will be
betterforeveryone.Behonest
Ifyoureallyfeel
likeyoucan’tlive
withyour
mother-in-law
muchlonger,
then you need toYo u r health
+INSTANTAPPOINTMENTMrNarendraPisal,consultantgynaecologist
atLondonGynaecology(www.london-
gynaecology.com) answers your questions.CauseforconcernWhat’s on your mind?IMAGES:ALAMYspeaktoyourhusband.Be
honestwithhimandexplain
howyoufeel,butbesensitive
tohisfeelings.It mightbehard
forhimtohear,butheshould
understandthatyoufindthe
situationdifficult.Explainthat
youdon’twanttoupsethis
mother,butalso,forthesakeof
yourrelationshipwithher,you
feelit wouldbe better if she
movedout.Keepit civil
Ifyoudecidetospeakto
yourmother-in-lawaboutyour
issues,makesurethingsstay
amicable.Don’tgetintopetty
squabblesaboutsillythings–
justexplainwhatbothersyou
andshemayunderstandyour
pointofview.Don’tmake
thingsawkwardforyour
andbyletting
ngsturnnasty.If
ougotonwellwith
yourmother-in-
awin thepast,
don’tletthings
urn sour now.Whatnow?QI’vebeendiagnosedwith
polycysticovarysyndrome
andI’mworriedaboutmy
chancesofgettingpregnant.
Debbie,NorwichAAround60%ofwomenwith
PCOSachievespontaneous
pregnancywithoutmedicalhelp,
sooftenthereis nothingtobe
worriedabout.Somewomencan
strugglewithovulation,butthis
canusuallybehelpedintheformof
medicationandscans.Intermsof
treatmentforPCOS,we
recommendedtryingtostayslim
througha combinationofregular
exerciseanddietandtheuseof
Metformin,a drugusedtotreat
veryearlydiabetes.If youhave
beentryingforlongerthan 12
months,youmayneedovulation
inductiontabletssuchas
Clomipheneandserialscan S
yourGPQIrecentlyhada smeartest
andmyresultscameback
abnormal.Should I be worried?
Beth,DerbyAAnabnormalsmearis very
common.It picksup
abnormalcellsbeforethey
becomecancerous.It meansthat
yoursmeartesthasdoneitsjob
andpickedupanabnormality
beforeit becomesanything
serious.Thesepre-cancerous
cellscanthenbediagnosedand
treatedusinga colposcopy,so
thatcervicalcanceris prevented.
It is normaltofeelanxiouswhen
youreceivethisresult,butmost
ofthetimeit is nothingtobe
worriedabout.Youwillsoon
receiveanappointmenttogofor
a colposcopy.Thisis similartoa
smeartestandinvolvesan
examinationofthecervixunder
magnification.It is doneinthe
outpatientclinicandallowsthe
cervixtobeassessedforthe
bnormalcellssothatfurther
management can be planned.APainfulperiods
arenotthat
uncommonin
teenageyears,butif
yourdaughtercannot
doherdaytoday
activities,sheneedsto
seekmedicalattention.
Simple painkillers and a hotwaterbottlecanhelp.Prescription
medicationssuchasTranexamic
Acid(reducestheamountof
bleeding)andMefenamicAcid
(greatforrelievingspasms)are
ver e ective.Takingthe
nedcontraceptive
canoftenmake
eriodslesspainful.It
mayalsobepossible
totakethepillback
tobacktostopthe
periods.If these
implemeasuresare
t helpful,it is bestto
a gynaecologistfor
ssment and a pelvic
ultrasound scan.GrowingpainsQMyteenagedaughtergets
terribleperiodpainsand
evenendsuptakingtimeoff
school.Is therea wayshecan
stopthem?
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