Why study gynecology

I encountered women with medical and surgical challenges, inspiring me to think laterally and exploring it further with my seniors. This experience strengthened my desire to study Obstetrics and Gynaecology further. My commitment increased as I became actively involved in a number of audits in this field, such as protein creatinine ratio and 24 hour urine protein measurement in pregnancy.

I learned to appreciate the importance of the audit process, presentation of results and the significance of closing the audit loop. I was also selected to participate in a paediatric audit which was conducted in order to identify the scale of maternal vitamin D deficiency in London and address the issue of the lack of guidance of London antenatal units on vitamin D. These results were published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecolgy.

This is a major achievement for me and I am aspiring to contribute to this amazing field by writing up case reports for publication on cervical myofibroblastoma and degenerate schwannoma mimicking an ovarian malignancy. I find sharing experiences like these with others rewarding. I was awarded a distinction for the quality of the work.

This has encouraged me to seek out other research opportunities. I am particularly interested in research into proteomics which will enable non invasive testing of women with fetal aneuploidy.

Here I learned the importance of ultrasound scanning both as a diagnostic tool and as an intervention. I had the unique opportunity to observe intricate diagnostic procedures such as amniocentesis and the management of a broad range of fetal abnormalities.

The most memorable therapeutic surgical intervention was the correction of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome. This astounding intricate procedure ensuring the survival of both babies was the point at which I felt committed to pursue a sub specialty interest in fetal medicine with dreams of becoming a fetal surgeon. I would like to do an MD in this field. My final undergraduate experience was during my elective in Eastern Africa. My exposure to the healthcare system of Zanzibar provided me with a window into the extreme poverty that people there live in.

This made me appreciate the ante-natal care and post-natal facilities that are available in the United Kingdom. Being one of the few medical students in the government run hospital I had the opportunity to deliver twins, one of whom had the umbilical cord tightened around his neck.

This was a daunting experience but I stayed calm in the face of adversity as I quickly and sufficiently unravelled the cord from the baby. The feeling I got after having just safely delivered such a high risk pregnancy is indescribable. Faced with a woman presenting with complications during the latest stages of labour in a staff deficient, unfamiliar place is something which I will never forget.

This was the most invaluable experience of my life, knowing that if I were not present at that specific moment in time the outcome would have been very different. The vast contrast between problems met in labour in Zanzibar and the United Kingdom highlighted the huge inequalities of health care in the world. Show Truncated Breadcrumbs. Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Where can Obstetrics and Gynaecology take you? Explore your study options in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

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