Midlands Hospital To Review Gynaecology Care Pathway For Women With PCOS

Portlaoise woman Hayley Dunne was hospitalised last week with severe abdominal pain.

A midlands hospital says it will evaluate the existing care pathway for women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome accessing gynaecology services. 

This comes afer a Portlaoise woman Hayley Dunne, who has PCOS, was hospitalised last week with severe abdominal pain and unexplained bleeding.

She says after being initially suspected of having appendicitis, she was discharged after a CT scan, but a radiologist later identified fluid in her pelvis.

Ms Dunne was told it might have been a ruptured cyst.

She says she has been repeatedly denied an outpatient gynaecology appointment.

In a statement to Midlands 103, Midlands Regonal Hospital in Portlaoise says any learning identified during its review will inform continuous service improvement and help ensure that patients are "directed to the most appropriate care pathway".

It's are also advising patients with concerns about their care to raise these with their healthcare team in the first instance.

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