specialists in women's health
For further information call: 0845 290 3244 Advice and Booking Line
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Join Our Women’s Health Forum

Dealing with medical conditions is often difficult. Connecting with others who are going through the same thing can make a world of difference. SMS is delighted to offer an exclusive women’s health support forum where you can find others who are going through similar health issues and challenges. You can interact by sharing stories, asking questions or offering advice. Or you can just read the stories, questions and advice that others have posted.

Advice From SMS Health Professionals

Where possible, SMS will endeavour to provide advice from a qualified health professional who is part of the SMS medical team.

It’s Free To Register

Our SMS forum is free and is a great place to receive support, lend support and learn from what others have experienced.

To participate in the forum, please complete our short registration page.

With our best wishes,

SMS health information team

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Life Stage Screening - Career/Family Woman

This screening package is best for you if...
You may have found your soul mate or you may be pursuing a successful career, or both. You could be 20 or 40. The important things in your life could be your partner, children and/or home. You may have chosen to delay having children and this brings its own set of difficulties such as fertility issues or life as an older mum. Periods can still be a problem for a variety of reasons.

Career/Family Woman

 

SMS Health Screening for You

You may know someone who has suffered an illness, so it's comforting to know a health assessment can help to ensure you're as well as you can be and help stop future health risks. At SMS all our women’s screening packages include

  • Comprehensive range of medical tests
  • Assessment by a fully qualified female health screening nurse
  • A detailed personal medical report with action plan

SMS Life Stage Screening Assessments gives you the opportunity to take time out to review your physical and lifestyle wellbeing. Your career/family screening assessment will include:

  • Medical history and lifestyle questionnaire
    Physical examination and consultation with a female health screening nurse
  • Core body measurements
    Including blood pressure, height, weight, BMI, body fat and waist:hip ratio
  • Blood screening
    Including standard bloods, anaemia, diabetes, liver, kidney function and cholesterol
  • Urine screen
    Including tests for infection, bladder, kidney and diabetes problems
  • Rubella screen
    Checks for immunity to German measles. Contracting rubella during pregnancy and without immunity may cause foetal abnormalities
  • Breast consultation and examination
    Discussion of breast problems and concerns including examination and advice on how to be breast aware
  • Gynaecology assessment
    Discussion of gynaecology problems and concerns including period problems, contraception or sexually transmitted infections
  • Cervical assessment
    A liquid based cervical (LBC) smear in conjunction with a TruScreen cervical probe test.


Optional tests
In addition to your screening, your health assessment nurse may recommend for you to have one or more of the following tests. Your nurse will discuss this with you during your assessment.

  • Chlamydia testing £25
    Chlamydia is the most common and fastest spreading sexually transmitted infection in the UK. Symptoms can include vaginal discharge, discomfort when passing urine or pain during sexual intercourse; however there are often no symptoms.
  • HPV testing £80 and vaccination £110 (per vaccine; course of 3)
    Contracting Human Papilloma Virus is almost a normal consequence of being sexually active. There are over 100 different types of the virus and of the 4 types we test for, 2 may lead to genital warts and 2 may lead to cervical cancer. Having the test helps to determine the recommended frequency of future cervical smears.
  • Varicella immunity £30
    This blood test checks whether you have immunity to chicken pox. Contracting the infection during pregnancy and without immunity may cause foetal and maternal problems. Most women do remember if they had chicken pox during childhood, but if not this is a useful preconception test.
  • Pelvic and transvaginal ultrasound £110 - £150
    This scan can determine the cause of a wide variety of gynaecological problems, including endometriosis and polycystic ovaries.
  • Ovarian ageing screen (ARC, AMH) £250
    A blood test and an ultrasound scan of the ovaries can determine the number and quality of eggs left in the ovaries. This is useful for predicting likelihood of conceiving especially when women delay childbearing. (link)


Results and Action Plan
Your nurse will discuss any immediate results and plan of action with you on the day of your appointment. After your assessment your investigations will be sent for analysis and returned to you within seven working days. Your nurse will review your results and present them in an easy to understand guide. Within this guide there will also be a personalised action plan giving recommendations on how to minimise future health risks.

To Book an Appointment
Please click here to contact us.
Call 0845 290 3244
Email info@smshealth.org