Talking to a gynaecologist online in the UAE

Why people book

• Periods: heavy, painful or irregular bleeding, or bleeding between periods or after sex.
• Infections and discomfort: itching, soreness or unusual discharge, especially if it keeps coming back.
• Contraception: understanding the options and which might suit you.
• Pain: pelvic pain that does not go away. WHO lists severe period pain, heavy bleeding and chronic pelvic pain among the symptoms of endometriosis.
• Life stages: planning a pregnancy, questions during pregnancy, and perimenopause and menopause.

What a video visit can and cannot do

A lot of gynaecology begins with a detailed history, which works well on a private call. The doctor can ask about your cycle, explain what might be going on and advise on next steps. The DHA telehealth standard includes contraception and period pain among the common uses of teleprescribing, where the doctor considers it appropriate.

Examination is different. You cannot have a pelvic examination, an ultrasound or a cervical screening test by video. WHO notes that cervical cancer is largely preventable through HPV vaccination and regular screening, so a video visit should not replace routine screening. If your symptoms need examining, the doctor will tell you where to go.

Preparing without embarrassment

Your doctor will ask personal questions because the answers change what they advise. It helps to have these ready:

• The date your last period started, and how long your cycle usually lasts. A period tracking app is handy here.
• How often you change pads or tampons on your heaviest days, and whether you pass clots.
• Your contraception, any chance you could be pregnant and any previous pregnancies.
• Your most recent cervical screening date and result.
• A private room, and headphones if other people are at home.

If you would like a female doctor, check the doctor’s profile before you book. If you see someone in person, you can usually ask for a nurse or family member to be in the room.

Symptoms that cannot wait

Call 998 or go to an emergency department straight away for a sharp, sudden and intense pain in your tummy with dizziness or fainting, feeling sick or looking very pale. If you could be pregnant, these can be signs of a ruptured ectopic pregnancy, which can be life threatening.

Tummy pain low down on one side, vaginal bleeding or pain in the tip of the shoulder in possible pregnancy also needs urgent medical advice, even if a home test was negative.

Who provides your care

A married woman signs her own consent. For procedures or treatments related to reproductive health, the DHA Guidelines for Patient Consent also make the consent of her husband (first priority) or her legal guardian mandatory. Your facility will tell you what it needs. You can read our informed consent template.

Gynaecologists on medicAI practise at independent clinics and hospitals licensed by DHA or DoH. They make the clinical decisions, and medicAI provides the app. You can browse doctors and see each profile’s specialty and fee before you book.