Online Women's Health Consultation

This service is not suitable for patients with:

• Known or suspected gynaecological cancer: personal or active diagnosis of cervical, uterine/endometrial, ovarian, vaginal, or vulval cancer.
• Antenatal care: patients seeking antenatal care should contact their local GP, midwife, or maternity service.
• Unexplained vaginal bleeding: that has not yet been assessed by a doctor.
• Active venous thromboembolism: blood clots in the veins.
• Under 18 years of age.
• Mental health emergency or crisis: please contact your GP or emergency services immediately.

1. Initial Consultation
This will be a 25-minute video consultation with one of our Women’s Health GPs. During this consultation, we will discuss your current symptoms, your clinical and gynaecological history, and treatment options.
There will be a medical questionnaire to complete before your consultation so your doctor can review this in advance. This is to help you get the most from your consultation time.

2. Review Consultation
This will be a 10-minute video consultation with one of our Women’s Health GPs. Follow-up frequency is determined by clinical need and the treatment being prescribed.

Please note, if it has been more than 1 year since your last consultation, an initial 25-minute consultation will be required.

There are some women who will require specialist referral for further investigation, imaging, or procedures. If this is felt to be clinically appropriate, we will discuss this with you and facilitate the referral.

The Women’s Health Service at Webdoctor.ie is a comprehensive telehealth service designed to support women across a broad range of gynaecological and reproductive health concerns. It is staffed by GPs with a special interest in women’s health, operating in line with best-practice international medical guidelines.

• Provide timely assessment of symptoms
• Offer evidence-based treatment options and prescriptions where clinically appropriate
• Provide referral letters for investigations (blood tests, ultrasound, specialist referral)
• Offer dietary, lifestyle, and health promotion advice
• Support patients in navigating the Irish healthcare system for women’s health concerns.

This service can assess and advise on a wide range of women’s health conditions. Below is an overview of the main areas covered.

• Menstrual health: heavy periods (menorrhagia), painful periods (dysmenorrhoea), irregular or absent periods, intermenstrual and postcoital bleeding.
• PMS / PMDD: physical and emotional symptoms in the two weeks before a period; PMDD is a more severe form with significant mood disturbance.
• Endometriosis: affects ~10% of women of reproductive age. Symptoms include severe period pain, chronic pelvic pain, and deep pain during intercourse.
• PCOS: a common hormonal condition characterised by irregular periods, elevated androgens (acne, hirsutism), and polycystic ovaries on ultrasound.
• Pelvic pain: acute or chronic; causes include endometriosis, adenomyosis, PID, and ovarian cysts.
• Vaginal and vulval health: recurrent BV or thrush, vaginal dryness, vulval skin conditions (lichen sclerosus, vulvodynia).
• Pelvic organ prolapse: affects ~1 in 10 women over 50. Conservative management (pelvic floor exercises, pessaries) can be initiated.
• Contraception: hormonal contraception including the combined pill, progestogen-only pill, patch, and emergency contraception.
• Sexual health and libido: dyspareunia (painful intercourse), low libido, vaginismus. 
• Urinary health: recurrent UTIs, stress urinary incontinence, urgency incontinence / overactive bladder.

Yes. This service is not designed to replace specialist care and there are some presentations that require in-person assessment or referral to a gynaecologist. These include:

• Known or suspected gynaecological cancer: personal or active diagnosis of cervical, uterine/endometrial, ovarian, vaginal, or vulval cancer.
• Antenatal care: patients seeking antenatal care should contact their local GP, midwife, or maternity service.
• Unexplained vaginal bleeding: that has not yet been assessed by a doctor.
• Active venous thromboembolism: blood clots in the veins.
• Under 18 years of age.
• Mental health emergency or crisis: please contact your GP or emergency services immediately.

Following your consultation, your GP will issue a consultation summary to your secure Webdoctor.ie account. You also have the option of requesting us to share the summary with your local GP for continuity. Where clinically appropriate, a prescription will be sent directly to your nominated pharmacy, or referral letters issued for blood tests, imaging, or specialist review. A follow-up consultation will be recommended where ongoing management is required.