Areas of Expertise

Gynecology consultations generally address a wide range of concerns related to women’s reproductive health, including:

• Antenatal and pregnancy care: regular checkups, tests, nutrition and warning-sign guidance from early pregnancy to delivery planning
• High-risk pregnancy follow-up: extra monitoring when pregnancy is affected by high blood pressure, diabetes or earlier complications
• Delivery and postnatal care: advice on the safest delivery option and checkups after childbirth
• Menstrual disorders: irregular, heavy, painful or absent periods
• PCOS and hormonal concerns: assessment of cycle problems, acne, excess hair growth and weight change
• Infertility counseling: exploring causes of delayed conception and planning next steps
• Fibroids, ovarian cysts and pelvic pain: diagnosis and advice on monitoring, medicine or surgery
• Infections: abnormal discharge, itching and pelvic infection
• Family planning: contraception counseling suited to your health and stage of life
• Menopause care: support for hot flashes, sleep and mood changes, and bleeding concerns
• Gynecological surgery consultation: assessment of whether, when and how an operation may help

This reflects the general scope of gynecology practice. The specific conditions Dr. Khatun currently manages should be confirmed before this is presented as a fixed treatment list.

Conditions Commonly Evaluated

Obstetric care generally spans the full course of pregnancy and its surrounding stages, including:

• Irregular or missed periods
• Painful periods (dysmenorrhea)
• Heavy or prolonged bleeding (menorrhagia)
• Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
• Delay in conceiving, both first-time and after a previous pregnancy
• Recurrent miscarriage
• High blood pressure and gestational diabetes in pregnancy
• Uterine fibroids
• Ovarian cysts
• Endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain
• White discharge and vaginal infections
• Pelvic inflammatory disease
• Menopause-related symptoms
• Urinary leakage after childbirth or with age

Regular antenatal visits allow a doctor to monitor both the mother’s and baby’s health as pregnancy progresses, and to catch potential concerns early rather than only addressing them once symptoms appear. Specific claims about high-risk pregnancy expertise should only be made if independently supported.

Gynae & Obstetric Surgical Care

Certain gynecological conditions may, after clinical evaluation, require surgical assessment or treatment rather than medication alone. Areas that can involve surgical evaluation, as a field, include:

• Uterine conditions
• Ovarian conditions
• Fibroids
• Cysts
• Abnormal uterine bleeding requiring surgical assessment
• Other gynecological conditions warranting surgical opinion

Specific procedures — such as particular types of surgery Dr. Shanta Islam personally performs — should only be listed once confirmed with her current practice, rather than assumed from her surgical title alone.

When Should You See a Gynecologist?

Reasonable prompts to seek a gynecology consultation include:

• Book a visit if you experience:
• A late, missed, very heavy or very painful period
• Pelvic or lower abdominal pain that keeps returning
• Unusual vaginal discharge, itching or odor
• A positive pregnancy test and no antenatal checkups yet
• No pregnancy after a year of trying (six months if you are over 35)
• Two or more pregnancy losses
• Any bleeding after menopause
• Ongoing bleeding or pain after childbirth

None of these symptoms automatically points to a serious condition, but persistent or recurring symptoms are generally worth having evaluated rather than managed indefinitely without a clear diagnosis.