ABOUT
Dr Emma Bryant is a Gynaecologist and Gynaecological Oncologist in Pretoria, South Africa. Dr Bryant studied medicine at the University of Natal and completed her internship training at Victoria Hospital and Mowbray Maternity Hospital in Cape Town. Dr Bryant completed her master's in medicine and her Fellowship in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Witwatersrand. While completing training at Baragwanath Academic Hospital, she developed a passion for operative gynaecology and gynaecological cancers. Dr Bryant sub-specialised in Gynaecological Oncology at the University of Pretoria and completed her master’s in the philosophy of Gynecologic Oncology. She developed skills in laparoscopic surgery for gynaecological cancers and complicated benign gynaecology. Dr Bryant works at Kalafong Academic Tertiary Hospital in the Gynaecology and Gynaecologic Oncology department and consults her private practice at Life Groenkloof Hospital.
Suite 108, Ground Floor,
Life Groenkloof Hospital Medical Centre,
50 George Storrar Drive,
Groenkloof,
Pretoria,
0181
Services includes :
- General Gynaecological Services
• Issues relating to pregnancy, fertility, menstruation, and menopause • Family planning, including contraception and sterilisation • Problems with tissues that support the pelvic organs, including ligaments and muscles • STIs • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) • Urinary and fecal incontinence or leakage • Benign conditions of the reproductive trace, for example, ovarian cysts, fibroids, breast disorders, vulvar and vaginal ulcers, and other non-cancerous changes • Premalignant conditions, such as endometrial hyperplasia and cervical dysplasia • Cancers of the reproductive tract and the breasts and pregnancy-related tumours • Congenital abnormalities of the female reproductive tract • Emergency care relating to gynaecology • Endometriosis, a chronic condition that affects the reproductive system • Pelvic inflammatory diseases, including abscesses • Sexuality, including health issues relating to same-sex and bisexual relationships • Sexual dysfunction • Skin conditions of the vulva such as lichen sclerosis - Gynaecological Cancers
Dr Bryant diagnoses and oversees the surgical management of cancers of the vulva, vagina, cervix, endometrium uterus and ovary, and oversee patients' management with the BRCA gene mutation. - Insertion of Intrauterine Devices
An intrauterine device (IUD) is a small device inserted into the uterus as a contraceptive to prevent pregnancy or treat heavy menstrual bleeding or endometriosis. An IUD can be used as emergency contraception up to 72 hours post unprotected sex to prevent unwanted pregnancy. Dr Bryant will screen you to suggest whether placing an IUD is viable or, for some reason, you do not qualify as a candidate. - Vaginal Botox for Vaginismus
Vaginal Botox for Vaginismus is a Botox treatment for pain or difficulty symptoms during penetration due to involuntary contractions and an inability to control and relax one's vagina. - Hysterectomies
A hysterectomy is a surgical procedure that entails the removal of the uterus. Abnormal uterine bleeding that does not respond to medical management, uterine growths such as polyps or fibroids could cause a hysterectomy. Other indications for this surgery can be gynaecological cancers such as cervical, uterine, or ovarian cancer, precancerous lesion of the endometrium or cervix, uterine prolapse pelvic support problems, and endometriosis and chronic pain. - Coloscopies and LLETZ
A colposcopy is a procedure done to closely examine the cervix, vagina, or vulva for disease signs. Pap smears or biopsies of tissue can indicate pre-cancer cells, leading to a coloscopy and LLETZ. A coloscopy could be administered to screen for conditions such as endometrial or cervical cancer, to examine abnormal cells and growths in the cervix or uterus, to find the cause for unexplained vaginal bleeding or an inflamed cervix. In cases where abnormalities are found during a coloscopy, treatment can be done simultaneously. - Ovarian Cystectomy
An ovarian cystectomy is a surgical procedure that removes cysts a non-cancerous growth of the ovary. Cysts are common in woman and often resolve spontaneously. They may not cause any symptoms, and you may get them at some stage in your life. Ovarian cysts cause painful symptoms if it is tremendous or has caused the ovary to twist, leading to the cyst's removal. An ovarian cystectomy may be done to treat infertility caused by endometriosis or remove non-cancerous growths that are unlikely to resolve independently. - Hysteroscopy
A hysteroscopy is a procedure performed to view the inside (cavity) of your uterus and cervix using a hysteroscope, a small tube-like device with a camera and light fitted at the end, which is inserted into the vagina. - Radical Hysterectomy
A radical hysterectomy is a surgical procedure that entails removing the uterus and tissue and ligaments on the uterus and cervix side that hold it in place and portion of the vagina. Pelvic lymph nodes and occasionally lymph nodes going further up the abdomen to the kidneys' level may be removed as well. It is generally done when there is the presence of cancer. Indications for a radical hysterectomy include primary treatment of early-stage operable cervical cancer, treatment of endometrial cancer with cervical involvement, and exceptional circumstances where cancer has come back after primary radiation. - Cytoreductive Surgery
Cytoreductive surgery is for advanced ovarian and endometrial cancer. It is a surgical procedure that entails removing all visible tumour or cancer deposits in the abdomen. The uterus and both ovaries are usually removed along with segments of the peritoneum (the lining of the abdominal cavity and organs), the omentum (fatty tissue hanging over bowels), involved lymph nodes (glands), and occasionally segments of the bowel if there is the presence of disease. It is an invasive and drastic surgery that survival is proportional to the amount of tumour removed and chemotherapy follows treatment. Cytoreductive surgery can treat primary peritoneal cancer or pseudomyxoma peritonei, particularly when cancer has come back, and a secondary cytoreduction is done to remove new cancer deposits. It can also be done after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (where chemotherapy is used to shrink tumour cells before surgery).




