WEST CORK MENOPAUSE & WOMEN'S HEALTH CLINIC


Dr Stanley is currently not seeing patients privately in order to concentrate on her HSE roles. If that changes, the website will be  updated 


Dr Paula Stanley Mb, BCh, MRCGP, DFFP.

Dr Paula Stanley is a Women's Health GP .
She is a Family Planning specialist with  a particular interest in Perimenopause and Menopause Health. 
She holds The British Menopause Society Management of Menopause Certificate and works in Cork University Maternity Hospital, CUMH, Complex Menopause Clinic. 
She is also the Gynaecology GP  in Bantry General Hospital where she works in  the Gynaecology outpatient clinic led by consultant, Dr Aenne Helps,  . 

She studied medicine in UCC and completed her GP training in London.

Following 25 years as a GP Partner in a busy practice in East London, Dr Stanley moved back to her native Cork in 2023  and lives in Bealad East  with her husband and their dog.

Unfortunately, there is currently no HSE funded general Menopause service available nationally.

However, women in West Cork suffering with any of the following issues can be seen in Bantry Gyanecology Clinic by Dr Stanley:

  • Bleeding or period problems, in particular changes to menstruation such as heavier bleeding, bleeding in between the periods or bleeding after sex.
  • Pelvic pain, defined as pain that feels like period pain but occurring when not menstruating.
  • Premenstrual Syndrome or PMS, which manifests as symptoms that occur or are more severe in the week before the period.
  • Urinary problems such as frequent urination, getting up at night to pass urine, cystitis, recurrent infections, leaking or prolapse. 
  • Post menopausal Bleeding or PMB- defined as any bleeding that occurs again when the periods had been stopped for 12 or more months.
  • Vulvo-vaginal issues such as burning, itching or soreness affecting  the skin of external genital area and /or inside the vagina.
  • Sexual issues such as pain with intercourse.


To be seen in in Bantry Gyanecology clinic, your GP needs to refer you to CUMH Gynaecology service, choose 

 Dr Aenne Helps  as named consultant and your appointment will be allocated to Bantry. 


Dr Stanley  also writes for West Cork People on Women's Health topics. Links to a few of her articles are given here
 but all can  be read online: 


https://westcorkpeople.ie/category/health-lifestyle/health/menopause-hot-topic/

https://westcorkpeople.ie/health-lifestyle/health/perimenopause/

https://westcorkpeople.ie/health-lifestyle/health/inside-premenstrual-syndrome/

https://westcorkpeople.ie/health-lifestyle/health/trouble-with-the-waterworks/

https://westcorkpeople.ie/health-lifestyle/health/trouble-with-the-waterworks-part-ii/



 "No two women are the same and every woman's Menopause  journey is different. 

I believe that my role is to inform, support and  empower women to make the health choices  that are right for them. 

I am currently not seeing patients privately in order to concentrate on my HSE roles.
If that changes, I shall update the website. "

Dr Paula Stanley Mb BCh MRCGP, DFFP 


     Patient Testimonials

"For the first time, I met

an empathic and engaged GP

who was interested in ALL my

symptoms and experiences as a

menopausal woman. To be able

to share my experience of menopause

over 10 years with Dr

Stanley helped me understand

the bigger picture myself, and to

understand just what I had been

going through, without much

help and support."

"There is a

lot of misinformation on HRT,

which I feel Dr. Stanley clarified

for me. Also, she has a better

understanding I feel than some

GPs would have when dealing

with a woman as an individual.

The service is a great advantage

for women in West Cork."


"Age 64, it was very important

for me to see someone in my

female predicament, I needed a

pessary fitted. We so need GPs

dedicated to women's health, at

all ages. Thank you Dr. Paula

Stanley."


Click below for information on Menopause and HRT 

British Menopause Society Women's Health patient informaton

Dr Stanley is currently not seeing patients privately in order to concentrate on her HSE roles. If that changes, the website will be updated.