Women deserve professionalism, expertise, empathy, and respect.
Regular visits to a gynaecologist are essential for maintaining both general and reproductive health. Cervical screening and pelvic exams can detect conditions like cervical cancer, infections, or abnormal growths early — often before symptoms appear. Early detection means more effective treatment and better outcomes.
Hello, I'm Dr Layla McCormack,
Obstetrician and Gynaecologist in central Sydney.
- Appointments1300 969 699.
- Emailreception@drlayla.com.au
- Sydney City BMA House, Suite 704, Level 7, 135 Macquarie St, Sydney.
- EdgecliffSuite 502, Level 5, Ocean St, Edgecliff.
Gynaecology that's caring, meticulous and reassuring.
My extensive global training and skills provide patients with health care that’s caring, sensitive, and informed. My commitment to life-long learning, and always looking to deliver evidence-based care to patients, ensures they feel understood and listened to.
Menstrual DisordersMenstrual disorders are conditions causing irregular, heavy, painful, or absent periods. Common types include amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, menorrhagia, and PCOS-related issues, often due to hormonal imbalance.
Ovarian cysts are fluid-filled sacs that form on or inside the ovaries. Most are harmless, resolve on their own, and cause no symptoms, but larger ones can lead to pain, twisting, or rupture.
Endometriosis is a chronic condition where tissue similar to the uterine lining grows outside the uterus, causing severe pelvic pain, inflammation, scarring, and often infertility.
Cervical screening uses Pap tests and HPV testing to detect precancerous changes. HPV management involves monitoring high-risk strains, with abnormal results leading to colposcopy, treatment, or closer follow-up.
Gynaecological surgery involves operative procedures on the female reproductive organs, treating conditions like fibroids, endometriosis, ovarian cysts, prolapse, or cancers through minimally invasive or open techniques.
Complex pregnancy refers to a high-risk pregnancy with medical complications such as preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, multiples, preterm labour, or placental issues, needing close specialist monitoring and care.