To get a doctor started on listing your symptoms, disease, and treatments you need, you will go through a set of interviews and tests, including blood test, urine test, and stool test. Urine test, or also known as urine analysis (UA), or urinalysis is a series of tests on your pee. They can detect diseases such as kidney disease, liver disease, and diabetes in their early stages. Medical professionals use urine test to detect: Urine pH Protein in urine White blood cells/leukocytes in urine Glucose in urine Blood in urine, etc. Consultation is the essence of functional medicine. Consult with your doctor and find out whether you need a urine test in your set of treatments.

A pregnancy test can help us determine if a woman is pregnant or not. There are several methods or procedures that can be used to test for pregnancy, including urine test, blood test and ultrasound.

• Fetal Diseases

A pregnancy ultrasound can be used to confirm the dates of pregnancy and general wellbeing of the fetus (baby), and also to detect any structural anomalies and growth of the fetus. It can be done during the initial visit and is usually part of pregnancy routine health screenings throughout the pregnancy period. Ultrasounds are not invasive, so it brings no risk to you or your baby. It provides an image of the baby in the womb. During an ultrasound, gel is applied on your abdomen area to allow sound waves from the ultrasound probe to pass into your uterus. The ultrasound probe is then moved over your abdomen to produce an ultrasound image via the reflection of the sound waves off the baby. There are several different types of ultrasound like 2D ultrasound, 3D ultrasound, 5D ultrasound, and Doppler ultrasound.

• Fetal Diseases

For both the health and wellbeing of the mother and the baby, influenza vaccines are administrated to prevent any risk of influenze outbreak affecting your pregnancy. Sometimes, these vaccines are administered for the husband or other family members around the mother and baby too.

Hepatitis B screening and vaccine is recommended to be done as early as possible, and is compulsory for all pregnant women who have not been immunized before, and if you have any of the following characteristics: - More than one sex partner during the previous 6 months - Previous evaluation or treatment for a sexually transmitted disease - Recent or current injection of drug use - Hepatitis B-positive sex partner Hepatitis B vaccine is done to minimize the risk of congenital infection and carrier status.

A pregnancy test can help us determine if a woman is pregnant or not. There are several methods or procedures that can be used to test for pregnancy, including urine test, blood test and ultrasound.

• Fetal Diseases

A pregnancy ultrasound can be used to confirm the dates of pregnancy and general wellbeing of the fetus (baby), and also to detect any structural anomalies and growth of the fetus. It can be done during the initial visit and is usually part of pregnancy routine health screenings throughout the pregnancy period. Ultrasounds are not invasive, so it brings no risk to you or your baby. It provides an image of the baby in the womb. During an ultrasound, gel is applied on your abdomen area to allow sound waves from the ultrasound probe to pass into your uterus. The ultrasound probe is then moved over your abdomen to produce an ultrasound image via the reflection of the sound waves off the baby. There are several different types of ultrasound like 2D ultrasound, 3D ultrasound, 5D ultrasound, and Doppler ultrasound.

• Fetal Diseases

Gynaecological ultrasound uses sound waves to produce pictures of the internal organs around the lower abdomen and pelvis area. It is usually used to examine the reproductive and urinary system. Also known as pelvic ultrasound, it can also be used during pregnancy to monitor the health and development of the embryo or fetus (baby).

• Gynaecological Diseases

Menstrual cycles often bring about a variety of uncomfortable symptoms leading up to your period. Some of them are:Pre-Menstrual Syndrome (PMS)Heavy periodsAbsent periodsPeriod painFunctional medicine aims to treat the disease naturally, using an approach to treat the root cause and focusing on the person itself. Your functional medicine doctor may suggest some treatments:Clean up your diet: refined flour, sugar, processed food, caffeine, alcoholTake supplementExerciseDestressAcupunctureHerbal formulasThere are still a lot of treatment which can only be prescribed by looking at your condition. Despite the list, the right treatment depends on consultation with your doctor to determine the best treatment for you.

• Menstruation Problems

Birth control is the procedure to prevent any future pregnancies. There are several methods towards contraception, including condoms, oral contraceptive pills, tubal ligation, and vasectomy. You should discuss with your doctor to decide on which contraceptive method is the best for you.

• Obstetric Diseases

A contraceptive injection uses hormone injected into your body to prevent pregnancies. The hormone pregestogen is released into your bloodstream and can prevent pregnancy for about 8 to 13 weeks. Reminder: Any contraceptive injection has to be administered and done by a verified medical doctor.

• Contraception

Both eczema and psoriasis are skin conditions that require treatments. Eczema is a chronic skin condition that occurs due to skin hypersensitivity reaction, producing red, inflamed, peeling, cracked, blistered or pus-filled skin. On the other hand, psoriasis appears as a thick patch of white scales made up by dead cells as a result of skin cell overproduction. These white scales then become inflamed and red, causing itching. Treatments for eczema and psoriasis include topical and oral medication. You can consult the doctor to get your skin condition diagnosed for the most effective treatment.
Family Medicine

A verified doctor can help to diagnose your skin condition if you have eczema or psoriasis, and administer relevant medications, either oral or topical, to help reduce inflammation, control irritation, and slowly treat the skin condition towards recovery.

• Eczema & Psoriasis
• Skin Disease

Skin tags are small, soft, benign skin growth on the skin, and are very common on adult skin, appearing as bumps that have no pain and are usually harmless. Common areas where skin tags appear are the eyelids, neck, underarms, private areas, and on the chest. Skin tag treatments are usually done via laser treatments. You can discuss with the doctor on the most suitable procedure for your skin condition.

• Skin Tag
• Skin Disease

Keloids are caused by an overgrowth of tissues that usually develops during our skin healing process. They are usually red or purple in colour and have the appearance of a raised scar. Common areas for the formation of keloid scars are the upper chest and shoulder area. Treatments for keloid removal include laser treatments or steroid injections. Depending on your skin condition, you can discuss with your doctor to see which treatment suits you best.

• Keloid

Acne scars are formed due to various reasons, including untreated inflammatory acne, bacteria infection, skin damage due to popping pimples, among others. What type of acne scar do you have? The 3 general types of acne scars are pseudo-scars (red marks left behind by inflammatory acne), depressed scars (tiny holes on the skin due to skin damage), and hypertrophic scars (lumps over the surface of acne). Acne scars can be treated using laser treatments, radiofrequency treatments, filler injections, or chemical peel. Different types of treatments work effectively against different types of acne scars. You can discuss with your doctor to see which treatment suits your skin condition the best.

• Acne Scars

Hepatitis B screening and vaccine is recommended to be done as early as possible, and is compulsory for all pregnant women who have not been immunized before, and if you have any of the following characteristics: - More than one sex partner during the previous 6 months - Previous evaluation or treatment for a sexually transmitted disease - Recent or current injection of drug use - Hepatitis B-positive sex partner Hepatitis B vaccine is done to minimize the risk of congenital infection and carrier status.

For both the health and wellbeing of the mother and the baby, influenza vaccines are administrated to prevent any risk of influenze outbreak affecting your pregnancy. Sometimes, these vaccines are administered for the husband or other family members around the mother and baby too.

A circumcision is the removal of the foreskin of the penis via an incision. The procedure is usually done on an outpatient basis.