Dr Emily Lord

Background: Dr Lord is a leading consultant in sexual and reproductive health (also known as genitourinary medicine -GUM). She has been an NHS consultant at Oxfordshire Sexual Health Services for over five years and is the current clinical lead. She has professional qualifications and expertise in sexual health, HIV prevention and treatment, and contraception; and a specialist interest in male/female chronic genital conditions, including genital skin conditions, genital pain or chronic vaginal/penile discharge. Services offered include: STI care: Dr Lord will diagnose and manage any Sexually Transmitted Disease  If infections are identified, she will not only manage you, but also discreetly inform all sexual partners who may also need tests or treatment. Men's Health Services: Diagnosis and management of penile/genital pain Management of urethral/penile discharge Treatment of penile skin/foreskin issues Women's Health Services:  Contraception counselling – finding the right method for you.  Intrauterine device (contraceptive coil) insertions, removal, and exchanges, (range of pain relief options). Management of chronic vaginal discharge, including recurrent candida and bacterial vaginosis (BV). Treatment of vulval skin problems. Management Vulval pain syndrome (VPS) – vulvodynia and vaginismus.  HIV treatment & prevention: Dr Lord provides full Pre-Exposure for HIV (PrEP) services – which help reduce the risk of HIV infection. She can ensure you to obtain PrEP easily and efficiently while still having all the relevant tests and vaccinations. Dr Lord can provide expert medical care for those diagnosed with HIV. Confidentiality: Dr Lord specialises in digital medicine and she is a digital ambassador for the NHS. She recognises that confidentiality is one of the founding principles of sexual health care in England.  Your private care will be documented in a confidential electronic record, separate from all other hospital/GP systems. 

Dr Emily Lord has a particular interest in chronic, recurrent and difficult-to-treat genital and sexual health conditions. Her specialist practice includes the assessment and management of recurrent or resistant vaginal thrush (Candida), recurrent bacterial vaginosis, recurrent genital herpes, vulval and genital skin conditions, vulvodynia and persistent genital pain. She also sees patients with complex vaginal or vulval symptoms where previous tests or treatments have not provided a clear diagnosis or lasting improvement, taking a detailed, individualised approach to identifying contributing factors and developing a longer-term management plan. Her wider specialist interests include contraception, menopause and genitourinary symptoms of menopause, sexually transmitted infections, and HIV prevention and treatment, particularly where symptoms or treatment choices are complicated by other medical conditions.