Miss Ying Yiing Lou

Miss Ying Yiing Lou is a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist specialising in gynaecology with a focus on minimal access surgery, ambulatory gynaecology and gynaecological cancer diagnostics. She graduated from the University of Southampton School of Medicine in 2006 and completed her specialist training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology within the South London/KSS Deanery in 2017, following a clinical fellowship in minimal access surgery at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Appointed as a Consultant at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust in 2017, Miss Lou has led the Rapid Access Service since 2021 and she runs a one-stop Rapid Access Clinic for patients with suspected gynaecological malignancies, integrating consultation, scanning, and procedures in a single visit to reduce delays and improve outcomes. She is skilled in benign abdominal surgery (open and laparoscopic), outpatient hysteroscopy and advanced gynaecology ultrasound, holding IOTA certification for ovarian tumour analysis. Having completed the BSGE/Olympus Advanced Laparoscopy Programme and GESEA MIGS certification, she offers a broad range of diagnostic and operative procedures. She also provides a one-stop gynaecology clinic service to offer see-and-treat for many conditions according to patient wishes (and as clinically indicated). Miss Lou always promotes high professional standards of clinical care for patients, both through direct patient care and by maintaining continuing professional development. Her personal quality of caring with non-judgemental attitude to patients, staff and colleagues enables her to provide patient-centred care. Patients value her surgical skill, dedication and thorough aftercare.

Menstrual disorders Postmenopausal bleeding Unscheduled bleeding on HRT Fibroids Ovarian cysts Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Pelvic pain Vulval disorder Gynaecology cancer investigations/ faster diagnosis Gynaecology ultrasound Minimal access/ invasive surgery Laparoscopic procedures ('keyhole surgery')