The Medical Council will investigate an Italian gynaecologist who has been approaching women on Facebook offering check-ups for rock bottom prices.

The council sent a one-line statement saying it took note of an article in The Sunday Times of Malta which reported Carlo Matrisciano was contacting women by sending them private messages on Facebook.

He promoted a limited special offer for a gynaecological and breast consultation, a gynaecological ultrasound and a colposcopy – a special screening that may include taking a tissue sample to test for cervical cancer for just €39.

Dr Matrisciano is registered with the Medical Council, even though his name does not feature in the specialists list for obstetricians and gynaecologists. However, he insisted he was registered with the council even as a specialist.

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