Empowering Women's Health
A woman’s body constantly changes from childhood to puberty, through pregnancy and delivery to postmenopausal life. There will be many questions you might want to ask about gynaecological, reproductive, and sexual health. Thus, it is important that a woman establishes a partnership with her gynaecologist early. It is recommended that women who have started sexual life or experience gynaecological symptoms have an annual gynaecological check-up. Most of the gynaecological problems that are detected early will be easier and more affordable to treat, and will yield more effective results.
The main purpose of gynaecological screening is to detect any women’s disease before it is too late for a complete cure.
An annual gynaecological screening includes:
Breast examination
Ultrasound scan of ovaries, uterus, and pelvis
Papanikolaou test (pap smear)
Urine test for infection and diabetes
General body blood test including tumor marker CA 125 (a ‘tumor-maker’ which is found in greater concentration in body with tumor cells
Common gynaecological problems/ encounters:
Endometriosis
Fibroid
Breast Cancer
Gynecological cancers
Ovarian Cyst
Polyp
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)