Various Women’s Body Issues

Women nowadays suffer from various kinds of mental and physical issues that are mainly caused due to the high levels of stress and anxiety that they suffer from. It has been seen that women are usually prone to Ob-Gyn, Oabnormal pap smears, Osteoporosis, Perimenopause health problems like as compared to men because they are genetically different and their hormones and reproductive organs are usually the main sources of their trouble. The health of a woman is crucial because she is not only responsible for her own health but also has to bear a child.

Thus it is vital that women implement various steps to know more about women's health and related issues so that they can take better care of their body and thus avoid and prevent these ailments and diseases. There are various kinds of physical and mental ailments that befall a woman and these deal with issues like breast cancer, diabetes and reproductive and birth control issues. It has been seen that most of these issues are critical and need immediate care.

It is vital for women to understand that their body types and structure are not the same like men and hence taking care of their body the same way that men do is not going to help. One of the biggest issues that women have to face today is the problems of drinking and smoking. It has been that the consumption of alcohol in women has gone up drastically and this has resulted in various kinds of health problems like infertility and other related issues.

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CervicalCheck changes spell danger for women's health

The National Cervical Screening Programme (NCSP) has recently announced changes to the CervicalCheck screening programme.

The CervicalCheck programme was launched in September 2008 which involved the creation of a nationwide screening test which assessed a woman's risk of developing cervical cancer.

All a woman had to do was to attend her General Practitioner who would carry out the simple test for free there and then.If the test found abnormalities another simple procedure could be carried out, if necessary, on a later date by a gynaecologist which would essentially prevent the progression to cervical cancer.

The programme has the potential to reduce rates of cervical cancer by 80% if 4 in every 5 women were to avail of the test.

However, the recent changes announced mean that screening will shift from being open access to an organised call, re-call method of invitation to begin in September 2009.

This means that women who have not availed of the screening programme yet will need to register if they wish to do so in the future. In a letter to GPs the NCSP said that this will mean that even after going through the trouble of registering, women will have to wait 6 months before receiving a letter of invitation allowing them to avail of the test.

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Center cares for women through all stages of life

Banner Thunderbird Medical Center introduced an all-inclusive women’s health center Wednesday to cater to the reproductive health of women of all ages.

The center will enable patients to get all of their examinations, lab work, ultrasound and other procedures done in a centralized spot, instead of being shuffled around the hospital to different locations for each part of the process.

"The goal of the center is to provide comprehensive care to women who are preconception all the way through the life span, to help with her obstetric and gynecological issues," said Amy Warengo, a registered nurse and senior manager of the center.

The center offers Banner Health’s first three-dimensional sonohysterography, which allows doctors to see the inside of a uterus with clarity and detail not possible with a traditional ultrasound.

The pain-free procedure involves inserting a transducer and saline fluid through the cervix, then using ultrasound technology to see the uterus in 3-D form.

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Sandpoint Women's Health Expands

With the addition of another physician, Sandpoint Women's Health will begin seeing both gynecological and obstetrics patients in Bonners Ferry beginning August 21, 2009. According to Hailey Honsinger, Sandpoint Women's Health Clinic Manager, four physicians will provide services at a rented space at Panhandle Health District.

"We wanted to serve the community in a better way," said Hailey. "We have been seeing obstetrics patients in Bonners Ferry for the past three years once a week, but we decided to provide more access to health care by expanding our services."

Hailey reported that four doctors will share the load of serving Boundary County by rotating their schedules. Deborah Owen, MD, Camille Santarpio, MD, Bruce Honsinger, MD, and Kristin Algoe, MD, will provide standard gynecological care including annual exams, general breast exams, IUD placement and general well woman care.

Obstetric care is the newest service that will be provided by the physicians of Sandpoint Women's Health. Hailey said that women will now be able to get most of their pre-natal care completed in Bonners Ferry although they will still need to travel to Sandpoint to get their ultrasounds as well as any other tests they may need. Patients of Sandpoint Women's Health will still need to travel to Bonner General Hospital for their babies' deliveries.

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