How to deal with women’s health issues

The most prudent logic for dealing with women's health problems is always to check for organic disease first and then adjust your lifestyle. At the same time, don't treat emotional-related physical reactions as "hypocrisy", don't believe in folk remedies, and don't blindly self-examine and self-diagnose. This is the key to avoiding detours.

I have been in the gynecology clinic for almost 8 years. I just met a 26-year-old girl a while ago. She had heavy menstrual bleeding for two consecutive months. I watched a short video and heard a blogger say that taking "menstruation soup" and "qi and blood ointment" can regulate it. After drinking it for more than a month, the amount of bleeding increased. , I went for an ultrasound and found out that it was a submucosal fibroid. After minimally invasive surgery to remove it, my menstruation became normal in the second month. The supplements I drank before included a lot of astragalus and longan, which actually increased the blood supply of the fibroid, and I suffered for a long time.

There is a lot of quarrel on the Internet right now about "Should you have a gynecological examination if you don't have sex?" Both sides have their own reasons: Some people think that if you don't have sex, you won't get gynecological diseases, and you don't deserve to have a gynecological examination.； Some people say that gynecological examination is a routine physical examination and must be done every year regardless of whether you have sex or not. In fact, there is no need to argue about right or wrong in this matter. If you have never had sex, and do not have symptoms such as abnormal bleeding, abnormal leucorrhea, or persistent pain in the lower abdomen, it is enough to have an abdominal gynecological ultrasound every two years before the age of 25. There is no need to force an internal diagnosis. ； But if you have had sex, or have a family history of gynecological cancer, or stay up late eating high-sugar foods for a long time, even if you don't feel uncomfortable, there is no harm in doing TCT+HPV screening and adding a gynecological ultrasound every year. After all, there are basically no specific symptoms in the early stages of diseases such as ovarian cancer and cervical cancer, and it is often too late to check after the pain.

In fact, it’s not that many people don’t know that they need to seek medical treatment, but that they are easily misled by various health-preserving posts on a daily basis, which leads to problems. For example, when many girls encounter itching and odor in their private parts, their first reaction is to buy Internet celebrity lotion. Some people even use panty liners every day because they think it is more hygienic. Just think, the vagina itself is a small ecology with its own flora balance, and beneficial bacteria are like fish in the water. If you fill the pond with disinfectant water every day and cover the pond airtight, all the fish will die, and harmful bacteria will naturally cause trouble. If you really feel uncomfortable, spend more than ten yuan to check the routine of leucorrhea, and the results will be available in half an hour. Use antifungal drugs for mold, and corresponding suppositories for bacteria. It will be relieved in three to five days, which is much more effective than if you buy a lotion worth hundreds of yuan.

There is another point that is easily overlooked. Many people classify premenstrual irritability, chest pain, and inexplicable crying as "women just have too much to do." In fact, there has long been a clear diagnosis called premenstrual dysphoric disorder. If it lasts for more than three months in a row, you can't control your emotions for a week before each period, or even If you can't socialize at work normally, don't be too busy scolding yourself for being emotionally unstable. Or try to adjust your work and rest, and drink less milk tea and coffee. If it doesn't work, see a doctor. A mild supplement of vitamin B can relieve it. If it is serious, follow the doctor's advice and take some medicine. The whole person's state will be much better.

After all, women’s health is really not that mysterious. Don’t be hijacked by various marketed concepts of “women must maintain a nest/warm palace”. If you feel uncomfortable, just see a doctor in a regular hospital. It’s better than anything else.