What items need to be checked on the Women’s Health Certificate?

The required items for women to apply for a health certificate are not as complicated as what is reported online. The core is set around "whether there are infectious diseases that may endanger public health safety" and does not involve privacy items that everyone is generally concerned about such as HPV, routine gynecological examinations, and pregnancy tests. There is no need to be overly anxious in advance.

Last week, I just helped three post-95 female employees of several snack bars in the community make an appointment to apply for health certificates. Several young girls started to panic a week in advance. They asked whether they wanted to take off their clothes for a gynecological examination, and they were afraid that the pregnancy test would affect their employment. As a result, the whole process was completed in less than 40 minutes, and they did not even encounter the awkward parts they were worried about before.

Of course, for health certificates in different fields of employment, the inspection items will be slightly adjusted, which is quite reasonable. For example, those who work in cosmetology and manicure, services in public places, and swimming pool-related positions will be screened for superficial skin diseases to see if they have tinea pedis, purulent or exudative skin diseases. After all, they have to be in direct contact with customers and avoid cross-infection. ； For those who work in positions related to food production, catering, and drinking water, the focus of the investigation will be on gastrointestinal infectious diseases. Hepatitis A, hepatitis E, dysentery, and typhoid fever will all be covered. Chest X-rays will also be required to check for active tuberculosis. Blood tests will also check for alanine aminotransferase. If this indicator is high, don’t panic. It is most likely due to staying up late, eating something heavy with oil or drinking alcohol the day before. If you re-examine to rule out infectious hepatitis, it will be no problem. After all, everything you come into contact with is imported, so there is nothing wrong with being cautious.

There has been a debate on the Internet for a long time about the need to check for hepatitis B on health certificates. Now there is actually a clear conclusion. The main transmission routes for infectious diseases such as hepatitis B and hepatitis C are blood, mother-infant and sexual contact. Daily dining together and ordinary contact are not contagious at all, and they have been kicked out of the health certificate long ago. It is a legally required inspection item. If when you apply for a health certificate and an agency actively asks you to check this, you can refuse it or even complain to the regulatory authorities. However, there are currently a few special positions that have additional requirements. You can confirm this with the employer in advance to avoid subsequent disputes.

Many people also ask if they can tell if they are pregnant? There is no pregnancy test-related content in the routine health certificate items. Unless you actively request to add an item, no institution or unit can force you to take a pregnancy test. Before, a girl next to me joined a chain coffee shop. The HR sidestepped her and asked her to check for early pregnancy when she applied for the health certificate. This was actually illegal. She refused directly at the time, and finally joined the job smoothly.

By the way, applying for a health certificate is free in most areas now. Just bring your ID card when you go. You don’t have to fast. If you have had a formal physical examination report such as chest X-ray and liver function test in the past three months, you can just bring it there to avoid repeated examinations and no need to get an extra shot.