How to deal with women’s health issues

The most reliable treatment logic is actually "don't take it hard, don't make up for it randomly, triage first, and follow the doctor's advice." Don't believe in half-true and half-false experience posts on the Internet, and don't put off seeing a doctor just because you feel embarrassed.

Not long ago, a 27-year-old girl in my department had twice as much menstrual flow as usual for three consecutive months. Some people who watched short videos said she needed to drink brown sugar ginger tea because she was weak in energy and blood. Others said she just needed to rest for a few days because she was tired after staying up late. She drank ginger tea for less than half a month, and her nosebleeds came out. The problem was still not solved. Finally, she went to the gynecologist to find out that she had multiple endometrial polyps. A minor surgery in the outpatient department took about ten minutes to solve the problem. If she had come early, she would not have suffered the pain of this half month.

There is a lot of talk about women's health on the Internet right now. Take dysmenorrhea, for example. Some people say that taking painkillers will cause dependence and damage the body, and the pain will be fatal. Others say that you can take it without enduring the pain. In fact, it has been clinically clear for a long time that for primary dysmenorrhea, over-the-counter painkillers such as ibuprofen can be taken according to the dosage. There will be no dependence at all, and it is much more cost-effective than rolling around in pain and being unable to work and study normally. However, if the pain suddenly becomes severe when there is no dysmenorrhea, or if you can't suppress it with painkillers, then don't do it. You need to check whether it is adenomyosis or endometriosis. Just taking painkillers will only delay things.

There are also many girls who struggle with cleaning their private parts. Some people say that they must use special lotion to keep them clean, while others say that it is best to use nothing at all. In fact, formal gynecological guidelines have long made it clear that washing the vulva with warm water every day is enough in a healthy state. Don’t flush the inside of the vagina casually, and don’t be blind. I used those WeChat lotions that claim to be "pink" and "antibacterial". I accompanied a friend to the gynecology department a while ago. She just used the Internet celebrity private part lotion for half a month. The good flora was destroyed, and she was so itchy that she couldn't even go to work. She also spent hundreds of medicines to treat it. She really couldn't do it.

Many people think that women's health is just a gynecological problem. In fact, breast, thyroid, and bone health are also high-risk areas. My cousin who used to work as a nurse in a physical examination center said that every year, many girls find gynecological examinations embarrassing and skip gynecological and breast matters even though they have made appointments for physical examinations. In the end, small problems that could have been intervened at an early stage turn into big troubles. Especially after the age of 35, the detection rate of breast nodules and thyroid nodules in women is much higher than that in men. The risk of osteoporosis after menopause is almost three times that of men. Don’t wait until you are bent over before you think of calcium supplements. Drinking two more cups of pure milk and taking 10 minutes a day to bask in the sun is much more effective than eating an Internet celebrity calcium supplement oral liquid that costs hundreds of yuan a bottle.

By the way, there is also the HPV vaccine that has been debated for several years. Some people say that if you take it after the age of 26, it is useless, and some people say that if you take it, you will never get cervical cancer again. In fact, these two statements are too absolute. The clinical consensus is that as long as you are within the applicable age range of the vaccine, regardless of whether you have had sexual intercourse or have been infected with HPV, vaccination can prevent uninfected subtypes. Even if you are over 26 years old, taking the second-price or fourth-price vaccine is better than not taking it. Of course, vaccination is not a permanent solution, and regular cervical cancer screening with TCT + HPV is still indispensable.

In fact, after all is said and done, women's health really doesn't have that many mysterious "maintenance secrets". Don't be fooled by the "N maintenance things women must do" on the Internet. If you feel uncomfortable, go to a regular hospital and call the corresponding department. Don't scare yourself with Baidu, and don't hold it off just because you are embarrassed. It is more reliable than any skin care products.