At 10 p.m., the telephone in the duty room suddenly rang.
After hanging up the phone, the past medical case flashed in my mind...
When I was in school, I listened to the teacher talk about a case of "Xiaoli".
Xiao Li was curled up in a mess and pale face, and was sent to the hospital.
The trigger for the condition stemmed from a beauty salon project - ovarian maintenance.
That is, apply essential oil to the belly, then make a circle in the lower abdomen, press and rub, so as to promote the discharge of "ovarian toxins".
During the "ovarian detoxification", Xiaoli suddenly felt severe pain in her right lower abdomen, and the beads of sweat on her forehead dripped down.
The people at the beauty salon also panicked, and while comforting her, they wisely dialed "120" and sent her to the hospital.
When I went to the hospital for examination, I learned that Xiaoli's right ovary had a cyst of six or seven centimeters, and it may have been squeezed and ruptured due to blind massage, and it needed immediate surgical exploration.
But fortunately, she was sent to the hospital in time, and after the teacher arranged an operation for her, Xiaoli finally survived the disaster safely.
The cold wind of the night blew off my thoughts, and with all kinds of speculation about the cause of the disease, I rushed to the emergency department.
I saw an aunt in her forties and fifties with exquisite makeup, wearing a bathrobe from a beauty salon, lying on a hospital bed, unable to lift her head in pain.
At the bedside, there stood two young girls of about thirty years old, dressed like workers in a beauty salon.
I asked:
"She had a stomachache when she was working on a project?"
The high ponytail girl said somewhat nervously, and the other girl was obviously a little scared and did not know how to answer.
"Do a uterine detox..."
At this moment my brow couldn't help but twist into a knot, full of question marks:
"Hit in the womb? How did you play? Did you use a speculum to prop open your vagina? Is it disinfected? How many milliliters were played? Is there a lot of resistance when pushing? ”
I'm eager to output 100,000 whys at once to express my shock:
"It seems that the vagina has been opened, and there are so many gels."
The "high ponytail" was compared with the hand, about 5 to 10 ml.
"Before I finished playing, my stomach began to hurt..."
After speaking, she glanced at Sun Zong, who was lying on the bed, that is, the owner of the beauty salon.
The owner of the beauty salon was actually pit by his own "maintenance project".
"How old are you suns, and are you menopausal?"
I asked this question to find out whether she would have cervical atrophy, whether the gel was good or not, and whether it could come out smoothly, so as to speculate on the cause.
"51, menstruation is already messy, can you give me medicine quickly?"
Sun Zong, who was lying on the bed, began to be a little irritable.
To be honest, it's not that I don't give her medication, it's that blind pain relief may mask the cause until the cause is clear.
While explaining to them, I also had a preliminary judgment on the cause:
Or because of cervical atrophy. When the gel passes through the inner mouth of the cervix, the resistance will be great, resulting in pain;
Or because there is too much gel injected (the capacity of the normal uterus is about 5 ml, which is smaller in postmenopausal women), it directly enlarges the uterine cavity and causes pain. Coupled with cervical atrophy, leading to poor discharge, aggravating pain;
It is also possible that they did not strictly disinfect the procedure, resulting in infection in the uterine cavity. However, uterine infection should not be so fast;
Or maybe it's because the nature of the gel is uncertain, resulting in gel allergies.
On the other side, the children of Cai Chao and Sun Zong, who had been arranged before, went to the ward with their front and back feet.
I pointed to the screen of the ultrasound machine and said to them:
"This is the gel that goes in."
Mr. Sun's daughter asked:
"So what do you do now?"
"You can first use some medicine, which can soften the cervix and relieve spasm and relieve pain; then observe whether the gel can be discharged; and then use a little antibiotic preventively, after all, there is a foreign body entering the uterine cavity, or it is operated without strict disinfection." You'd better spend the night in the hospital and go home if tomorrow is noticeably better. ”
Even though her children and I tried their best to enlighten, the stubborn Sun Zong still insisted on refusing to be hospitalized and infused.
"I don't stay in the hospital, I'm determined not to be hospitalized!" You gave me the painkiller and I went home and took my medicine. ”
Helplessly, I could only give her an antispasmodic and analgesic medicine in the emergency department, and after an hour of observation, the patient's abdominal pain was significantly reduced.
I knew I couldn't help her, so I explained the precautions to her children in detail and let them go back.
It was already two o'clock in the morning when I returned to the ward, and I was completely drowsy.
Why do so many women trust uterine/ovarian care in beauty salons?
I have to sigh that the flickering skills of some bad businesses are really too strong, and sometimes they cheat and deceive themselves.
Let's take a look at the most common ovarian care item in beauty salons - ovarian massage.
The ovaries, located deep in our pelvis, cannot be massaged by our hands alone.
Don't say that it is a beauty salon technician, even if it is a clinical routine gynecological examination, it may not be able to touch the ovaries, if it is really touched, it means... It is likely that the ovaries already have problems.
Let's talk about the magical "uterine detox".
On the one hand, there is no "toxin" in the uterine cavity at all, only a delicate layer of endometrium covering, and there is no need for "detoxification" at all.
On the other hand, even if the clinician wants to perform uterine cavity operations, he must strictly disinfect the vagina and cervix in advance before he can start the operation; and the "uterine detoxification" of the beauty salon often cannot be strictly disinfected, but may cause problems to the originally healthy uterus.
Behind the "ovarian/uterine maintenance" is anxiety and expectations for women's health.
And the real way to make the ovaries and uterus healthier is actually very simple, but it is often not valued by us .
Develop good lifestyle habits and maintain an optimistic and positive mindset; focus on a balanced and nutritious diet; and regular check-ups.
This is an important secret of women's maintenance.
Finally, thank you for your patience in reading and forwarding, your one forward may be able to avoid a "maintenance tragedy".
Reviewer
Yuan Bo | deputy chief physician of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
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