The elderly often say a word: people who have never been sick, once sick, are very serious diseases; and people who often run the hospital in small disasters and small pains are more likely to live longer.
In fact, there is a certain scientific reason for this, because people who have a little discomfort to go to the examination can find problems in time and treat them as soon as possible, and it is not easy to drag out serious diseases.
In addition to this, there is also another important thing, that is, regular medical examinations. Some diseases have no obvious symptoms in the early stage, it is not easy to detect themselves, regular physical examination can find potential risk factors or diseases as soon as possible, so as to achieve early diagnosis, early prevention, and early treatment.
Therefore, women with conditions are recommended to go to a physical examination once a year.
So, when women do physical examinations, which items must be done every year, and which items can be done every few years?
General examinations such as measuring height, weight, blood pressure, waist circumference, etc.; medical and surgical auscultation palpation; otolaryngology examination; eye examination; blood routine, blood biochemistry; electrocardiogram; hepatobiliary, pancreatic and spleen ultrasound, urinary ultrasound, etc., are routine necessities for physical examination, and can be done once a year.
Before the regular physical examination, you need to pay attention to the rest of the previous day, and if you have a blood draw, you need to fast for 8 hours. After the physical examination, it is necessary to eat and drink water in time to prevent low blood sugar.
Special examination for women
There are many special medical examinations for women in the physical examination program, especially for women after marriage, and it is more necessary to conduct comprehensive special examinations for women on a regular basis. These tests include:
Breast examination
Young women generally use breast ultrasound; breast cancer screening is required for over 40 years old, and a combination of color ultrasound and mammography is generally adopted.
Cervical cancer screening
Women can be screened for cervical cancer programs 3 years after they start having sex or after the age of 21. Cervical cancer is currently the only gynecological cancer that can be prevented by vaccines and screening, and active screening for cervical cancer can effectively prevent the occurrence of cervical cancer.
TCT (cervical exfoliation cell fluid-based cytology) and HPV (Human Papillomavirus Testing) are generally used for screening, and screening is normal for both, and then every 3 to 5 years. Screening can be terminated after the age of 65 and regular screening results for the past 20 years.
Obstetrics and gynecology reproductive examination
Obstetrics and gynecology and reproduction are mandatory examination items for women after marriage, and in general, the examination items are examination of the vulva and vagina and vaginal secretions. Through basic examination, the diagnosis of gynecological inflammation is made.
If there are any abnormal vaginal discharge or itching of the vulva on a daily basis, it is necessary to go to the gynecology department of the hospital in time for relevant examinations.
If it is a woman without sexual life in the physical examination, you can not carry out reproductive examinations, if there is an abnormality that needs to be examined, you must inform the physical examination doctor in advance, choose a more suitable way for physical examination, to avoid causing physical harm.
Abnormalities are common in women's physical examinations
In the physical examination report, there are some abnormalities that often occur in the special physical examination project for women, which are not necessarily diseases, and need to be known to avoid unnecessary treatment.
Cervical erosions
Now medicine no longer uses this term, but has changed to cervical columnar ectopic epithelial ectopic. The vast majority are normal physiological changes, and a small part are symptoms of cervicitis. Therefore, the phenomenon of pure cervical erosion is not a disease and does not require any treatment. Overtreatment can lead to a shortened length of the cervix, triggering a miscarriage or premature birth.
Abnormal vaginal cleanliness
The vagina itself is not a sterile environment, as long as there are no other uncomfortable symptoms in its own flora balance state, there is no need to care about cleanliness as an indicator. Excessive cleaning, destroying their own vaginal environment, but easy to lead to reduced immunity, easy to infect diseases.
Uterine fibroids, cervical cysts, endometrial polyps
These abnormalities basically do not require special treatment and do not have much impact on the body, as long as regular physical examination monitoring can be.
Pelvic effusion
Pelvic effusions within a certain range are not diseases and are normal physiological symptoms. As long as there are no symptoms of suspected pelvic inflammatory disease such as fever and back pain, special treatment is not required.
Women care for their health, must remember to regular physical examination, especially some women-specific examination can not be careless. When encountering physical discomfort, it is also necessary to go to the hospital in time to check and diagnose, and must not be avoided.