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4) Mammography

If all women 35 years and older have a mammogram every year, breast cancer would be detected at an early stage, and the cure rate would be higher. This procedure is to make radiological study enables identification of tumors smaller than 1 centimeter, which would be impossible to detect by simple touch.

Should be practiced in all women over 40 years of age, but if the patient has a family history of breast cancer recommend that you do after 35 years. Read the rest of this entry »

Most women feel discomfort when going to the gynecologist, especially if it is the first time. Consider that there is nothing to fear and everything to win, because if an abnormality is identified can be treated.

First of all, note that it is essential to feel comfortable with women’s health specialist who will choose, it must be a person in whom the patient trusts, able to perform a complete examination. The gynecologist must:

- Check the status of the mammary glands and internal and external genitalia is appropriate.
- Tell us about proper body development, menstrual cycle, hygiene and care during menstruation, sex, birth control and sexually transmitted diseases or STDs.
- Rule out infection, tumors or cysts. Read the rest of this entry »

What to do before getting pregnant? Before becoming pregnant it is recommended to review and medical consultation.

Before becoming pregnant:
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Women who take prenatal vitamins early in pregnancy appear to reduce the risk of various types of brain tumors. Currently public health groups have encouraged pregnant women to consume a multivitamin containing folic acid in early pregnancy to suppress impaired fetal neural tube such as spinal bifida. Recently, a study to explain the other benefits of multivitamins consumed by the mother in early pregnancy.

It said research leader Greta R. Bunin, PhD, from Children’s Hospital, Philadelphia, that the children came from mothers who regularly take best prenatal vitamin during pregnancy are likely to decrease the risk of medulloblastoma and neuroectodermal tumors in his brain. In childhood brain tumor incidence is much less common, but the order of two medulloblastoma is the top cause of tumors in children. It was one of 20,000 children aged less than 6 years old.

Protective effect in women who consume chewable prenatal vitamins early in pregnancy is very significant, whereas when the new multivitamin consumed trimester of pregnancy through one apparently does not show significant results in reducing the risk of meduloblastoma and PNET. Avoid eating habits during pregnancy, such as the number of eating ham, hot dogs, smoked fish, ketchup etc. Dr. Bunine explains although these foods are the cause of nervous system tumors in animals, found no evidence that these foods at risk.

General concepts in Is the leading cause of school absenteeism and the most frequent reason for consultation in pediatrics (16.5% of consultations), despite a high percentage of cases resolved with self-medication in the family.
A size proportion of telephone consultations poison control centers is related to cough and cold medications. It appears not to be of mere placebos but hazards associated with certain medications. Read the rest of this entry »