Discover and read the best of Twitter Threads about #gynaeclinic
Most recents (3)
MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR FIBROIDS
Less than half of women with fibroids have symptoms
Medical treatment can be to reduce bleeding, reduce pain, reduce size before surgery, stop the process of menstruation, build back blood level etc.
#fibroidawarenessmonth
#gynaeclinic
Less than half of women with fibroids have symptoms
Medical treatment can be to reduce bleeding, reduce pain, reduce size before surgery, stop the process of menstruation, build back blood level etc.
#fibroidawarenessmonth
#gynaeclinic
Different women have different indications for treatment
These treatments are to alleviate symptoms & not a CURE for fibroids
Analgesics- Pain control
Hematenics- build blood level
Anti fibrinolytic-Reduce rate of bleeding
Contraceptive hormones-reduce/stop menses
#fibroid
These treatments are to alleviate symptoms & not a CURE for fibroids
Analgesics- Pain control
Hematenics- build blood level
Anti fibrinolytic-Reduce rate of bleeding
Contraceptive hormones-reduce/stop menses
#fibroid
Hormonal drugs; to shrink size of fibroids before surgery
etc.
Do not self medicate on any of these medications just because a combination is working for someone you know does not mean it will work for you.
Consult your gynaecologist for best line of management for you.
etc.
Do not self medicate on any of these medications just because a combination is working for someone you know does not mean it will work for you.
Consult your gynaecologist for best line of management for you.
FIBROIDS
July is Fibroid Awareness Month
Few facts
They are abnormal growths of the muscles of the womb
The exact cause is unknown
They are not cancers
They are common, in 50-70% of women
Less than half of women with fibroids have symptoms
Can be huge
@aproko_doctor
July is Fibroid Awareness Month
Few facts
They are abnormal growths of the muscles of the womb
The exact cause is unknown
They are not cancers
They are common, in 50-70% of women
Less than half of women with fibroids have symptoms
Can be huge
@aproko_doctor
For women with symptoms, it can be stressful & sometimes devastating
Symptoms
Heavy menses; some use adult diapers,some sit on bowls just to bleed into it, some need to be transfused with blood after each period
Painful menses so severe some can't move/ work
@DrJohnAfam
Symptoms
Heavy menses; some use adult diapers,some sit on bowls just to bleed into it, some need to be transfused with blood after each period
Painful menses so severe some can't move/ work
@DrJohnAfam
Tummy & back pain
Painful sex, in some sex is impossible.
Frequent urination
Constipation
Big tummy(may look like pregnancy)
Can contribute to infertility in some women depending on location of fibroids
Can affect kidneys
Painful sex, in some sex is impossible.
Frequent urination
Constipation
Big tummy(may look like pregnancy)
Can contribute to infertility in some women depending on location of fibroids
Can affect kidneys
Ectopic Pregnancy is a life threatening EMERGENCY
The expected home of a fertilized egg that becomes a baby is the womb
For different reasons,some of these fertilized eggs(babies) never make it to the womb
Any pregnancy outside the womb is an ECTOPIC
#NaijaOBGYNdoctor
The expected home of a fertilized egg that becomes a baby is the womb
For different reasons,some of these fertilized eggs(babies) never make it to the womb
Any pregnancy outside the womb is an ECTOPIC
#NaijaOBGYNdoctor
In ectopics, pregnancy can stay in the woman's tube, ovaries, lining of/within any part of the tummy etc
As the pregnancy grows, it becomes bigger than the space it is occupying & can rupture/burst leading the severe blood loss or death of the women in some cases.
#Covid_19
As the pregnancy grows, it becomes bigger than the space it is occupying & can rupture/burst leading the severe blood loss or death of the women in some cases.
#Covid_19
This is why EARLY Ultrasound scan is a MUST for every pregnant woman so the location of pregnancy can be confirmed.
If picked early, life saving managment can start
When did you do your first scan in your pregnancy?
Have you ever had/seen an ectopic pregnancy?
#gynaeclinic
If picked early, life saving managment can start
When did you do your first scan in your pregnancy?
Have you ever had/seen an ectopic pregnancy?
#gynaeclinic
