Gynecology is a field of clinical medicine that studies anatomical features, physiological processes occurring in a woman’s body during various periods of life, as well as diseases of the female genital sphere, methods of their recognition, prevention and treatment. Therapy and prevention of gynecological diseases is a concern not only for women’s health, but also for motherhood, the health of future generations. In this regard, the indisputably important social importance of gynecology as a science and as a clinical discipline.

The task of gynecology is to protect a woman’s health throughout her life. In recent years, some gynecological diseases have become “younger”, therefore, pediatric gynecology is developing, studying the anatomical, physiological and pathological features of the child and adolescent organism. Obstetrics studies the physiology and pathology of the female body during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. Gynecological endocrinology deals with the problem of hormonal changes in a woman’s body, menstrual function disorders and issues of the menopausal period.

Sometimes even the most insignificant deviations in female physiology can have a significant impact on a woman’s body. For their part, infectious, endocrine, nervous and other diseases can provoke diseases of the female genital sphere. Therefore, the treatment of gynecological diseases sometimes requires the involvement of other medical specialists: a mammologist, a urologist, a venereologist, an oncologist.

It’s no secret that a woman’s health is the key to her family and maternal happiness, as well as a full sexual life. Therefore, in modern gynecology, prevention of diseases of the female genital sphere, issues of contraception and family planning play an important role. Preventive examination by a gynecologist 1-2 times a year should become the norm of behavior for every woman.

The use of modern and reliable methods of contraception makes it possible to exclude the possibility of an unwanted pregnancy, and, accordingly, its artificial termination. A conscious and attentive attitude to her health will help a woman avoid many gynecological diseases and in the future experience the happiness of having healthy and full-fledged children.

Gynecological diseases can be divided into several groups: inflammatory diseases (adnexitis, vulvitis, vaginitis, cervicitis, endometritis, etc.); diseases caused by hormonal changes (menstrual disorders, polycystic ovaries, uterine fibroids, etc.); dystrophic, hyperplastic and tumor diseases (leukoplakia, kraurosis, cervical erosion, ovarian cysts, etc.). Each disease has its own clinical manifestations, but the most characteristic symptoms of many women’s diseases are abdominal pain, pathological discharge from the genital tract, menstrual function disorders.

Modern methods are widely used in the diagnosis of women’s diseases today: laboratory, ultrasound, endoscopic, laparoscopic, allowing to recognize the disease in its initial phase and timely carry out the necessary treatment.

The gold standard of gynecology assumes that even a woman who feels completely healthy, at least 1 time a year should undergo ultrasound of the pelvic organs, ultrasound of the mammary glands and take a cytological smear.

Creating a Medical directory of diseases on the website “Medic Journal”, we sought to provide you with the most complete information, including about existing gynecological diseases, prevention and control measures.

Medical science and practice does not stand still. Currently, new methods of healing previously considered incurable female ailments are emerging. The handbook of women’s diseases provides information on the latest methods of treatment of the most common women’s diseases.

Pyosalpinx

Pyosalpinx is a closed accumulation of purulent exudate in the lumen of the fallopian tube due to obliteration of its uterine and ampullary parts. Pyosalpinx is characterized by pain in the lower abdomen, increased body temperature, and often signs of an acute abdomen. The diagnosis of pyosalpinx is established by vaginal examination, ultrasound, ultrasound hysterosalpingoscopy,…

Pyometra

Pyometra is purulent endometritis, accompanied by accumulation and retention of purulent exudate in the uterine cavity. Pyometra is manifested by pronounced symptoms: temperature rise, intoxication, cramping pains in the lower abdomen, the appearance of pus-like whites with an odor. The algorithm for diagnosing purulent endometritis involves gynecological examination, probing of the uterine cavity, ultrasound examination,…

Uterine Perforation

Uterine perforation is a perforation of the organ wall during intrauterine manipulations. It is manifested by intense pain in the lower abdomen and signs of intra-abdominal bleeding: bloody discharge from the vagina, weakness, dizziness, tachycardia. It can be combined with traumatization of the abdominal organs. Uterine perforation is detected on the basis of anamnesis, clinical…

Follicle Persistence

Follicle persistence is a hormone—related disorder of menstrual function, in which folliculogenesis is disrupted, ovulation is absent and the functioning of the dominant follicular formation is preserved. It is manifested by opsomenorrhea, spaniomenorrhea, menorrhagia, infertility, abdominal pain. It is diagnosed using folliculometry, ultrasound of the pelvic organs, determination of estrogen levels, progesterone, FSH, LH, histological…

Post Term Pregnancy

Post term pregnancy is an increase in gestation to 42 weeks or more, leading to delayed delivery and the birth of a fetus with signs of over-maturity. Disease is accompanied by dehydratacea – a decrease in the amount of amniotic fluid, a decrease in body weight in a pregnant woman, signs of aging of the…

Pelvic Fractures During Pregnancy

Pelvic fractures during pregnancy is a partial and complete violation of the integrity of the bone components of the pelvic ring caused by exposure to excessive mechanical loads. It is manifested by local pain at the site of injury, swelling, hematoma, limited movement, in severe injuries — confusion or loss of consciousness, increasing signs of…

Ovarian Torsion

Ovarian torsion is an acute surgical condition caused by a complete or partial inversion of the ovary, disrupting its blood flow and nutrition. Ovarian torsion is characterized by sudden severe abdominal pain with unilateral localization, bloody whites, nausea and vomiting, stool disorders, dysuria, fever, tachycardia. Ovarian torsion is established according to bimanual examination, ultrasound of…

Vaginal Septum

Vaginal septum is a congenital malformation in which the lumen of the vagina is divided into two parts by a longitudinal or transverse soft tissue formation. In case of violation of the outflow of bloody menstrual secretions, pathology is manifested by cyclically occurring cramping pains in the lower abdomen, oligomenorrhea or amenorrhea. Sometimes it is…

Primary Infertility

Primary infertility is a woman’s inability to conceive from the very beginning of the reproductive period. The criteria for primary infertility are unsuccessful attempts to get pregnant during a year of regular sexual activity with a healthy partner without the use of contraception. To identify the causes of primary infertility, a complete gynecological examination is…

Pelvioperitonitis

Pelvioperitonitis is a local infectious and inflammatory lesion of the serous cover (peritoneum) of the pelvis. The development of pelvioperitonitis is manifested by high fever with chills, intoxication, severe abdominal pain, bloating and tension of the abdominal wall muscles. Diagnosis of pelvioperitonitis includes gynecological examination, ultrasound, laparoscopy, back examinations. Therapy of pelvioperitonitis requires the appointment…