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.
Pathological preliminary period of labor is a prolonged prenatal preparatory period that proceeds with irregular painful contractions that do not lead to structural changes in the cervix. The pathological preliminary period is characterized by prolonged (over 6-8 hours) continuing ineffective cramping pains that disrupt the daily waking and sleeping regime of a woman, cause fatigue…
Paraovarial cyst is a tumor–like cavity formation formed from the appendage of the ovary. Disease can be asymptomatic or cause periodic abdominal and lower back pain; sometimes the cyst is accompanied by menstrual irregularities and infertility. Complications can be suppuration of a parovarial cyst, twisting of the leg, rupture of the capsule. Diagnostics using vaginal…
Parametritis is a purulent-infiltrative inflammation of the parametrium – connective tissue tissue surrounding the uterus in the cervical region and the leaves of the broad ligament. Parametrite manifests after complicated abortions, childbirth, gynecological operations, purulent-inflammatory diseases of the uterus. Parametritis is manifested by febrile fever, malaise, chills, pain in the lower abdomen. In the diagnosis…
Papillary ovarian cyst is a type of serous tumor of ovarian tissue, having a pronounced capsule, an inner lining formed by papillary epithelial growths, and liquid contents. Papillary ovarian cyst is manifested by a feeling of heaviness and soreness in the lower abdomen, dysuric phenomena, menstrual disorders, infertility, ascites. Some types of tumors of this…
Pancreatitis in pregnancy is an acute or chronic destruction of the pancreas that has arisen or worsened during gestation. It is manifested by shingling pain in the epigastrium and left hypochondrium, nausea, vomiting, flatulence, decreased appetite, diarrhea, sometimes hyperthermia and multiple organ disorders. It is diagnosed on the basis of data on the level of…
Acute vaginitis is a rapidly occurring inflammatory process of an infectious or non–infectious nature affecting the mucous membrane of the vagina. Signs are hyperemia, itching and burning in the vaginal area, abundant atypical whiteness, dyspareunia, pain when urinating. Disease is diagnosed according to gynecological examination, pH-metry, microbiological, serological and PCR studies of vaginal secretions. Leading…
IVF complications are pathological conditions directly caused by the implementation of the in vitro fertilization program. The forms of complications depend on the etiological factor and include ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, bleeding, infection, ectopic pregnancy, thrombosis, fetoplacental insufficiency, early termination of gestation, premature birth. Diagnostics includes anamnesis collection, general and gynecological examination, ultrasonography, culdocentesis, blood tests.…
Childbirth сomplications are pathological conditions that occur during labor, are associated with it, affect the course and outcome of labor. They are manifested by a violation of the contractile activity of the myometrium, pain syndrome, bleeding, deterioration of the general condition of the woman in labor (dizziness, weakness, loss of consciousness, coma). For diagnosis, methods…
Pregnancy complications are pathological conditions in obstetric practice that have arisen in connection with gestation and violate its natural course. At the initial stages, they may not be accompanied by clinical symptoms, subsequently manifested by pain in the lower abdomen, vaginal discharge, impaired fetal movement, headaches, edema. Ultrasound of the uterus and fetus, MRI pelviometry,…
ARVI during pregnancy is a group of clinically similar acute respiratory infections caused by pneumotropic viruses and developed during gestation. It is manifested by rapidly increasing catarrhal syndrome: runny nose, dry cough, sore and sore throat, hoarse voice. There are phenomena of general intoxication: fever, headache, weakness, bruising, myalgia, arthralgia. It is diagnosed with the…
