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.

Abnormal Labor

Abnormal labor are disorders of intensity, coordination, strength, rhythm, duration of contractile activity of the uterus during childbirth. Abnormal labor cause bleeding and fetal hypoxia, increase the likelihood of infections and birth injuries. They can cause fetal death. The diagnosis is made taking into account complaints, examination data and additional examination. With the development of…

Congenital Uterine Anomalies

Congenital uterine anomalies are changes in the location, shape, size, or proportions of an organ that occur as a result of developmental disorders in the prenatal period. It is often accompanied by functional disorders of the reproductive system, can be combined with malformations of other genitals. Infertility, miscarriage and pregnancy complications are possible. In some…

Umbilical Cord Anomalies

Umbilical cord anomalies are a group of conditions in which there is an incorrect structure or location of this structure, there are nodes, entanglement, tumors, cysts. At the same time, obvious signs of acute or chronic fetal hypoxia are noticeable: impaired motor activity, increased or slower heartbeat. Ultrasound, cardiotocography, dopplerometry, and postnatal placenta examination are…

Placental Anomalies

Placental abnormalities are violations of the normal localization, attachment or shape of the placenta. They may be asymptomatic, characterized by signs of fetoplacental insufficiency from the second trimester of pregnancy, manifested by the threat of premature birth or bleeding. Diagnosis is carried out according to ultrasound, fetometry and fetal cardiotocography. No specific treatment has been developed.…

Androblastoma

Androblastoma is a rare hormone–producing ovarian tumor. It is diagnosed mainly at a young age. It is manifested by the appearance of acne, the disappearance of menstruation, a change in the figure of the male type, hirsutism, coarsening of the voice and an increase in the clitoris. Less often there is premature isosexual development (in…

Anemia During Pregnancy

Anemia during pregnancy is a decrease in hemoglobin levels that occurred during gestation and is pathogenetically associated with it. It is manifested by weakness, fatigue, dizziness, perversion of taste and olfactory preferences, cardiac pain, muscle weakness, paresthesia, mucosal lesions, skin changes, nails, hair. It is diagnosed using a general clinical blood test and a laboratory…

Female Genital Abnormalities

Female genital abnormalities are violations of the shape, size, localization, quantity, symmetry and proportions of the internal and external genitalia. The cause of occurrence is unfavorable heredity, intoxication, infectious diseases, early and late gestosis, hormonal disorders, occupational hazards, stress, poor nutrition, poor ecology, etc. The diagnosis is established on the basis of complaints, anamnesis, external…

Anomalies of the Hymen

Anomalies of the hymen are congenital defects of the hymen, which are associated with its underdevelopment or a change in structure. They may not have symptoms. Sometimes a sign of an anomaly is the absence of menstrual bleeding in a teenager, hematocolpos, a violation of sexual function. Pathology is diagnosed during a gynecological examination, pelvic…

Anovulatory Cycle

Anovulatory cycle is a monophasic menstrual cycle characterized by the absence of ovulation and the phase of development of the corpus luteum, while maintaining the regularity and rhythm of uterine bleeding. In gynecology, there are conditions accompanied by physiological anovulation (during periods of age-related rearrangements of the body), and a pathological anovulatory cycle in infertility.…

Anovulatory Uterine Bleeding

Anovulatory uterine bleeding is uterine bleeding during a single-phase (anovulatory) menstrual cycle. As a rule, it appears after a delay in menstruation, differs from normal menstrual bleeding by a longer duration and the amount of blood loss. It can provoke anemia. Anovulatory uterine bleeding occurs against the background of infantilism, malformations, chronic intoxication, infections, endocrine…