Izinto ezi-4 Wonke Umuntu Wesifazane Okufanele Azenze Ngempilo Yakhe Yezocansi, Ngokusho kwe-Ob-Gyn

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• Khuluma Ngokukhethwa Kwezokwelapha
• Qonda Ukuhlolwa Kwakho
• Khumbula Ukuzithokozisa
• Advocate for Change
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"Wonke umuntu wesifazane ufanelwe impilo enhle yezocansi nempilo enamandla yocansi," kusho uJessica Shepherd, MD, ob-gyn nodokotela ohlinzayo wabesifazane eBaylor University Medical Center eDallas kanye nomsunguli weHer Viewpoint, inkundla yezokuxhumana yabesifazane abazodingida ngayo izihloko ezinjengobulili nokunqamuka kokuya esikhathini. "Kodwa emkhakheni wezokwelapha, impilo yabesifazane ivame ukubekwa eqolo. Nanamuhla, izindlela ezintsha zokwelapha ezithinta abesifazane kuthatha isikhathi eside kakhulu ukwamukelwa kunalezo ezenziwa abesilisa."

Kwabesifazane abaMnyama, isimo sibi kakhulu, njengoba kunokungalingani ekunakekelweni nasekwelashweni, kusho uDkt Shepherd.Abesifazane abamnyama basemathubeni amaningi okuthola izimo ezifana ne-fibroids futhi babe nemiphumela emibi kakhulu. Futhi umkhakha wezokwelapha uvame ukuba mhlophe nowesilisa. Odokotela besifazane abamnyama bakha ngaphansi kwamaphesenti amathathu odokotela base-U.S., ngokusho kwe-Association of American Medical Colleges. Yingakho kubaluleke kakhulu ukuba ngummeli wakho. Nakhu okudingeka ukwazi.

Khuluma Ngokukhethwa Kwezokwelapha

Uma uhlangabezana nokungakhululeki, ucansi olubuhlungu, noma ukopha, bheka udokotela wakho. Ungaba nama-fibroids, athinta amaphesenti angama-70 abesifazane abamhlophe namaphesenti angama-80 abesifazane abaMnyama lapho eseneminyaka engama-50. Kodwa abesifazane basathi, ‘Ngiye kodokotela abaningana, futhi nganikezwa inketho eyodwa.’ Kwabesifazane base-Afrika baseMelika, ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi ukukhetha ngokuvamile ukukhishwa kwesibeletho,” kusho uDkt. Shepherd. “Buza udokotela wakho ngazo zonke izindlela zokwelapha ezitholakalayo, ukuze ukwazi ukuzikhethela engcono kunazo zonke.”

Kwabesifazane abasebasha, imbangela yobuhlungu be-pelvic kungaba yi-endometriosis. “Owesifazane oyedwa kwabayishumi uphethwe yilesi sifo,” kusho uDkt. Shepherd. “Manje sekunodokotela bezifo zabesifazane abangochwepheshe ekuhlinzeni lesi sifo, futhi sesinemithi esekelwe ocwaningweni [ebizwa ngokuthi i-Orilissa] eyelaphayo.”

Qonda Ukuhlolwa Kwakho

“Umdlavuza womlomo wesibeletho wuhlobo lomdlavuza wepelvic ovikeleka kakhulu futhi oselaphekayo ngoba singakwazi ukuwuhlolela ngePap smear,” kusho uDkt Shepherd. Kodwa abesifazane abaningi abazi ukuthi iyini i-Pap smear. Ukuhlolwa kokuhlola kubaluleke kakhulu. Abesifazane basabulawa umdlavuza womlomo wesibeletho, futhi akufanele ngabe kunjalo. ”

Khumbula Ukuzithokozisa

"Esikutholayo ngezikhathi ezisondelene kakhulu nokuthi sizizwa kanjani ngathi njengezitho zocansi kuqala ekhanda lethu," kusho uDkt. Shepherd. “Ukuphila kahle ngokocansi kudinga ukucabanga. Ukuzethemba nokuzijabulisa kunika amandla. ”

Advocate for Change

“Lapho othile ehlupheka ngenxa yokungalingani kwezemfundo, ezezindlu, imisebenzi, imali engenayo, nobulungiswa bobugebengu, lokho kuthinta impilo yakhe,” kusho uDkt. Shepherd. “Njengodokotela omnyama, nginomthwalo wemfanelo wokuzulazula ohlelweni futhi ngilwele iziguli zami ukuze zithole ezikudingayo. Ngokukhuluma, ngingaba nomthelela, kepha ngithembele kodokotela abamhlophe ukuthi bazokhulisa umyalezo futhi babe yingxenye yenguquko. ” Njengesiguli, ungenza izwi lakho lizwakale futhi. UDkt. Shepherd uthi, “Sonke ukusebenza ngokubambisana yindlela izinguquko ezizokwenzeka ngayo.” (Okuhlobene: Lokhu Okuhlangenwe Nakho Kokukhulelwa Kwabesifazane Abakhulelwe Kuqokomisa Ukungafani Kwezokunakekelwa Kwezempilo Kwabesifazane Abamnyama)

Shape Magazine, Septhemba 2020

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