PUBLIC HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
Awareness of women heath care
Awareness of women heath care
The health of women and girls is of particular concern because, in many societies, they are disadvantaged by discrimination rooted in sociocultural factors.
Some of the sociocultural factors that prevent women and girls to benefit from quality health services and attaining the best possible level of health include:
unequal power relationships between men and women;
social norms that decrease education and paid employment opportunities;
an exclusive focus on women’s reproductive roles; and
potential or actual experience of physical, sexual and emotional violence.
Women's health includes a wide range of specialties and focus areas, such as:
Birth control,
sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and gynecology
Breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and other female cancers
Mammography
Menopause and hormone therapy
Osteoporosis
Pregnancy and childbirth
Sexual health
Women and heart disease
Benign conditions affecting the function of the female reproductive organs.
PREVENTATIVE CARE AND SCREENINGS
Preventative care for women includes the following services:
Regular gynecological checkups, including a pelvic exam and breast exam
Pap smear and HPV testing
Bone density testing
Breast cancer screening
Discussions about colon cancer screening
Age-appropriate immunizations
Healthy lifestyle risk assessment
Hormonal testing for menopause
Immunizations
Screening for STIs.
BREAST CARE SERVICES:
Breast biopsy
Breast MRI scan
Breast ultrasound
Genetic testing and counseling for women with a family or personal history of breast cancer
Hormonal therapy, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy
Mammography
Mastectomy and breast reconstruction.
SEXUAL HEALTH SERVICES:
Birth control
Prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of sexually-transmitted infections
Therapies to help with problems with sexual function.
GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES:
Abnormal Pap smears
Presence of high-risk HPV
Abnormal vaginal bleeding
Bacterial vaginosis
Endometriosis
Heavy menstrual cycles
Irregular menstrual cycles
Other vaginal infections
Ovarian cysts
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
Pelvic pain
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)
Uterine fibroids
Uterine and vaginal prolapse
Vaginal yeast infection
Various conditions affecting the vulva and vagina
Menopause
Urinary tract infections
PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH SERVICES
Regular prenatal care is an important part of every pregnancy. Pregnancy and childbirth services include:
Planning and preparing for pregnancy, including information about proper diet, prenatal vitamins, and review of pre-existing medical conditions and medicines used
Prenatal care, delivery, and postpartum care
High-risk pregnancy care (maternal-fetal medicine)
Breastfeeding and nursing.
Indian women are still not aware about their body and their diseases. This ignorance of theirs leads to their death. They don't want to expose their gynecological diseases. So they are behind scientifically, health wise. We PHRC work across India for their physical well-being, to understand their own disease, to remove shame from their minds.