Gynecology controls and early gynecologic cancer detection
The gynecologist plays a fundamental role in women's health care. All women should go to the gynecologist periodically from the age of 25 to carry out tests with the aim of preventing female cancer.
New ways of cervical cancer prevention
Cervical cancer is caused by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). This is a sexually transmitted virus that 80% of sexually active women will have throughout their lives. To date, more than 200 different types of HPV have been discovered compared to
When to remove the ovaries at the time of a hysterectomy during peri-menopause
Traditionally, in women who required a hysterectomy for a benign cause and were in perimenopause, (some months/years before menopause), removal of the ovaries (prophylactic oophorectomy) was recommended.