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What is Gynecology?
Gynecology is a
medical specialty that focuses on female reproductive health issues, such as
the development, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of illnesses and diseases
that affect the female reproductive system. Obstetrics is responsible for the
medical care of a woman and her child before, during, and after birth. Women go
through a variety of reproductive events throughout their lives, including
menarche, menstruation, pregnancy, maternity, and menopause. These
developmental events in female reproduction cause more drastic physiological
changes (e.g., menstrual bleeding, physiological changes in pregnancy,
breastfeeding, menopausal hormone fluctuations), more significant psychological
changes, and more complex psychosocial consequences for women than developmental
events in male reproduction. Though most women respond successfully to these
reproductive processes, they may become more vulnerable to psychological
maladjustment in particular circumstances.
What type of
Procedures comes under Gynecology?
- Hysterectomy or removal of the uterus
- Removing the ovaries or oophorectomy
- Vulvectomy: A surgical treatment that involves the
removal of all or part of the vulva, which includes the inner and outer
- Cervical biopsy: These types of biopsies are collected
from the inner walls of the uterus in the case of womb cancer.
- Laparoscopy: It involves viewing the inner abdominal
organs of the female reproductive system, is used to identify and treat
cysts and infections in the ovaries and fallopian tubes.
- Adhesiolysis: This procedure is also called lysis of
adhesions because the scar tissues are cut precisely.
- Colporrhaphy: Colporrhaphy is a surgical procedure to
repair the vaginal wall. Hernias are treated using it.
- Fluid-contrast ultrasound: A fluid-contrast ultrasound
is a variant of a normal pelvic ultrasound. It is used to assess the
uterine lining and the uterine cavity.
- Toluidine blue dye test: This test is performed to
assess abnormal vulval alterations. When the dye is administered to the
vulva, precancerous or cancerous alterations in the skin turn blue.
- Trachelectomy: A radical trachelectomy is the removal
of the cervix and surrounding tissue, along with some pelvic lymph nodes.
- Tubal Ligation: Tubal ligation is a surgical treatment
to inhibit pregnancy. It is also known as female sterilization.
- Dilation and curettage: Dilation and curettage is the
surgical removal of part of the uterine lining by scraping and scooping
after the cervix has been dilated.
- Endometrial ablation: Endometrial ablation is a
surgical treatment that destroys the uterine lining. Endometrial ablation
is used to stop menstrual flow.
- Endometrial or uterine biopsy: An endometrial biopsy is
a medical technique that involves the removal of a small piece of tissue
from the uterine lining (endometrium) for examination under a microscope.
The tissue that has been removed is analyzed for cancer and other cell
- Hysterosalpingography: A hysterosalpingography is an
X-ray that examines the uterus (womb) and fallopian tubes of a woman.
- Myomectomy: This surgical operation is used to remove
- Cystectomy: This surgical operation is done to remove
any type of cyst in the reproductive system.
When to go to a
The following cases
require women to visit a gynecologist office-;
- Irregular menstrual cycle
- Painful menstruation
- Fertility issues
- Cancer or functionality issues
reproductive system is the focus of gynecology. Obstetrics is a related domain
which deals with pregnancy and the procedures and issues that come with it.
Whereas gynecology deals with women who aren't pregnant. It encompasses both
medical and surgical disciplines. Many gynecological disorders can be managed
with hormones and other medications, malignancies, fibroids, and other
gynecological conditions that require surgical removal.
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