Gynaecological cancers in India affect around 40,000 people per 100,000. In JIPMER alone, there are 1500 new patients treated for gynaecological cancers every year. A majority of these cancers affect the uterine cervix.
For this reason, the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, JIPMER, along with the Association of Gynaecologic Oncologists of India, is organising AGOICON 2013, their 21{+s}{+t}Annual Conference, from Friday till Sunday, a release said. Source: The Hindu Read more
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On the occasion of World Contraception Day, observed on September 26, doctors said that the day centers around a vision where every pregnancy is wanted, with a goal of enabling young people to make informed choices on their sexual and reproductive health.
The Aurangabad Municipal Corporation Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) Programme officer, Neeta Padalkar, said, "Pregnancies among the city's unwed young women reportedly shoot up between 30-50% in the three months after the Navaratra period. Source: The Times of India Read more When it comes to women’s health, the immediate problems that come to mind are breast cancer, depression and heart disease. Unwittingly terming it as a trivial problem, anaemic condition has been ignored. But the fact remains that a severe case of anaemia could prove to be fatal.
Anaemia occurs when there is a shortage in the number of healthy red blood cells (RBCs) in the body. Since RBCs are the cells that transport oxygen through the body, a shortage in their count becomes a cause for concern. Anaemia can be detected by a decrease in the haemoglobin (Hb) count in the blood. Source: The Hindu Read more It is difficult to counsel teenagers, seeking answers to their reproductive and sexual health queries in the middle of a chaotic and hobnobbed room, full of patients suffering from other diseases. The poor location of these clinics and presence of other patients, makes counselling sessions impossible.
Two adolescent clinics under Adolescent Health and Reproductive Health (ARSH) scheme were opened at Government Women Hospital (GWH) and SPG Divisional Hospital. However, lack of privacy in these clinics and improper infrastructure makes them a less visited place for youngsters seeking counselling regarding reproductive health. Source: The Times of India Read more_ Health activists have appreciated the Parliamentary Standing Committee’s report on the “Alleged Irregularities in the Conduct of Studies Using Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccine by PATH in India.” They commended “its candid, transparent contents, which reflect the committee’s acknowledgement of the unethical nature of the HPV trials’’ conducted in the country.
Source: The Hindu Read more Health activists and civil society groups have demanded inclusion of hysterectomies as a component in the fourth round of National Family Health Survey, and the data so generated be used for formulating guidelines to conduct surgeries for removing the uterus.
Source: The Hindu Read more When medical professionals, legal experts, health activists, and the officials of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare meet here on Monday, on their agenda is a rather peculiar subject — rising cases of hysterectomies in India. Hysterectomy is the complete or partial removal of the uterus, and sometimes ovaries, cervix and fallopian tubes. Ethically, a doctor should suggest this operation in case of certain medical conditions, or when all other treatment options fail.
Source: The Hindu Read more Hysterectomies are often carried out without consent and without even tell to the person who would have undergone the process. Hysterectomies are often carried out teen-aged girls who are differently abled so that the girls do not become pregnant if abused. This is a conspiracy where parents and society stay silent about the abuse and about the hysterectomies or abortions after the abuse.
Source: The Hindu Read more WHO report highlights violence against women as a ‘global health problem of epidemic proportions’6/20/2013 Physical or sexual violence is a public health problem that affects more than one third of all women globally, according to a new report released by WHO in partnership with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and the South African Medical Research Council.
Source: World Health Organisation Read more Sarita, now 20, had learnt to live with all this since she was 14 years of age. She drew strength from her parents who stood by her rock solid as they knew marrying girls young was not a wise decision. It was not easy not to be married at 14 in Pachod Khurd village in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra. While Maharashtra is counted among the prosperous States on most social indicators, this district has a tradition of marrying off girls very young. Source: The Hindu Read more |
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