WHY YOU NEED TO SEE A GYNAECOLOGIST
WHO IS A GYNAECOLOGIST?

Gynaecology is the medical practice dealing with the health of the female reproductive system (vagina, uterus, and ovaries). A gynaecologist is a specialist physician who specializes in treating diseases of the female reproductive organs and providing well-woman health care that focuses primarily on the reproductive system. While a general physician may be able to pinpoint and treat minor women's health issues, the expert opinions of gynaecologists are absolutely necessary when it comes to certain aspects of women's health.

WHY DO YOU NEED TO SEE ONE?

A visit to the gynaecologist is recommended for annual screening and any time a woman has concerns about symptoms such as pelvic, vulvar, and vaginal pain or abnormal bleeding from the uterus.

Conditions commonly treated by gynaecologists include:

issues relating to pregnancy, fertility, menstruation, and menopause
family planning, including contraception, sterilization, and pregnancy termination
problems with tissues that support the pelvic organs, including ligaments and muscles
STIs
polycystic ovary syndrome
urinary and faecal incontinence
benign conditions of the reproductive tract, for example, ovarian cysts, fibroids, breast disorders, vulvar and vaginal ulcers, and other non-cancerous changes
premalignant conditions, such as endometrial hyperplasia, and cervical dysplasia
cancers of the reproductive tract and the breasts, and pregnancy-related tumours
congenital abnormalities of the female reproductive tract
emergency care relating to gynaecology
endometriosis, a chronic condition that affects the reproductive system
pelvic inflammatory diseases, including abscesses
sexual dysfunction
WHAT ISSUES DO YOU NEED TO SEE A GYNAECOLOGIST FOR?

Outside of your regularly scheduled annual or bi-annual exams, you should schedule a visit with your gynaecologist if you experience any of the following:

Changes in menstruation
Pain
Unusual discharge from the vagina
Odours or other developments
If you notice changes to your menstruation which can include heavy periods, skipped periods, or spotting between periods, make an appointment to see the gynaecologist. Anytime you are experiencing vaginal discomfort or pain, make an appointment to get things checked out. If you notice a change in discharge, it can be a sign of an infection, so it is important that you make an appointment.

Most common reasons why regular visits are made to a gynaecologist are:

Pregnancy-related visits
Irregular menstruation
Breast and Pelvic exams
Pap smear
Birth control and contraceptives
Painful sex or painful cramps.
Sexually transmitted diseases
Infertility


WHEN SHOULD I START SEEING ONE?

It is agreed that women should start seeing a gynaecologist when they become sexually active or within two to three years of becoming sexually active. And even if you're not sexually active, it is recommended that a woman have her first gynaecological exam by age 21.

Your first appointment with a gynaecologist will likely include a general physical exam, which includes height, weight and blood pressure measurements. The physician may also perform a brief external genital exam, but the visit will likely be conversational more than anything else.

After the initial visit, another visit may not be needed for years, but the gynaecologist will be able to guide you on that timing. How often you need care largely depends on two things: your age and your health.

Women between the ages of 21 and 29 should be visiting their gynaecologist every year for a regular exam, as well as in-between visits for any issues that may arise. If you become sexually active before you turn 21, you should also visit your gynaecologist every year. Young women under the age of 21 who are not sexually active can typically see a gynaecologist every other year. The ideal time to make that first appointment is around the age of 16. If you are not sexually active, then a pelvic exam is not usually necessary. However, if you have had issues or concerns, a pelvic exam may be done.

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It was the final of my department’s interdepartmental football cup and having bulldozed our way into the final, my classmates and I were fairly certain of securing the title until our only goalkeeper pulled out of the game after spraining his wrist. Left with no choice, we fielded a random classmate as goalie. What followed was a lesson for the sporting history books – my class lost, six-nil. But at least we gave it a shot, yes? Any chance is better than no chance.

For the most part, that’s the thinking everyone should have now with regards to the use of facemasks as protection against COVID-19 - any mask is better than no mask. Also, considering that the virus can be spread by an asymptomatic person a facemask (any type) helps to reduce how much the virus can be spread by anyone who might be infected without knowing it. This approach will be effective if everyone wears this everywhere they go especially in the public.

While the science world is still trying to understand this new enemy, some things are known for a fact such as that the virus is spread via droplets dispersed when people talk, sneeze or cough.

There are three basic types of facemasks:

1. N95 Respirator/Mask: Recommended for use by frontline health-workers, the N95 mask confers the most protection against coronavirus as its design ensures that it blocks as high as 95% of the smallest particles in the air.

2. Surgical Masks: More commonly seen in public than the N95 masks, these blue colored masks are mostly recommended for use by people currently ill with the virus or caring for infected family members. The current belief is that while they may not offer adequate protection against the virus, they could help limit the spread of the virus by an asymptomatic person.

3. Cloth Masks: While sellers have attempted to make the use of these masks fashionable through the use of brightly colored ankara fabric, these masks offer the least protection against the virus. A study from Vietnam showed that the penetration of the cloth mask by the virus was about 97% compared to 44% of the surgical masks. The Centre for Disease Control, however, recommends its use by members of the public for the small degree of protection it provides and in order to reserve the use of the earlier mentioned masks for the groups that need it.

For the poll we put up, this means that the cloth mask offers far less than 10% protection against the virus. Its use, however, is a necessity and in tailoring a home-made mask; it is vital to ensure that the mask is made with more than one layer of fabric and when worn fits tightly around the face without posing difficulty to breathing.

Before wearing the masks, care must be taken to wash one’s hands. After use, the masks should be lifted off both ears at the same time, washed and then sun-dried. The recurring activity of handwashing with soap and water should not be neglected after washing the cloth mask.

Because facemasks do not offer 100% protection against the virus, it cannot be overstated that members of the public must continue to practice social distancing while also ensuring to keep up handwashing/use of sanitisers as often as possible. Following contact with a suspected case, contact relevant authorities and self-isolate.

With the relaxation of the lockdown by the government, it is indeed face masks and Insha Allah. Wellvis 100% recommends both in these times.
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Written by:
Tobi Apampa & Michael Aworeni

A good workstation set-up, maintaining good posture and regular, short physical and visual breaks are crucial to preventing musculoskeletal issues when working from home with your desktops/laptop. This is particularly important when working from home for prolonged and regular periods of time. Employees across all industries now spend long work hours (in addition to many hours at home) due to the coronavirus epidemic and lockdown orders. Sitting in front of a multitude of screens — desktops, laptops and mobile devices of all kinds — increasing the likelihood for neck and back pain.

Equipment such as a chair, desk, separate monitor, keyboard and mouse that can be adjusted to enable good sitting posture is ideal, but where they are not available.

The following may be helpful:

Taking regular, short, physical breaks away from your desk for one or two minutes every 30 minutes is the best way to reduce risk if an ideal workstation set-up is not available.
Regular visual breaks looking away from the screen and at something at a different distance to the screen are also helpful to reduce eye strain If working from a laptop.
Use a separate keyboard and mouse, if possible. This means that you can use books or another solid and stable item to raise your laptop screen so that the top of the screen is in line with your eyes and tilted slightly upward. Using a separate mouse is also better than using a trackpad, as it keeps your hand, wrist and arm in a more neutral position.
Working from home means that there are fewer opportunities for natural changes of activity, such as going to meetings or popping over to a colleague’s desk. Where possible, try to change your position regularly, for example placing your laptop on an ironing board (extended to full height) when taking a call or virtual meeting means that you can stand for a short while.
Make sure your working environment is well lit, but try to avoid/ minimize glare on your screen, as this can contribute to eye strain
If you can, use a table or desk and a chair with a firm backrest as the basis for your workstation. Exercise balls are fine, but only for very short bursts of no longer than 15 minutes.
Regularly stretching the muscles, tendons, and ligaments that support the spine is an important element of all back exercise programs. Stretches designed to alleviate neck and back pain are likely to be prescribed by a doctor, physical therapist, or spine specialist.

Benefits of stretching include:

Reducing tension in muscles supporting the spine; tension in these muscles can worsen pain from any number of back pain conditions.
Improving range of motion and overall mobility.
Reducing the risk of disability caused by back pain.
Stretches may be included as part of a physical therapy program, and/or recommended to be done at home on a daily basis.

General Tips for Stretching to Relieve Back Pain

Keeping the following in mind can help effectively stretch the muscles without injury:

Wear comfortable clothing that won’t bind or constrict movements.
Do not force the body into difficult or painful positions, stretching should be pain-free.
Move into a stretch slowly and avoid bouncing, which can cause muscle strain.
Stretch on a clean, flat surface that is large enough to move freely.
Hold stretches long enough (15 to 30 seconds) to adequately lengthen muscles and improve range of motion.
Repeat a stretch between 2 and 5 times, a muscle usually reaches maximum elongation after about 4 repetitions.
Stretch one side of the body at a time.
You can go online to search for videos you can follow or apps that could help. If any strange and concerning issue arise you can chat a doctor through this link (https://app.wellvis.org/#/chat/home) to find out what the issue is and how best to handle it.

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Source

Businesshealthy.org (https://www.businesshealthy.org/preventing-and-managing-musculoskeletal-issues-when-working-from-home/)

Spine health.com (https://www.spine-health.com/wellness/exercise/stretching-back-pain-relief)

In response to the global emergency, Wellvis has developed an online risk assessment tool, COVID-19 Triage Tool, to help people living in Africa determine their risk levels. We hope this tool reduces panic visits to the hospitals and the volume of phone calls to disease center hotlines.

At this difficult time, it is important that we collectively support the government and our health service providers to concentrate effort and the limited resources to provide care for those who need it most. Please do not call the disease control hotlines or visit the hospitals unless you've come in contact with someone showing symptoms or confirmed positive or you're showing the same symptoms yourself.

Furthermore, aligning with our vision to make quality healthcare accessible and affordable throughout Africa, our open platform will continue to facilitate public conversations on all health issues, including COVID-19 with moderation by professional health workers. Our volunteer team of licensed clinicians and health educators are on standby 24 hours to address concerns and educate you about the Coronavirus.

We are grateful to Co-creation Hub and Ventures Platform for their advice and support in expanding the offering of the tool. We will keep updating the tool with additional features and intelligence necessary for swift decision making to help everyone of us come out of this crisis quickly and safely.

We urge the public to observe the safety guidelines issued by their local health authorities. Your safety is our primary concern at Wellvis and our team is working tirelessly to translate our care into practical solutions to help overcome the COVID-19 crisis.

Visit https://covid19.wellvis.org to carry out the COVID-19 risk assessment test.

Log on to http://app.wellvis.org to ask any health related question.

Stay Safe. Stay at Home. Stay Strong.



#WellvisCares

This should be moved to the frontpage to make it available to more people on Nairaland

CC @lalasticalala

Are you getting overwhelmed with all the news going round about the corona virus?
Are you curious to know your level of risk?
Have you tried reaching the disease control/public health team in your country and it's overwhelming?
Then, this tool is for you.

Wellvis created a tool to assess your risk and simple steps to follow thereafter. This tool can be used by anyone, anywhere.

https://covid19.wellvis.org/

With how NCDC is being overwhelmed by calls from persons with possible infection, curious callers and pranksters alike, Wellvis has created a tool to help you classify your risk and simple steps to follow depending on your risk level. This tool can be used by anyone, anywhere in Africa.

We will continue to update this tool with information and support measures to help Nigerians and Africans at large navigate this difficult time.

While it is true that Chloroquine is being tested and used in the treatment of coronavirus, and has shown effectivity, it is also true that Chloroquine is a drug you should not buy and use without prescription and caution:
Before you stock up on CHLOROQUINE & start taking indiscriminately, take note of the following:

Every drug is potentially harmful, even at therapeutic doses.
Drugs work, only when taken for the right indication @ the right dose/duration.
Self medication is VERY dangerous especially when you do not know the dose and how to take the drug including when to stop.


Adverse / dangerous side effects of Chloroquine include:

Itching
Nausea/vomiting
Abdominal cramps
Hypoglycemia ( your blood sugar becomes dangerously low which can kill you)
Seizures
Hemolysis(breakdown of RBCs), in G6PD deficient people.
Cardiomyopathy which can lead to HEART FAILURE This means your heart literally cannot work well and pump blood.
Retinopathy (destruction of retina which can lead to blindness) , in prolonged usage etc
From the above mentioned—particularly the latter outlined— you will agree with me that CHLOROQUINE is not a drug you want to toy with (most importantly for children)

I suggest we wait for the professionals to ratify the when and how regarding use of the drug.



by Dr. G Onyedikachi.

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irst case of Coronavirus in Nigeria was recently confirmed in Lagos
but this is not a reason to panic, the patient is under care and watch in isolation and all the likely contacts are being traced and watched.  Panic and worries won't help us stay safe and unaffected, there are certain precautions we can all take that can reduce our chances of getting infected which are;

Wash your hands with soap and water.
Maintain a distance of about 2 meters from anyone coughing or sneezing.
People with cough or sneezing should stay at home or avoid crowds.
Stay hydrated.
Reduce how often you touch your face, eyes, nose and mouth with your hands.
Get a hand sanitizer 
We will also advise that everyone bewares of unverified WhatsApp BCs advising you to drink something, bath in something or use something unusual. Those kind of messages are potentially harmful and helpless against the infection. Follow the advisory given by @Fmohnigeria and @NCDCgov and Wellvis

Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe  diseases. Common signs of infection include:

Respiratory symptoms,
Fever,
Cough,
Shortness of breath and
Breathing difficulties.
In more severe cases, infection can cause: pneumonia, severe acute respiratory
syndrome, kidney failure and even death. 

Let us stay safe, together we can beat this.

If you have any concerns or suspicions, kindly reach NCDC on 0800-970000-10 (Toll-Free Call Centre)

You can also use www.wellvis.org to get free answers, advice and chat with a doctor or any health worker you need.
No app download required.

This valentine, here are few tips on SAFE SEX to ensure it doesn't end in tears.

We know plans are being made to have a great day with your loved one in different ways, forms and manners, while we plan to have fun we must ensure personal safety for ourselves and our loved ones. Safe sex ensures that we do not end up with unwanted illnesses and headaches through sexual contact.

Tip 1: Withdrawal method might fail you (It works 78 times out of 100, meaning 22 out of those who end up pregnant, condom offers over 98% coverage, make of that what you will)

Tip 2: Beecham Ampiclox and Lime are not contraceptives and if you use them and don't end up pregnant, you were just plain lucky.

Tip 3: Plan ahead for emergency contraception e.g Postinor. They work if taken within 72 hours of the sexual exposure and if the lady has not ovulated yet.

Tip 4: Understand your ovulation and menstrual cycle to be sure of when you might ovulate, if you think you might have ovulated, use a condom, there are male and female condoms available

Tip 5: Ensure you are faithful to one partner, ensure your partners are tested and clean and if in doubt use protection, pregnancies are the least of your worries, HIV, Hepatitis and other sexually transmitted infections will give your worse headaches than pregnancies.

Tip 6: Do not shave a day before you planned match, ensure you shave days before so that whatever wounds or cuts you have would have healed sufficiently, those cuts could be entry routes for possible STIs even if you use a condom.

Tip 7: Even if its just the tip, let that tip be covered with a condom.

We wish you a wonderful valentine. Cheers
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#WorldCancerDay is an international day marked on February 4 to raise awareness for cancer and to encourage its prevention, early detection, and treatment.

Cancer is a broad term. It describes the disease that results when cellular changes cause uncontrolled growth and division of cells. Some types of cancer cause rapid cell growth, while others cause cells to grow and divide at a slower rate.

Cancerous cells can form tumors, impair the immune system and cause other changes that prevent the body from functioning regularly. They build up in the body, using oxygen and nutrients that would usually nourish other cells.

Cancerous cells may appear in one area, then spread to other areas (this is called metastasis). There are risk factors to being prone to cancer and the most prevalent is smoking.

In addition to smoking, risk factors for cancer include:

heavy alcohol consumption

excess body weight

physical inactivity

poor nutrition

This year’s theme, “I Can, We Can” acknowledges that everyone has the capacity to address the cancer burden. We can work together to reduce cancer risk factors.

Every action counts and together, we can prevent cancer by;

Not smoking

Exercising regularly and eating healthy

Limiting the intake of alcohol

Vaccinating children against HPV and Hepatitis B

Practicing Safe sex to avoid sexually transmitted infections.

Cancer causes cells to divide uncontrollably. It also prevents them from dying at the natural point in their life cycle. Genetic factors and lifestyle choices, such as smoking, can contribute to the development of the disease.

Several elements affect the ways that DNA communicates with cells and directs their division and death. Treatments are constantly improving. Examples of current methods include chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgery. Some people benefit from newer options, such as stem cell transplantation and precision medicine.

For more information on cancer, cervical cancer and other issues around women's health use www.wellvis.org to get insights from doctors and other health workers

There is an ongoing Lassa Fever outbreak across 7 states (including Ondo State) in Nigeria with a case fatality rate of about 17.1% including health workers so far, kudos to NCDC for consistently monitoring this, but as it seems our preparedness is very poor (much like the health system)

An interesting thing to note from the data from NCDC is that the outbreaks usually peak around December ending to February.

What's special about that period?

Dry Season?

The vector for Lassa Fever is a kind of common rat, during the dry season which falls within that period there is less food in the bush, and they most likely come to homes to forage and have more contact with us, or people eat them causing it's spread.



Lassa seems to have become a regular thing, but it's controllable and preventable if we:

*Keep food in rodent proof containers.

*Dispose garbage away from home

*Ensure hygiene

*Prevent entry of rodents to our homes

Just in case you notice any of these symptoms, go to the health center or contact: 080097000010 (toll free)



You can also ask more questions on infections and healthcare on https://Wellvis.org

Be safe

Wellvis is a growing community of people passionate about their health and wellbeing in Nigeria and across Sub-Saharan Africa.
It was borne out of the desire to help Africans easily access nuanced and tailored health information through the internet, and to improve access to relevant health workers, facilities, services and products.
Wellvis went public on the 9th of July, 2019, and since then has seen usage across Africa and Asia. Below are a few stats from Wellvis since the launch;
68% of first-time users of Wellvis from July 9 to Dec. 30 were from Nigeria, 10% each from Kenya and Ghana. Users from Rwanda, The Gambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and from outside the continent account for the remaining 12%.
More than half of them are between the ages of 25–34, 18.5% were between the ages of 35–44 and 9.3% between the ages of 18–24. Most users were male (54.2%).
85.34% accessed the site with their mobile devices (28% via iOS devices/iPhone while the rest are Android users).

Demographic representation of Wellvis Users
A total of 928 questions have been asked on Wellvis, averaging about 5 new questions daily.
28% of the questions were about infections from different causes, 24% on issues around sexual and reproductive health, and 18% on menstrual issues and hygiene. The 928 questions generated 1593 interactions i.e. responses from health workers (doctors, dentists, health educators etc), replies from people who asked questions and other users of Wellvis.
Wellvis presently has 160 health workers, 65% are doctors, 5% dentists and the other 30% are made up of Pharmacists, Nurses, Physiotherapists, Psychologists, and Health Educators.
We launched our Private Chat feature in November which has been used multiple times. The chat feature allows users to consult and seek clarifications directly and anonymously from doctors and other health workers in a private chat room.
We look forward to reaching more people across Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2020 with our growing personalized health services aimed at helping more people understand their body and health, make informed decisions, seek a second opinion and find the appropriate and affordable health services they need to live and stay healthy through the Wellvis community.
We are always open to, and intentionally seeking ways to optimise our #digitalhealth platform and to establish sustainable partnerships with health care providers & product vendors and most importantly launch new features per users’ requests. Please check us out on https://wellvis.org and let us know in what ways we can do better in the new year.
On behalf of the entire Wellvis family, we wish you a Healthy and Happy Year 2020.

It’s December and the party season has unofficially started. We are aware you have some time on your hands and some money in your pockets. There will be shows to attend, restaurants to visit, friends and family to catch up with and parties to go to.
Know the job you are about to blow, and protect yourself, the only thing that should be dettied should be December and not your health. However, remember that the only thing that should be ‘dettied’ should be December and not your health.
Be safe.

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Goldencheese:
Very informative.

Thanks loads

Thanks, you can find more like this on www.wellvis.org
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Utthaan4:
Op, this article is nice

By Dr. Awosusi Omotoyosi for Wellvis.

Dearly beloved. I understand. You mean well. I mean, you just want your mouth to be clean and fresh so people don't remember to touch their noses only when you are speaking to them. I get.

So you buy toothbrushes hard enough to scrub car tyres. And when you brush, you use all the force in the world as though it is Jeans you are scrubbing. Your motives are good. Honestly. But you see the way you are going about this thing, e no make am.

There's something you may not know about your teeth. You see, the part of your teeth that shows in your mouth, what dentists call the CROWN, is made, in part, of two strong tissues. The one we see outside is called the Enamel. Na hard guy. No feelings.

Just underneath the Enamel, there's the Dentine. Because of its make up, na sensitive guy. All touchy feely. What happens when you brush your teeth as though you won't brush again till you leave the earth is that you gradually begin to wear down the hard guy, the Enamel.

Eventually hard guy will finish, then the Dentine will become exposed. Your teeth will now begin to catch feelings. They become sensitive. You take cold water, them go shock you. You can't even fellowship properly anymore with Coldstone.

And it's all your fault.

Let's not even talk about the fact that brushing like that will destroy your gum. And begin to show us parts of your teeth we don't want to see.

Darling. Please calm down. Gra gra only makes things worse as far as your teeth are concerned.

If you are reading this and you can relate, here's what you need to do.

1. Repent. You hear? Change your mindset. Stop what you are doing

2. That your hard brush. Throw it away. Today today. Or use it to be washing your car tyre or jeans. Or whatever. Just separate it from your mouth forever.

3. Buy a toothbrush with soft bristles. What you are cleaning from your teeth, called Dental plaque is really soft. Softer bristles will do the job well without the possibility of harm to your teeth and gums.

4. Brush properly. Use your brush in such a way that you can brush your teeth in up and down strokes with a circular motion, instead of brushing side to side. Remember to brush all surfaces too. Some of us brush only the front. The insides nko? No forget them too.

5. Be gentle. You are not the Hulk. This is not an Avengers movie. Your mouth is not Loki. I could go on and on. Using a lot of force while brushing contributes to tooth wear. Just calm down dear. Some even brush till the start retching and coughing. Is life war?

7. Finally. If you already have tooth wear and it's attendant symptoms. Go and see a dentist. Shey you hear. That's why we went to school. Don't go to Oroki herbal mixture sellers. You will be scammed.

E go be. Thanks for reading.

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Few hours ago, a tweet made the rounds on Twitter of a guy drinking squirted fluid from MouthAction with a woman, some people squirmed at the sight of it and called it disgusting, a lady mentioned that there is no difference between that and someone swallowing semen from a man. This prompted a reply from someone that Squirting is essentially the release of urine, this led to a long back and forth argument on what squirting exactly is. Squirting is now a much aspired to phenomenon in this age and is perceived by some people as something a woman should be able to do, or the peak of female sexual stimulation.

So, I guess you will be asking, what is squirting and where does the fluid come from?

Different studies (self-reported) showed that this phenomenon occurred in about 40 – 50% of respondents, which shows that it is far much common than a lot of people will think. The answers concerning the origin of the liquid varied and few women know the nature of the fluid

Let us first bring things to perspective, female ejaculation and squirting are not the same thing, they are two different occurrences that occur from sexual stimulation in women. Female ejaculation is the release of fluid from some glands in the female, it is thick and whitish, it’s more like the ejaculate in men by comparison.

Squirting on the other hand is the release of a urine-esque fluid from the bladder through the urethra, mixed with sex gland fluids in a lot of cases. These two come out from different places in the female private area. Studies done by Salama showed that the Squirt is essentially urine and can happen for a lot of reasons in different women, some women find it embarrassing, some find it exciting and pleasurable.

For women who do not wish to emit this liquid, because of embarrassment or because of the management of bedding, Salama suggests urinating before (or during a break during) sexual intercourse.

If you have questions on your health, wellness and sex, you can ask anonymously on www.wellvis.org
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Here is the answer as given by Aproko Doctor on twitter:

Postinor 2 contains levonorgestrel, this is a man-made version of the same hormone that the ovaries produce

This hormone does quite a number of things:
1. Prevents the ovaries from releasing eggs, no eggs no pregnancy

2. Make the lining of the womb
3. Thicken the cervical mucus

So Sade used Postinor 2 the next day, we are assuming that this is within 24 hours of sex, which is fine

Emergency pills have better protection when taken sooner, rather than later, the earlier after unprotected sex it is taken, the better

Should best be taken within 72 hours


Some say, she would not get pregnant no matter what

That is not entirely true as there is still a risk for pregnancy
Howbeit small,
It reduces the chances of pregnancy by as much as 93% if taken as should

If implantation has already occurred, postinor cannot work anymore.
So it can make your next period come earlier or later

But if your next period is late by a week, do a pregnancy test
Do not take "Drugs" that will make your period come
There is nothing like that and most of those drugs just induce abortions which may be unsafe.


Read more here: https://twitter.com/WellvisHealth/status/1197564408160894976

Sade and Femi had unprotected sex 2 days ago, Femi didn't pull out well and he released inside Sade. Sade used Postinor 2 the next day.
Will Sade get pregnant or not?
Options:

A. Yes, no matter what

B. No, the drug will work

C. Yes, if she has ovulated

D. Don't know, show answers.

comment your answers.

to understand more of this, read this:
Read this Question and the Answers given to it on Wellvis.
https://app.wellvis.org/#/feeds/view/678

And this

https://app.wellvis.org/#/feeds/view/772.

Will comment the final answer in a few days....watch out

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Sequel to what happened few days ago, let me share some tips for parents in case of a child health Emergency or ill health in general

First as a parent you have to endeavor to know your child's natural behavior and characteristics. Is he/she always happy, playful, quiet or sulking?

If you have studied your kid over time, you can tell that something is wrong by a sudden or gradual deviation from his/her normal behavior.

Usually for most kids less than 2 years, they may not be able to express when they feel pain or discomfort. Therefore one of the ways they express it is by crying.

Sometimes they may cry inconsolably and what normally pacifies them doesn't work or may work temporarily.

For those who can touch or point they may constantly touch the area of the discomfort. For example if a child has an ear infection, he/she may keep tugging at the affected ear.

Of course you can notice things like vomiting, watery stools and fever(hotness of the body).

Basically if you notice any symptom or change in child behavior, try as much as possible to see a doctor. Like I said, most of them aren't expressive enough so going ahead to give medications may not solve the problem

Diagnosing a child's illness has a lot to do with physically examining that child and a Doctor or a Paediatrician is trained to do that. So when the child's body is hot, don't just give Paracetamol or ibuprofen and sit at home. After giving the med, take the child to the hospital

There are many things that can cause rise in body temperature. You can't just assume that it's malaria and begin anti malarials. Sometimes the child's tonsils may be swollen, red and painful, causing a fever.

You wouldn't know how to check the tonsils. Only a Doctor know. Same thing goes for an ear infection.

So in the event of a fever, you can mop the child's body with a wet cloth and leave the child's body bare. Then take the child to the hospital. If you keep giving Paracetamol, the temperature will keep fluctuating but the cause of the illness is still there.

One of the things you should have at home as a parent is a thermometer. Sharing thermometers sometimes isn't really a good idea as some people may forget to clean with methylated spirit before using it on another person.

The thermometer helps you check your child's temperature in the event of a fever. Usually, fevers occur when the body temperature is above 37.1°C.

Another reason why you should go to the hospital as soon as you notice changes is that if you wait for long, the child may begin to develop complications which you might not notice and by the time you get to the hospital, a lot of damage has been done.

Now, when you get to the hospital and the doctor isn't there, as much as it's within your power, don't wait. Move to the nearest hospital. You may not have much time on your hands. If you still don't meet a doctor at the next health facility, keep moving until you meet one.

Alternatively, you can call a doctor whose contact you have.

NOTE THAT I DIDN'T SAY YOU SHOULD CALL A DOCTOR ON YOUR CONTACT LIST TO ASK WHETHER YOU SHOULD EAT PINEAPPLE WITH PARACETAMOL.

Call the doctor. Explain the emergency to him and ask him/her if he/she is on duty(if the hospital in which he works is accessible to you). This will save you the time and stress of going from hospital to hospital if he/she is at work.

In the event of the doctor not being available, he/she can direct you to a nearby facility or link you up with another doctor that can attend to you.

Again NOTE THAT I DIDN'T SAY CALL THE DOCTOR AND ASK "WHAT CAN I TAKE OR WHAT DO I GIVE MY CHILD?" NO

Ask whether they are around or for direction to a nearby hospital

In Summary;

1. Know your child well

2. Watch out for physical and behavioral changes

3. Don't medicate the child at home

4. Take the child to the hospital immediately you notice any changes

5. Don't insist on one hospital. I know sometimes HMO and health insurance issues come into play but your priority especially in the event of an emergency is your child's life. Spend the money first, then ask questions later. Move to the next available hospital

6. Use the Doctor's contact on your phone wisely.

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https://app.wellvis.org/#/articles/view/85/child-health-emergencies

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