The Complete Woman

   Hello guys, its Day Two of the"Facts on cervical Cancer"series. We take a look at prevention of Cervical Cancer, HPV Transmission and more....Lets read, understand and explore the issues!!

FACTS ON CERVICAL CANCER

WHAT HAS TO BE DONE TO PREVENT CERVICAL CANCER?

Education

  Primary Prevention

  Preventing HPV(Human Papilloma Virus) transmission

•    Most importantly to modify sexual behavior – cervical cancer is sexually transmitted!
•  To strive to get cheap vaccines against HPV for girls and young women.

•       Secondary Prevention

• Cervical cancer is preventable with screening, detection and treatment of early ‘disease’ that could progress to cancer.
•  Empowerment of women.
•  Reduction of poverty 
•   Infrastructural development – to reach the vulnerable women in the remote villages.
•  Training, training, training! 

 PREVENTING HPV TRANSMISSION

HOW IS HPV TRANSMITTED?

1.     Sexual Contact.
2.     Non sexual contact.

HPV TRANSMISSION

SEXUAL CONTACT

•  Through sexual intercourse.
•  Genital-genital, manual-genital, oral-genital.
•  Genital HPV infections in virgins may result from non penetrative sexual contact.
• Condom use may help reduce risk but does not fully protect.

HPV TRANSMISSION 

NON SEXUAL CONTACT

•     Mother to newborn (vertical transmission – rare)
•       Fomites (eg undergarments, surgical gloves, instruments…)

   HPV TRANSMISSION

                   Bulb syringe (‘Bentoa’) – for enemas

BULB SYRINGE FOR ENEMAS

BULB SYRINGE (BENTOA) FOR ENEMAS  

    To be continued....

     

    Credit: Dr. Kofi Effah
Catholic Hospital, Battor.

      Medical Knowledge  Fiesta, 2012.

      Presented on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons in Accra.