What should middle-aged women pay attention to to ensure health?

Hanoi Center for Gender Medicine, Hanoi Andrology and Infertility Hospital has just received a 39-year-old female patient who came to the clinic in a state of stress, anxiety, and long-term insomnia.

The Hanoi Center for Gender Medicine, Hanoi Andrology and Infertility Hospital has just received a 39-year-old female patient who came to the clinic in a state of stress, anxiety, and long-term insomnia that affected her family life and work.

Doctors of Hanoi Andrology and Infertility Hospital consult patients.

According to Dr. Pham Minh Ngoc, Deputy Director of the Hanoi Center for Gender Medicine, the 39-year-old female patient who came to the center for examination had a healthy history and no underlying diseases.

The patient came to the clinic because her marital relationship was not good despite her stable job and no pressure to have children. Doctors at the Hanoi Center for Gender Medicine ordered the female patient to undergo an ultrasound of the thyroid gland, breast gland, abdomen, electrocardiogram, blood lipid test, assessment of liver and kidney function, and blood count to screen for cancer risk.

After ensuring there is no risk of cancer, the patient is advised to treat with endocrine therapy, estrogen supplementation...

The doctor also advised patients to exercise at least 4 times a week, relieve stress and spend more time taking care of themselves, doing yoga, walking... In addition, patients should adjust their diet, supplement foods such as: soybeans, cereals, sunflower seeds, bean sprouts...

After treatment, many patients had significant improvement in hot flashes, reduced stress, depression, anxiety, improved physiology, firmer skin, improved memory and concentration.

In some cases, hormonal therapy also prevents osteoporosis, reduces cardiovascular risk, reduces urinary disorders and urinary tract infections.

According to Dr. Pham Minh Ngoc, Deputy Director of the Hanoi Center for Gender Medicine, if women experience a condition like the above female patient that lasts from 3 to 6 months and does not improve on their own, they should see a specialist for treatment advice.

It is known that investing in women's health care is an issue of global concern, not just in Vietnam.

Between 2020 and 2022, the number of cases of malnutrition among pregnant or breastfeeding women increased by 25%, from 5.5 million to 6.9 million.

The UNICEF report was based on data analysis of women in most countries around the world . According to the agency, more than 1 billion women and adolescent girls worldwide are malnourished.

This condition causes them to be underweight and shorter than average in physical development, due to a lack of essential micronutrients and anemia.

Most of these cases are in the world's poorest regions, with South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa where 68% of women and adolescent girls are underweight and 60% are anaemic.

UNICEF said the above nutritional deficiencies not only affect women's health but also their children, noting that "poor nutrition is passed down through generations."

Malnutrition not only increases the risk of infant mortality, but can also “impair fetal development, with lifelong consequences for a child's growth, learning ability and later social status.”

UNICEF's report states that globally, there are 51 million children under 2 years old who are stunted. It is estimated that about 50% of these children are stunted in the womb and in the first 6 months of life, when the child is completely dependent on the mother's nutrition.

According to experts, between 2020 and 2022, the number of cases of malnutrition among pregnant or breastfeeding women increased by 25%, from 5.5 million to 6.9 million people, in 12 countries facing food crises: Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Chad and Yemen.

UNICEF stressed that without urgent action from the international community, the consequences could be felt for future generations. To prevent malnutrition in children, we must also address malnutrition in women and adolescent girls.

In addition, UNICEF calls on governments to prioritize women and girls' access to nutritious foods and implement mandatory measures to expand large-scale micronutrient fortification of everyday foods, such as wheat flour, cooking oil and salt, to help reduce micronutrient deficiencies and anemia among girls and women.

Source: https://baodautu.vn/phu-nu-trung-nien-can-luu-y-gi-de-dam-bao-suc-khoe-d219850.html