Prevention of diseases of women

• In recent years, increased cardiac ailments, smoking and alcoholism among the female gender.
• The human papillomavirus is the main risk factor for developing cervical cancer.
Who has assumed the role of women in society in recent years, which has diversified its business, has led it to adopt other habits to adapt to the fast pace of life today, but these are reflected in their physical and mental health.
Mexican women, traditionally healthy, has been plagued in recent decades by a significant increase of illnesses such as cervical and breast cancer, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, smoking and alcoholism.
The pressures of work, the demands of their schedules and the stress is experienced daily in big cities, as well as the need to obtain recognition of the work performed, also affect the poor quality of mental and emotional health of this sector population.


Against this background, specialists from the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) have been concerned by multi initiate actions aimed at preventing these illnesses with vocational guidance for the care of the most valuable thing: our health.
Among the most serious health problems is breast cancer. We present more often in people older than 60 years of age and to a lesser extent in women between 40 and 50 years, reported Dr. Gelasio Zarco Espinosa, head of the Department of Breast Tumors of the Oncology Hospital National Medical Center ( CMN) Siglo XXI.
Institutional figures indicate that smoking is a key determinant of cancers like breast, 60% of the over 8 thousand patients who receive care for carcinomas, are or were smokers.
Moreover, obesity has gained relevance as the cause of breast cancer, whose symptoms are inflammation of alert, swelled thousandth of the skin, sinking of the nipple secretion of fluid (without breastfeeding), color change in the complexion and presence of a mass without pain.
The exploration of the breasts regularly to detect any abnormality, practiced mastografía (annually, from age 45) and go to the doctor, are key points for the timely detection of this cancer.
Another condition that an increase is alarming cervical cancer, which in the opinion of specialists is the result of the increase in sexually transmitted diseases, particularly chronic infections of the human papillomavirus (HPV), which destroys the lining of organs female players and is the main cause of this cancer.
HPV infection is among the five diseases that are transmitted sexually mind more often. Of the hundred types of HPV that there are some 15 varieties are at high risk, with more likely to develop cancer, said Dr. Hector Meza Vazquez, Chief of Andrology of CMN Siglo XXI.
The presence of warts in the perianal area, pharynx or mouth, is the clearest sign that the woman has been infected by HPV, but the infection often has no visible manifestations. To detect chronic cases, which are those
the risk of developing cancer in the Social Security practiced smears and colposcopy studies, which can make the diagnosis and provide treatment precisely.
At the Institute is conducting various procedures to treat genital warts, such as cryosurgery (freezing to destroy the fabric), electrosurgery (cut with a hot wire), the laser and conventional surgery.
Another disease that affects women and that has increased, is the systemic arterial hypertension, known as "the silent murderer," because it generates no symptoms or discomfort, but it represents a serious risk that can lead to heart failure or kidney and , In extreme cases, heart attack.
Dr. Marco Antonio Ramos Corrales, head of the Coronary Unit of Hospital Specialty cmn of La Raza, announced that, on average, 2.6 women die from cardiovascular problems, mainly myocardial infarction and the formation of clots that obstruct blood vessels of the brain .
He warned that women are more at risk of losing their lives for heart failure, because the symptoms are not the common infarction (chest pain, intense and oppressive, who runs the arm, in addition to sweating and vomiting).
He noted that usually develop one or more atypical, as pain in the neck, jaw, at the mouth of the stomach and even come to faint.
Dr. Ramos pointed out that as these symptoms are not identified with damage to the heart, patients do not go to the doctor promptly. However, he said, has been scientifically proven that the opportune time to address these problems is at most 12 hours, since after the possibility of dying is located in six out of ten cases.
Exercise and have healthy eating habits, do not smoke or drink alcohol excessively, are part of recommendations to prevent the emergence of this disease.
Obesity is a major risk factor in most of these diseases, and is particularly linked to the sedentary lifestyle (lack of physical activity), the disproportionate food intake, stress and depression, among others, which go hand in hand with the diabetes, major health problem in Mexico, leading cause of death and first place in the diagnosis of IMSS.
The impact of diabetes goes beyond due to complications associated with chronic renal failure, diabetic retinopathy, which causes blindness, metabolic disorders and diabetic foot, which leads to worse to amputation of the limb.