Routine checkup is important?

He does not get any routine examinations year after year. At least until the age of the body is worse than the age. Does it mean that women do not require routine checkups? Not so. Women like men have the risk of high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, stroke etc. Rather, women are at risk of some other diseases, where there is a routine examination role. Such as breast cancer, uterus or cervical cancer. There are also some diseases which are more than women. Such as thyroid problems or various types of arthritis. So women also need routine examination. Now let's find out if you have all these routine tests.

* Adult women should measure blood pressure at least once a year. Blood sugar or fat test should start in 20 to 40 years. If you suffer from prostate or obesity, there is a history of diabetes or family history, but you have to start at a young age. It is important to observe blood pressure during pregnancy and see blood sugar.

* Starting from the age of 21, cervical cancer screening should start. For this, the doctor can be tested with the Pops Smyar Test. Good every 3 or 5 years in a row.

* Check your breasts once a month by learning to breast test or self-examination. It should start from the age of 20. If there is a history of breast cancer in the family or if there is any abnormalities in the breasts, then ultrasonography or mammography can be suggested by the doctor. Normally mammography is not spoken about 40 years ago.

* It is also good to check teeth and eyes at least once a year.

* 50 years after the diagnosis of colon cancer, the emphasis is on coronoscopy examination. But if the doctor is suspected, then it can be done.

Regular or routine test helps to diagnose many unexplained diseases. Many complications can be avoided. Remember, the history of many diseases in the family, getting rid of, birth control pills, etc. can increase the risk of your various types of diseases. So it should be time to be careful.

Dr. Mousumi Maryam Sultana: Medicine Expert, Ibrahim General Hospital, Mirpur, Dhaka