What does a gynecological health management clinic do?

To put it simply, this is a prevention-oriented specialty clinic for women of all ages, focusing on the gynecological health needs of the entire life cycle, providing prevention-oriented specialist clinics from risk screening, assessment to intervention and follow-up. The biggest difference from the familiar general gynecological clinics is that the focus is on "prevention" rather than "treatment". It is more like a "health gatekeeper" in the field of gynecology. Instead of waiting to deal with problems when you get sick, you can eliminate hidden dangers that may induce diseases in advance.

Let’s take an example we just encountered last week. Xiao Zhou, 27, is planning to get pregnant after getting married. She originally just wanted to have a routine pre-pregnancy check-up. She came to our clinic on the recommendation of a friend. During the screening, in addition to the routine pre-pregnancy program, we found that she stayed up late all year long to catch up on projects, her prolactin level was nearly twice as high as the normal value, and she also had a transient infection with HPV16. If she went to the general gynecology department, she would most likely be prescribed some hormone-regulating drugs. We told her that after half a year The HPV re-examination was enough, but based on her needs for pregnancy preparation, we made an individualized management plan for half a year, including clock-in reminders to adjust her work and rest, how to improve immunity through dietary adjustments and selenium supplements, protective precautions during intercourse, and follow-up every two months. When she came for re-examination last month, her HPV had turned negative, her prolactin had returned to the normal range, and she even sent a message a few days ago that she was pregnant.

The industry's current evaluation of this type of clinic is actually quite polarizing. Some doctors feel that ordinary annual gynecological examinations can already cover most screening needs, and opening a dedicated health management clinic is "unnecessary." Many private institutions have even used this clinic as a cover to sell women's health care products and medical beauty projects at high prices. It is no wonder that many people think this is an "IQ tax." But judging from our front-line diagnosis, there are indeed many problems that could have been avoided. It is because we did not pay attention to monitoring that it led to serious illness. Last month, there was a 34-year-old patient. The unit only did abdominal B-ultrasound every year for physical examination, and sex hormones were never checked. When he came to us for routine evaluation, he already had signs of premature ovarian failure. If we could have regularly monitored hormone levels and adjusted our lifestyle two or three years earlier, we could have delayed or even avoided the early decline of ovarian function. At this stage, it can only be maintained by drugs, and it is difficult to reverse it.

Many people's understanding of this clinic is still that "it just writes gynecological examination orders". In fact, it can cover a much wider range of scenarios. For example, adolescent girls always have irregular menstruation, and parents are afraid of the side effects of taking hormonal drugs. They can come to us for targeted guidance on weight management and adjustment of work and rest. Many children do not need to take medicine and can return to normal by adjusting their cycles in two or three months. ； The aunt in menopause always has hot flashes and cannot sleep well, and she is afraid that hormone replacement therapy may cause cancer. We will also combine her breasts, endometrium, and bone density to make an individualized intervention plan, ranging from diet and exercise regulation to low-dose drug intervention, as well as long-term health monitoring. It is much more reliable than blindly buying menopausal health products on the market.

Oh, yes, if you really can’t tell the difference between it and ordinary gynecology, you can think of it this way: ordinary gynecology is a firefighter. If your home is on fire (obvious symptoms have already appeared), you go to him to put out the fire.； The gynecological health management clinic is a fire inspector. They come to your home regularly to check whether there are aging wiring or flammable and explosive materials in your home, so as to reduce the risk of fire in advance. Doesn’t it make it easier to understand?