Women's Health Screening
Unlike a GP appointment, a women’s health check-up includes a screening that monitors your individual and unique female health concerns.
A woman’s health care needs to naturally evolve from her reproductive years through perimenopause to menopause and beyond.
An annual health check-up can help detect early symptoms of breast cancer, heart disease, and bone mineral density problems. The type of screening and tests preformed will depend on your age and personal and family health history.
Why women need regular health screening?
An annual women’s health check-up can help detect early symptoms of breast cancer, heart disease, bone mineral density problems, and treatable early stages of other health conditions. The type of screening, exam or test recommended for you depends on your age and personal and family health history.
What tests can you expect at your A7 Health medical check-up?
- Onsite rapid blood sugar, cholesterol, and Hb levels
- Blood Pressure measuring
- BMI analysis
- Urine dipstick analysis
- Cardiac ECG testing
- Drawing of blood / blood request form
- Pap smear
- Breast exam
- Rapid HIV testing with pre- and post-test counselling
A7 Health Women’s Health Screening:
Book an appointment for yourself and your family with an A7 Health doctor
- Onsite rapid blood sugar, cholesterol, and Hb levels
- Blood Pressure measuring
- BMI analysis
- Urine dipstick analysis
- Cardiac ECG testing
- Drawing of blood / blood request form
- Pap smear
- Breast Exam
- Rapid HIV testing with pre- and post-test counselling
Depending on your age or medical or family history, your doctor may recommend additional tests.
Early Symptoms of Breast Cancer
About 1 in 8 women are diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime. Although most women diagnosed with breast cancer are aged over 50, younger women, and men, can get breast cancer too. If the early symptoms of breast cancer are diagnosed at an initial stage, there is a better chance of recovery.
Breast Cancer Screening
Breast cancer prevention includes clinical exams and screening mammograms. During your annual women’s health checkup, your breasts will be visually and manually examined for differences in size or shape, lumps, dimples, and rashes.
For breast cancer to be considered treatable, it is important that it be detected in the earliest stages so that the cancer is less likely to spread to organs or lymph nodes.
Cervical Cancer Screening
Screening for cervical cancer involves a Pap smear to check the health of the cervix and detect abnormal cells.
Colorectal Cancer Screening
A Virtual Colonoscopy scans for problems in the colon and can ensure that any abnormalities are identified and treated early.
Bone Density Screening
As a woman ages, she loses bone mass and her risk of developing osteoporosis increases. The loss of bone density leads to weak, brittle bones that are prone to fractures.
Women who have chronic kidney disease, rheumatoid arthritis, an eating disorder, low body weight, early menopause or other health problems may be predisposed to low bone mineral density.
High Blood Pressure Screening
Blood pressure (BP) typically increases with age and is often associated with risk factors such as cardiovascular disease, stroke, heart attack and diabetes. High blood pressure can also damage the kidneys, eyes and other vital organs.
Diabetes Screening
Blood glucose screening measures average blood glucose levels through blood and urine tests and provides a preventive method for detecting the early stages of diabetes.
Cholesterol Health Screening
Some cholesterol is healthy, but too much of the fatty molecule in your blood can increase your risk of hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis). Clogged blood vessels in the arteries can lead to a heart attack or stroke and the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD).