Dr Faatima Kimmie tells us about Endometriosis
For health Mondays we spoke to Dr Fatimah Kimmie from Kimoramed, about Endometriosis.
Kimoramed is a health center that offers reliable treatment with a focus on family and women’s healthcare.
All KimoraMed doctors are certified by the Health Professions Council of South Africa, and offer services with compassion whilst adhering to contemporary global research guidelines.
She describes Endometriosis as a painful disorder in which tissue that normally lines the inside of your uterus (the endometrium) grows OUTSIDE your uterus. It most commonly involves the ovaries, fallopian tubes and the tissue lining your pelvis. It is a disease that often goes unnoticed until women fail to conceive and realise too late that they needed treatment.
Symptoms include: Painful periods (dysmenorrhea), excessive bleeding, pain during or after sexual intercourse and Pain with bowel movements or urination. You may experience occasional heavy periods (menorrhagia) or bleeding between periods (menometrorrhagia). You may also experience fatigue, diarrhea, constipation, bloating or nausea, especially during menstrual periods.
We touched briefly on the strain infertility can put on a relationship and individual that cannot conceive and the negative impacts it can have.
She urges women to regularly go for pap smears from the first time they are sexually active, once every 3 years, and women above 40 to go once every 5 years. Everyone should do their bit in spreading awareness about the disorder and help women to get diagnosed early to avoid complications.
They are based in :
Lansdowne Corner Shopping Centre
Shop No. 27, at the Main Entrance, Cnr Govan Mbeki Road and Jan Smuts Drive, Cape Town
Call Out Service- 064 685 5041
KimoraMed Lansdowne Practice -021 704 0522
Email: info@kimoramed.co.za
Kimoramed is a health center that offers reliable treatment with a focus on family and women’s healthcare.
All KimoraMed doctors are certified by the Health Professions Council of South Africa, and offer services with compassion whilst adhering to contemporary global research guidelines.
She describes Endometriosis as a painful disorder in which tissue that normally lines the inside of your uterus (the endometrium) grows OUTSIDE your uterus. It most commonly involves the ovaries, fallopian tubes and the tissue lining your pelvis. It is a disease that often goes unnoticed until women fail to conceive and realise too late that they needed treatment.
Symptoms include: Painful periods (dysmenorrhea), excessive bleeding, pain during or after sexual intercourse and Pain with bowel movements or urination. You may experience occasional heavy periods (menorrhagia) or bleeding between periods (menometrorrhagia). You may also experience fatigue, diarrhea, constipation, bloating or nausea, especially during menstrual periods.
We touched briefly on the strain infertility can put on a relationship and individual that cannot conceive and the negative impacts it can have.
She urges women to regularly go for pap smears from the first time they are sexually active, once every 3 years, and women above 40 to go once every 5 years. Everyone should do their bit in spreading awareness about the disorder and help women to get diagnosed early to avoid complications.
They are based in :
Lansdowne Corner Shopping Centre
Shop No. 27, at the Main Entrance, Cnr Govan Mbeki Road and Jan Smuts Drive, Cape Town
Call Out Service- 064 685 5041
KimoraMed Lansdowne Practice -021 704 0522
Email: info@kimoramed.co.za
Written by: Tauhierah Salie
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