Women's Health: A Holistic View
January 2023
in “
Revista Da Associacao Medica Brasileira
”
TLDR The document concludes that women's health needs a holistic approach, considering all life stages, promoting lifestyle changes, regular exercise, proper diet, and vaccinations, with health professionals playing a key role in education and guidance.
The document discusses the holistic approach to women's health, emphasizing the importance of education and guidance by health professionals. It covers various life stages, from prenatal to senescence, and highlights the role of estrogen and the impact of hypoestrogenism after menopause. It addresses common disorders like vulvoginitis and polycystic ovary syndrome, and discusses the reproductive period, focusing on teenage pregnancy rates in Brazil, family planning, and STD prevention. The climacteric period is also covered, with emphasis on the physical and emotional changes, hypoestrogenism impact, neoplasm screening, and the need for a multidisciplinary team to manage weight gain and cardiovascular disease risk. The document concludes by stressing the importance of multiprofessional programs in the transition to menopause and postmenopause, promoting lifestyle changes, regular exercise, and adequate food intake. It also emphasizes the importance of active immunization through vaccination in women's health, with a vaccination schedule divided into age groups and recommended vaccines listed. Health professionals are advised to consider a woman's life stage in diagnosing conditions, planning treatment, and adopting preventive measures.
