With the aim of reinforcing prevention, the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) in Baja California Sur calls on all women over 25 years of age to have a general check-up to detect any condition such as: hypertension, diabetes, cervical cancer or mom.
The Public Health coordinator, Dr. Diana Erika Gómez Campos, invited all those women who have not had a general check-up to go to the Family Medicine Units (FMU) to carry out this review.
He indicated that, within women’s health care, he recommended that the patient perform at least 150 minutes of moderate physical activity during the week, in order to strengthen muscles and flexibility.
Gómez Campos invited this sector of the population to attend their PrevenIMSS check-ups, where they will screen for cervical cancer and breast cancer, among other chronic degenerative diseases.
Among the recommendations made by the health expert, there is also a healthy diet, which includes three meals and two snacks, as well as avoiding the consumption of sugary and high-fat foods and beverages, drinking 6 to 8 glasses of water.
The culture of prevention is essential to avoid health complications, since early detection of any condition reduces the risk of death, just as the treatments provided for early stages are less aggressive, he said.
The health expert pointed out that all women over the age of 25 are suitable for a Pap smear. It is required that at the time of going to the revision they must carry their card with them.
With regard to mammography studies, it is requested that beneficiaries come clean, with a button-up blouse, without deodorant, without talcum powder, or metallic accessories.
The attention of these services is given in all the UMF of the Institute, for which the invitation is reiterated to all women over 25 years of age to attend these check-ups with the aim of preventing any disease or, where appropriate, giving the appropriate treatment. .
