Various Medical Tests Available for Today’s Woman | Ecuador | News

21st century medicine is projected in predictive and personalized, according to Kléver Sáenz, medical director and quality management manager of Synlab Ecuador.

In the last ten years, new medical exams that allow detecting diseases in their early stage. Some of the diseases that attack women they are breast cancer and human papillomavirus (HPV).

According to INEC figures, until 2017 the breast cancer was one of the main Causes of death of women, ranking 11th on the list.

One test that Synlab offers is Prosigna, which is indicated for postmenopausal women who have had a mastectomy as a result of this type of cancer. The objective is to know the probability for the disease to return.

Another test is the BRCA test, which is aimed at women with family background of this condition. It also detects cancer of the cervix, endometrium, and ovaries. It is done with a 10 ml sample of blood and it is a DNA analysis.

Approximately 20 out of every 100 women in Ecuador carry the VPH, and is considered one of the most frequent in the population feminine, according to figures from Solca. Some 1,200 new cases are registered each year and of these 300 end with the death of the patient, according to the INEC.

F-HPV Typing is the study that allows detecting and typing the papilloma in the women. It is indicated mainly for women with primary cervical cancer, with lesions or doubtful cytology. According to Kléver Sáenz, “more than 90% of uterine cancer cases are associated with a viral infection”, and since it does not cause symptoms, it is difficult to detect and treat.

Another important exam, within personalized medicine, is the Migratest. This is a test for people with migraine and it cannot be performed on pregnant women. “90% of people who suffer from migraine have a problem with the enzyme diamine oxidase,” said Sáenz, so knowing the causes will allow us to provide a treatment that improves the quality of life of patients.

Migraine attacks a 40% more to womens that men, according to Kléver Sáenz.

For couples looking to conceive a baby, in Synlab there is the Precongen test, which allows you to know the genetic load parental. This would help detect mutations and diseases that can be transmitted to children. More than 170 relevant pathologies are analyzed and it must be carried out with medical supervision. (I)

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