womens health specialist

 A womens health specialist is your best resource for detecting ovarian cancer because there are few symptoms. Typically it can cause pain in the abdomen, a feeling of being bloated, fatigue, weight loss, or problems with urination.  However, these can all be caused by a number of other diseases.  This makes it difficult for a womens health specialist  to diagnose ovarian cancer by symptoms alone.

If ovarian cancer is suspected, two main tests are used to make the diagnosis.  First, an ultrasound scan of the abdomen is performed.  Sometimes the scan is taken from inside the vagina.  The second test is to measure the level of the CA125 marker in the blood.   Neither of these tests gives a definite diagnosis of ovarian cancer, but if both tests are positive, the patient is usually referred to a surgeon who will operate to see if the ovaries show any signs of cancer.

 Womens reproductive health is an ongoing concern and needs more funding for research to eliminate this deadly disease.