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Along with moderate physical activities, balanced diet, proper sleep and wakefulness, the key to a long and most importantly, healthy life is regular monitoring of the health state indicators of the body.
Prophylactic examinations and regular visits to the doctor will help to detect the presence of diseases that are occurring with hidden symptoms, or to detect certain irregularities in the functioning of organs and systems based on results of the analysis.
It is easier to prevent any pathology than to subsequently cure the disease and its complications. Medical specialists have developed special comprehensive diagnostic programs (Check-Up), which include laboratory, instrumental and functional examinations.
According to the results of the Check-Up program conduction, a woman in the shortest possible time receives detailed information about the state of her body, she is given recommendations for maintaining health or for correcting the violations that have occurred. Today, Check-Up programs have become an integral part of the life of a modern woman.
Different options of programs are available in almost all clinics. MediGlobus experts recommend choosing multidisciplinary medical centers for doing Check-Up, the principle “all under one roof” is available in these hospitals, so that the patient can comfortably go through all the planned studies in one place.
Check-ups for women are divided by age (up to 40 and after 40 years), by the presence or suspicion of certain chronic diseases (gynecological, cardiological, oncological, etc.), there are also standard programs that are suitable for all groups of women wishing to get general information about their own health.
The basic diagnostic program usually includes:
- Blood tests (complete blood count, thyroid hormones, biochemical markers of kidney, pancreatic, liver, electrolytes, hepatitis and HIV tests, markers of metabolic processes);
- Digital chest x-ray;
- Breast ultrasound;
- Transvaginal ultrasound;
- Cytological smear from the cervix;
- Ultrasound of the abdominal organs;
- Cardiogram;
- Consultation and examination by a general practitioner, gynecologist;
- General urine analysis.
The program for women older than 40 years take additional test combined with the mentioned tests above which are:
- Tests for the concentration of vitamins in the blood;
- Indicator of inflammation C-reactive protein;
- Analysis of fecal occult blood;
- Mammography;
- Examination by a dermatologist and an ophthalmologist;
- Bone densitometry;
- Echocardiography;
- Tests for human papillomavirus HPV.
Exclusive advanced packages include more complex instrumental tests, such as gastroscopy, colonoscopy, MRI, stress tests, oncomarkers, etc. The components of the programs may vary depending on the clinic. Each program at the request of the patient can be expanded and supplemented with the necessary research. According to the recommendations of the World Health Organization, women under 40 are recommended to undergo regular gynecological examinations (pelvic exam, pelvic ultrasound, cervical smear, analysis of the human papilloma virus, if necessary), general blood tests, breast ultrasound (up to 30 years is contraindicated), ECG and once every two to three years ultrasound imaging of the thyroid gland (in the absence of abnormalities according to the results of studies).
Women over 40 years old are also recommended gynecological examinations with the PAP test (Pap smear), pelvic ultrasound, mammography, densitometry, ECG, tumor markers (if necessary). According to indications, a diagnostic colonoscopy can be prescribed to eliminate the risk of polyps formation to reduce the risk of developing cancer of the colon. Absolutely all age groups are recommended regular examine the state of nevi and moles by a dermatologist to determine and identify the risk of developing melanoma.
Quickly and, most importantly, high-quality examination can be in:
- Hospital Medicana (Turkey, Istanbul): the basic female check-up here will cost 540 USD, the program for women over 40 will cost 680 USD, the expanded exclusive program for a woman – 1250 USD;
- Solingen City Hospital (Germany): a basic check-up will cost 1000 Euros, woman in age group over 40 will cost 2700 Euro;
- Medical Park Hospital (Istanbul. Turkey): Cost of the basic program is 500 USD, the expanded program is 900 USD and the exclusive program is 2000 USD;
- Wiener Privatklinik (Austria): Standard program is 1690 Euro, the expanded program for a woman over 40 is 5535 Euro;
- Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital (Korea): Standard program for a woman under 40 years will cost 690 USD, an expanded program – from 2430 USD.
Specialists from the MediGlobus Patient Support Center will help you familiarize yourself with the clinics, the features of available diagnostic programs and their components.
