The Pilar Regional Hospital received high-end colposcopy equipment, the value of which is Gs 45 million, in order to determine early the injuries caused by the Human Papillomavirus, the Ministry of Public Health reported.
This investment was achieved through efforts made by the Directorate of the Health Region of Ñeembucú, with the headquarters of Health, Sexual and Reproductive Health Programs, Obstetrics and the National Cancer Control Program (PRONAC).
The colposcopy study at the Pilar Regional Hospital is carried out on Tuesdays and Thursdays on the morning shift, from 07:00 to 13:00, and on Thursday afternoons from 13:00 to 18:00, with prior scheduling.
Biomedical equipment is a tool that allows specific studies to be carried out to detect cervical cancer in time. As the main function, it determines early the lesions produced by HPV, and others that are benign in the female lower genital tract.
According to referred data, four out of five people contract HPV. The vast majority do not know what they have, and not being aware can cause different types of cancer such as cervical cancer. Colposcopy also seeks other medical conditions, such as genital warts or noncancerous growths called polyps, the health portfolio reported.
