Take away the shame of menstruation and cervical problems – theindependentbd.com

Period is the story of an integral part of a woman's life, the story of millions of girls moving forward at an indomitable pace. The story of each girl having a certain number of special days in each month since she reaches a certain age. But it is a matter of great regret that in the socio-economic perspective of our country, this very common biological cycle is not taken as normal. Shame, secrecy, forbidden topic, taboos, the special matter of the female which contributes in the development of genital diseases like cervical cancer.

The uterus is where we are when we are in the womb. And the cancer that is caused by its mouth is the cancer of the cervix. We become fully regulated humans through mitosis cell division. When this orderly division of the body is disturbed in any way, uncontrolled cell division occurs. When this uncontrolled cell division occurs, a lump or wheel is formed in the body. It can be benign, it can also be malignant. Benign is usually harmless, but malignant is harmful. If a lump forms in the cells of the cervix, it is called cervical cancer. According to a 2018 study by the World Health Organization, about 570,000 people worldwide were diagnosed with cervical cancer and about 311,000 people died from it. In Bangladesh, about 12,000 new patients are diagnosed every year and about 6,000 of them die. That is, about half of all patients identified die. This is a picture of cervical cancer in Bangladesh and around the world. But the hope is that with proper treatment, cervical cancer will be completely cured and this is the only cancer that has been vaccinated. Uncontrolled menstruation is one of the symptoms of cervical cancer. It can be different.

There are some things to keep in mind in preventing cervical cancer, for example, not marrying any girl before the age of 18, not taking birth control pill for more than 5 years, prevention of polygamy, etc. Cervical cancer is also caused by smoking, sexually transmitted diseases or uncleanliness. So these should be avoided. Without it, you have to get vaccinated in time.

There are many cancer patients who are indifferent to treatment. In this case, raising awareness is the most important. And, we all should launch a social movement against menstruation taboos so that an environment is created in our society where everyone can talk about menstrual hygiene openly. Sometimes women do not inform family concerning the disease and even feel shy to go to doctor. Sooner they break the demu, better for everyone. It is to keep in mind that uterus is not a shameful organ, it's a mother's and a girl's pride. And period is a greatly special matter.

Samia Jahan is a student of Rajbari Government College and Ashikujaman Syed is Research Assistant, Bioinformatics Research Lab, Center for Research Innovation and Development (CRID).

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