Red Knickers DAY: GYNAE awareness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPNDvqDw6G0 GYN awareness progress.

Support International Gynaecological Awareness Day Progress with International Gynaecological Awareness Day September 10

Progress since my 2018 presentation with Soroptimist International convention. "Great to see Soroptimist International Stafford President has 'Peaches Womb Cancer Trust' as her charity for the year because of her and her predecessor's life experiences. We have a speaker from the trust at our September meeting. We're moving in the right direction Kath. I'm certain that we'll be raising awareness amongst our members though. SI Stafford, SIGBI."

& can affect women at any age.

•The youngest known case of Lichen sclerosus is 1 years old

•The youngest known case of V***al cancer is 20 years old.

Check your V***a once a month

Look for:
♡Itching
♡Burning
♡White/red/dark patches
♡Sores/cuts especially if they last longer than a month or get bigger
♡Lumps/bumps
♡Fusing (especially the l***a minora which can fuse to the l***a majora)
♡Clitoris becoming buried under skin
♡Painful in*******se
♡Discoloured discharge

TIME: 3PM WST
Join the webinar on Gynaecological cancers - the webinar is open to Soroptimists, potential Soroptimists and those interested in the topic The New Zealand National Project on Ovarian Cancer will be shared, and we have Kath Mazzella presenting on Gynaecological cancers.
The link is https://register.gotowebinar.com/rt/6487024470118964236.

register.gotowebinar.com

Gynaecological cancers are more common than you think and they are silently killing women across Aotearoa every day.

In fact, every year approximately 1000 New Zealanders are diagnosed with 1 of the 5 gynaecological cancers and 400 will die from one every year. That’s over one NZer a day - that’s higher than our road toll! And yet, these cancers remain underfunded and even scarier, many women don’t even know the symptoms to watch out for.

Gynaecological cancers are cancers that start in parts of the female reproductive system. There are five gynaecological cancers:
• ovarian
• uterine (endometrial)
• vaginal
• cervical
• vulval

Cervical smears do not detect all 5 of the gynaecological cancers. Cervical smears only detect cervical cancer. Currently, there are no screening options for detecting the other 4 gynaecological cancers

This is why we must talk about it and that women know the signs to get an early diagnosis.

Having life-saving conversations about gynaecological health saves lives.

If you notice any changes, or if something doesn’t feel right, or if you notice anything that isn’t the normal for you, see your GP straight away.

To find out more about the signs and symptoms of gynaecological cancers, visit one (or all) of these sites:
www.nzgcf.org.nz/
www.talkpeach.org.nz/gynaecological-cancer/
www.cancer.org.nz/cancer/types-of-cancer/gynaecological-cancers/