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Maluti Adventist hospital

Maluti Adventist Hospital (MAH) is situated in the village of Mapoteng, which nestles in the foothills of the front range of the Maluti Mountains. It is located in the Berea District of the Kingdom of Lesotho. MAH was established in March 1951 from the special project funds of the Worldwide Seventh-day Adventist ( SDA) Church of 1947. The hospital is owned and operated by the Seventh- day Adventist Church. The hospital is one of the 173 hospitals and sanitariums operated by the SDA Church situated in many countries in the world providing health services. The hospital has 150 beds and offers a comprehensive range of health care services, primarily to approximately 100,000 people living in the 264 villages in its health service area but many patients come from all other parts of the country.

Did you know? Maluti Adventist hospital (Mapoteng) offers Gynaecologist services

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The main job of any gynecologist is to perform medical exams of women’s reproductive organs, looking out for abnormalities and possible problems and ensuring overall wellness. Gynecologists are medical experts who are specially trained in women’s health. They typically perform routine “well woman” exams and treat any range of conditions or problems that involve the female reproductive system.

Many also have expertise is obstetrics, which involves the care of pregnant women and growing fetuses. Most medical systems around the world recommend that women of childbearing age visit a gynecologist once a year for what is known as a “well woman” exam.

A visit to the gynecologist is recommended for annual screening and any time a woman has concerns about symptoms such as pelvic, vulvar, and vaginal pain or abnormal bleeding from the uterus.

Conditions commonly treated by gynecologists include:

  • 1. Issues relating to pregnancy, fertility, menstruation, and menopause
  • 2. Family planning, including contraception, sterilization, and pregnancy termination
  • 3. problems with tissues that support the pelvic organs, including ligaments and muscles
  • 4. STIs, polycystic ovary syndrome
  • 5. Urinary and fecal incontinence
  • 6. Premalignant conditions, such as endometrial hyperplasia, and cervical dysplasia
  • 7. Benign conditions of the reproductive tract, for example, ovarian cysts, fibroids, breast disorders, vulvar and vaginal ulcers, and other non-cancerous changes
  • 8. Cancers of the reproductive tract and the breasts, and pregnancy-related tumors
  • 9. Congenital abnormalities of the female reproductive tract
  • 10. Emergency care relating to gynecology
  • 11. Endometriosis, a chronic condition that affects the reproductive system
  • 12. Pelvic inflammatory diseases, including abscesses
  • 13. Sexuality, including health issues relating to same-sex and bisexual relationships
  • 14. Sexual dysfunction.