Ms Leena Shah, 46 had been for her internal checkups only when she was last pregnant at the age of 26. Since then she felt no need to visit a Gynecologist. When she started getting severe menstrual flow, her family physician referred her for an internal examination. Leena was found to be having advanced Cancer of the Cervix and died at the young age of 48.

A regular visit to a Gynecologist is a must for all women above 35 yrs, irrespective of having a problem or not. Areas of special concentration for gynecologists in addition to the reproductive system are external sexual organs, the breasts.