You have a positive pregnancy test. Congratulations! Start of a new beginning. A course of care is started where we as a team are happy to support you.
Make an appointment with your GP for a blood test. Your blood type and a number of infectious diseases can be checked, vitamins can be started.
An appointment at the gynaecologist is ideal around 7-8 weeks after the start of your last period.
Depending on your history and the pregnancy, an adapted care path will be chosen for you to best monitor the pregnancy and your needs.
We look forward to seeing you!
Always bring your identity card.
It is also useful to bring an overview of all your medication, or photographs of your medication.
Other information from examinations, for example, can usually be found by the doctor on COZO. So you do not need to bring results of examinations.
At Saint Vincent Hospital, there is a partnership of gynaecologists working together.
Information can be found on the website gynsv.be. The partnership consists of Dr Cha'ban Firas, Dr Elst Philippe, Dr De Souter Tinneke, Dr Renard Nathalie, Dr Laura Werquin, Dr Lisa-Marie Langermans and Dr Dewulf Magali. There is a waiting system. This means that you will always be helped by the doctor present at the hospital. Dr Dewulf and Dr Langermans are not always present during your delivery. Because the different doctors work together, their way of working is similar and you can rest assured that you will always receive the best care.
The fastest way to make appointments is through this website. Just follow the instructions. It is not difficult to make an appointment online.
Dr. Dewulf Magali:
Monday morning: Saint Vincent Hospital operation quarter
Tuesday morning: private consultation from 9am-11am (tel. 03 385 50 55)
Wednesday: Saint Vincent Hospital from 9am-5pm (tel. 03 283 15 15)
Thursday: private consultation 9am-6pm (tel. 03 385 50 55)
Friday morning: private consultation from 9am-12pm (tel. 03 385 50 55)
Dr. Langermans Lisa-Marie:
Monday morning: Saint Vincent Hospital operation quarter
Monday afternoon: private consultation from 2pm-5pm (tel. 03 385 50 55)
Tuesday afternoon: private consultation from 2pm-9pm (tel. 03 385 50 55)
Thursday: Saint Vincent Hospital from 9am-5pm (tel. 03 283 15 15)
Friday: Saint Vincent Hospital from 9am-12pm (tel. 03 283 15 15)
Dr. Dewulf:
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday morning at the private consultation
Via email: magali.dewulf@telenet.be
Email is read and answered regularly.
Before 25, no Pap smear should be done.
Between 25 and 29 years every 3 years.
Between the ages of 30 and 65 every 5 years.
The cause of breast cancer is not known and therefore breast cancer cannot be avoided. A healthy lifestyle helps prevent cancer: not smoking, not being overweight, exercising. However, the disease can be detected at an early stage. The earlier breast cancer is detected and treated, the greater the chance that the patient will recover. This is because a tumor that is still in an early stage of growth and is therefore small can be removed more easily. The breast itself can usually be spared and afterwards there is little or nothing to be noticed from the procedure. If breast cancer is discovered in the first stage, the chance of recovery is 95%.
Screening is recommended from age 50 onwards once every 2 years.
In some patients, a breast X-ray is started at an earlier age, because of family forms of breast cancer, because there is something to feel in the breast, ....
Once a breast X-ray has been taken, the radiologist, in consultation with the gynaecologist or GP, will decide for each patient individually every how much time it is appropriate to have a new examination.
It is not possible to eliminate all risks of breast cancer, but we can detect the disease early so that we can intervene quickly. The best way to do this is to have an X-ray of the breasts (mammogram).
A mammogram is an X-ray of the breasts, where the breast is placed between two plates. To be able to make clear photos, the breast is pressed. This can sometimes be unpleasant or painful, but that feeling usually disappears quickly after the examination. To limit the unpleasant feeling, women who are still menstruating should have a mammogram between the fourth and twelfth day after the start of menstruation.
A screening mammogram is specifically part of a population screening or breast cancer screening. The most important target group, women between 50 and 69 years old, receive an invitation letter for such a screening mammogram every two years. This examination is free for them. Because your photos are assessed by at least two radiologists, nothing can be said about the result immediately after the examination. You and your doctor will receive a message within three weeks. If an abnormality is noticed on the screening mammogram, your doctor will discuss this with you. If an abnormality is found, it does not always mean that it is cancer. In that case, further examinations are needed. These are then prescribed by your gynecologist or GP.
Urinary leakage is a very difficult, uncomfortable condition and it takes courage to talk about it.
Realise that after 40 years, urine leakage is present in about 40 per cent of all women to a greater or lesser extent.
In many cases, either physiotherapy or surgery can help you with this problem.
So talk to your doctor about it!
If you have symptoms of menopause or suspect menopause symptoms, it is useful to have a lab test done with your GP to check your hormonal bilan.
At the menopause consultation, all your symptoms will be discussed and, in consultation with you, a treatment will be put forward for you.
