Girls with excessive make ups may have ovary tumour - doctor
Dr Clarence Oteng Addo-Yobo |
An Obstetrics and Gynecology specialist, Dr Clarence Oteng
Addo-Yobo, has urged parents to take their girls to a gynecologist first
if they observe signs of mental instability.
According to him, when girls exhibit signs of mental instability such
as putting on excessive make ups, unprovoked insults, profanity and
quarrelsome behavior, it could be symptoms of tumour in their ovaries.
He has, therefore, advised all parents and caregivers not to overlook
certain behavioral changes, particularly in adolescent girls as they
could be symptoms of a life threatening disease.
Dr Addo-Yobo was speaking at the launch of the Baby Kaafo Project,
aimed at providing a digital platform that gives parents and caregivers
access to reliable and relevant localised information critical to the
development of children in Ghana and Africa as a whole.
In a plea to parents and caretakers, he advised that girls are not
left to their fate when they begin to exhibit signs of mental
instability.
In addition, he said, girls who display signs of mental illness
should not to be committed automatically to mental institutions but to a
visit a gynecologist on time for diagnosis since problems with their
ovaries such as ovarian teratoma could cause them to behave abnormally.
Ovarian teratoma, is a growth of cells (hair follicles, skin glands,
muscle, and other tissues) that begin in egg cells. Depending on the
size and location of the teratoma, it may cause complications such as
rupture, infection, and pain.
Dr Addo-Yobo explained that the irrational behaviours shown by some
adolescent girls are attributed to hormonal changes that occur in their
system.
He said the ovarian cyst, which in its complex form is called
teratoma, meaning monster and secretes some chemicals which disturb the
electrical circulation within the brain result in adolescent girls
showing signs of mental illness.
He, however, said the tumours associated with teratoma could be surgically removed.
He further stated that these tumors can be surgically removed.
Source: Graphic online
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