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Umgilamkhulu wevulva uhlobo lomdlavuza oluthuthukela endaweni yasemgceleni yabesifazane, ebizwa ngokuthi ivulva. Lokhu kufaka phakathi izindebe zangaphandle nangaphakathi zesikhumba, i-clitoris, nokuvula kwesikhumba. Nakuba kungavamile, luthinta cishe owesifazane oyedwa ku-333 phakathi nokuphila kwakhe, ukuqonda lesi simo kungakusiza ukuthi uqaphele izimpawu ekuqaleni bese ufuna ukunakekelwa okufanele uma kudingeka.
Umgilamkhulu wevulva uqala lapho amaseli eziseleni zevulva eqala khona ukukhula ngokungavamile nangokungenakulawuleka. Ivulva ihlanganisa zonke izingxenye zangaphandle zesimiso sakho sokuzala saabesifazane, kusukela e-mons pubis kuye e-perineum.
Iningi lomdlavuza wevulva lithuthuka kancane eminyakeni eminingi, ngokuvamile luqala njengenguquko engaphambi komdlavuza ebizwa ngokuthi i-vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN). Lezi nguquko azibikho njalo umdlavuza, kodwa uma zenza kanjalo, ukutholwa ekuqaleni kwenza ukwelashwa kube yimpumelelo kakhulu.
Uhlobo oluvamile kakhulu yi-squamous cell carcinoma, ehlanganisa cishe u-90% womdlavuza wevulva. Lolu hlobo luthuthukela emaseleni abukhali, abaluhlaza alubumba ubuso bevulva.
Izimpawu zomdlavuza wevulva zingaba zimuncu ekuqaleni, futhi abesifazane abaningi baqala ngokuzithatha njengezinye izimo ezivamile. Okubalulekile ukunaka izinguquko ezichitha noma eziyanda ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Nazi izimpawu ezivamile ongazihlangabezana nazo:
Izimpawu ezingavamile zingafaka phakathi ubuhlobo obuhlungu noma imizwa yokucindezela endaweni yesisu. Khumbula, ukuba nalezi zimpawu akusho ukuthi unomdlavuza, njengoba izimo eziningi zingabangela izinkinga ezifanayo.
Kunezinhlobo eziningi zomdlavuza wevulva, ngayinye ithuthuka ezinhlwini zamaseli ezahlukene. Ukuqonda lezi zinhlobo kusiza odokotela ukuthi banqume indlela yokwelapha engcono kakhulu yisimo ngasinye.
I-squamous cell carcinoma yiyo eyona ivamile, ehlanganisa cishe u-90% yomdlavuza wevulva. Lo mdlavuza uqala emaseleni abukhali, aluhlaza alubumba ubuso bevulva futhi ngokuvamile ukhula kancane.
I-Melanoma ihlanganisa cishe u-5% womdlavuza wevulva futhi ithuthukela emaseleni akhiqiza i-pigment. Lolu hlobo luthambekele ekubeni olukhulu futhi lungasakazeka ngokushesha kunesi-squamous cell carcinoma.
I-Adenocarcinoma ayivamile, ithuthukela emaseleni e-gland evulva. Lolu hlobo ngokuvamile luqala e-Bartholin glands, ezikhiqiza uketshezi oluhlafunayo eduze kokuvula kwesikhumba.
Izinhlobo ezingavamile zihlanganisa i-basal cell carcinoma, i-sarcoma, ne-Paget's disease yevulva. Lezi zihlanganisa ngaphansi kuka-5% yomdlavuza wevulva kodwa zidinga izindlela zokwelapha ezikhethekile.
Umgilamkhulu wevulva uthuthuka lapho okuthile konakalisa i-DNA emaseleni evulva, okubangela ukukhula nokukhula ngokungenakulawuleka. Nakuba singazi ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuthi yini eyaqala le nqubo, abacwaningi bathole izici ezibalulekile eziningi.
Izimbangela eziyinhloko nezici ezifaka isandla zihlanganisa:
Kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi ukuba nenye noma ngaphezulu kwezici zengozi akusho ukuthi uzoba nomdlavuza wevulva. Abesifazane abaningi abanezici zengozi abazitholi leyo gciwane, kanti abanye abangenazo izici zengozi ezicacile bayayithola.
Kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho uma uqaphela noma yiziphi izinguquko eziqhubekayo endaweni yakho yevulva. Ukubheka ekuqaleni kuhlale kungcono kunokulinda, ikakhulukazi uma izimpawu zihlala isikhathi esingaphezu kwamasonto ambalwa.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nokukhahlela okuqhubekayo okungaphenduli ekwelapheni okungaphezulu kokuthengwa, noma yiziphi izibhukwana noma ukukhula okungavamile, noma izinguquko kombala wesikhumba noma ubukhulu. Ukuphuza kwegazi phakathi kwesikhathi sokuqhaqhazela noma ngemuva kokuphela kwesikhathi sokuqhaqhazela kuphinde kudinge ukubhekwa ngokushesha.
Ungavumeli ihlazo likuvimbe ekufuneni ukunakekelwa. Abahlinzeki bezempilo bayeqeqeshwe ukusingatha lezi zinkathazo ngokuchwephesha nangomusa. Baye babona konke futhi bafuna ukukusiza ugcine impilo yakho nokuthula kwengqondo.
Izici eziningi zingandisa amathuba akho okuthola umdlavuza wevulva, nakuba ukuba nezici zengozi akusho ukuthi uzothola leyo gciwane. Ukuqonda lezi zici kungakusiza ukuthi wenze izinqumo ezilwemi mayelana nempilo yakho.
Izici zengozi ezibaluleke kakhulu zihlanganisa:
Abesifazane abanye banesici ze-genetic ezingase zikhulise ingozi yabo, nakuba lezi zingaziwa kahle. Ukuba nomlando womndeni womdlavuza wevulva kuyinto engavamile kodwa kungase kukhulise kancane ingozi emindenini ethile.
Nakuba izingozi zomdlavuza wevulva zilawuleka ngokwelashwa okufanele, ukuqonda izinkinga ezingase zenzeke kungakusiza ukusebenzisana eduze neqembu lakho lezokwelapha. Iningi lezingozi lilapheka, ikakhulukazi uma litholakala ekuqaleni.
Izingozi zomzimba zingafaka phakathi:
Ngezinye izikhathi ezingavamile, umdlavuza wevulva ungasakazeka ezindaweni ezikude njengemiphunga, isibindi, noma amathambo. Kodwa-ke, lokhu ngokuvamile kwenzeka kuphela ngomdlavuza ophambili, ongaphathwe.
Izingozi ezihlobene nokwelashwa zingafaka phakathi izinkinga zokululama kwesilonda ngemuva kokuhlinzwa, i-lymphedema (ukukhuluphala) evela ekususweni kwe-lymph node, noma izinguquko zesikhumba ezivela ekwelapheni ngomgogodla. Iqembu lakho lezokwelapha lizohlola lezi zinkinga futhi linikeze ukunakekelwa okusekayo uma kudingeka.
Nakuba ungakwazi ukuvimbela zonke izimo zomdlavuza wevulva, amasu amaningi anganciphisa kakhulu ingozi yakho. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi iningi lalezi zindlela zokuvimbela liphinde livikele ezinye izinkinga zempilo.
I-HPV vaccination ingenye yamathuluzi okuvimbela asebenza kakhulu atholakalayo. I-vaccine ivikele ezinhlwini eziyingozi eziphezulu ze-HPV ezivame ukubangela umdlavuza wevulva futhi iyanconywa amantombazane namadoda aqala cishe eminyakeni engama-11 noma engama-12.
Ukuziphatha okuvikelekile kobulili kunganciphisa ingozi yokudluliselwa kwe-HPV. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukulinganisela inani labalingani bobulili, ukusebenzisa ukuvikelwa okungaphezulu njenge-condoms, nokuba nezingxoxo ezivulekile nabalingani mayelana nomlando wempilo yobulili.
Ukuyeka ukubhema kubalulekile, njengoba ukubhema kukhuphula kakhulu ingozi yomdlavuza wevulva futhi kwenza kube nzima emzimbeni wakho ukulwa nokutheleleka kwe-HPV. Uma udinga usizo lokuyeka, imithombo eminingi nezinhlangano zokusekela ziyatholakala.
Ukuhlolwa njalo kwe-gynecological kuvumela ukutholwa ekuqaleni kwezinguquko ezingaphambi komdlavuza. Udokotela wakho angabona izinkinga ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa okuvamile kwesisu ngaphambi kokuba zibe nzima kakhulu.
Ukulawula izimo eziqhubekayo zevulva njenge-lichen sclerosus ngokunakekelwa okufanele kwezokwelapha kunganciphisa ingozi yomdlavuza. Lezi zimo zidinga ukuqapha okuqhubekayo nokwelashwa ukuvimbela ukuqhubeka.
Ukuthola umdlavuza wevulva ngokuvamile kuhlanganisa izinyathelo eziningi, kuqala ngokuhlolwa okuphelele bese kuqhubeka nokulingwa okukhethekile. Udokotela wakho uzosebenza ngendlela ehlelekile ukuze aqonde ukuthi yini ebangela izimpawu zakho.
Inqubo ngokuvamile iqala ngomlando wezokwelapha ophelele nokuhlolwa komzimba. Udokotela wakho uzokubuza ngezimpawu zakho, isikhathi eside osele unazo, nanoma yimiphi imiyalezo yezokwelapha noma yomndeni.
Ukuhlolwa kwesisu kuvumela umhlinzeki wakho ukuba ahlole ngeso endaweni yevulva futhi azwe noma yiziphi izibhukwana noma izindawo ezithinta ukukhathazeka. Bangase basebenzise idivayisi yokukhulisa ebizwa ngokuthi i-colposcope ukuze bathole umbono omuhle wezindawo ezimuncu.
Uma kutholakala izindawo ezingavamile, i-biopsy iyindlela eqinisekile yokuthola umdlavuza wevulva. Ngalesi senzo, ingxenye encane yeselula isuswa bese ihlolwa ngaphansi komkhiqizo ngumchwepheshe wezokwelapha.
Uma umdlavuza uqinisekiswe, ukulingwa okwengeziwe kungadingeka ukuze kunqunywe ubukhulu besifo. Lokhu kungafaka phakathi i-CT scans, i-MRI, noma i-PET scans ukuze kubonwe ukuthi umdlavuza usakazeke ezindaweni eziningi.
Ukuphathwa komdlavuza wevulva kuncike ezintweni eziningi ezihlanganisa ubukhulu, indawo, nesigaba somdlavuza, kanye nempilo yakho yonke. Umgomo uhlale ukususwa komdlavuza ngokuphelele ngenkathi ugcina umsebenzi ovamile ngangokunokwenzeka.
Ukuhlinzwa kuyindlela evamile yokwelapha umdlavuza wevulva. Uhlobo lokuhlinzwa kuncike ebukhulu nendawo yomdlavuza. Umdlavuza omncane, osesigabeni sokuqala ungase uphathwe ngokusika kwendawo, ukususa nje i-tumor nezingxenye ezincane zeselula ezempilo.
Ngokomdlavuza omkhulu noma ophambili, ukuhlinzwa okubanzi kungadingeka. Lokhu kungafaka phakathi i-vulvectomy, esusa ingxenye noma konke i-vulva, ngezinye izikhathi kanye nama-lymph nodes aseduze.
Ukuphathwa ngomgogodla kusebenzisa imisebe yamandla aphezulu ukubulala amaseli omdlavuza futhi kungase kusetshenziswe ngaphambi kokuhlinzwa ukunciphisa ama-tumors, ngemuva kokuhlinzwa ukubulala amaseli omdlavuza asale, noma njengokwelashwa okuyinhloko uma ukuhlinzwa kungenakwenzeka.
I-Chemotherapy ihlanganisa imithi ebulala amaseli omdlavuza emzimbeni wonke. Ayisetshenziswa kakhulu ngomdlavuza wevulva kodwa ingase iyanconywe ngokuhlanganiswa nokuphathwa ngomgogodla noma ngezimo eziphambili.
Iqembu lakho lokwelapha lizohlangana nawe ukwakha uhlelo oluqondene nesimo sakho, izintandokazi zakho, nemigomo yakho yokugcina ikhwalithi yempilo.
Ukukhathalela ekhaya ngesikhathi sokwelashwa komdlavuza wevulva kugxile ekulawuleni izimpawu, ekusekiseni ukululama kwakho, nasekugcineni impilo yakho yonke. Iqembu lakho lezokwelapha lizonikeza isiqondiso esithile esisekelwe ehlelweni lakho lokwelapha.
Ukukhathalela izilonda kubalulekile uma uhlinzwe. Gcina indawo ihlanzekile futhi yomile, landela imiyalo yodokotela wakho yokushintsha izembatho, futhi uqaphele izimpawu zokutheleleka njengokukhuluphala okwandayo, ukukhuluphala, noma ukuqhaqhazela okungavamile.
Ukulawula ubuhlungu kungafaka phakathi imithi eyalwe, kodwa ungase futhi usebenzise izindlela zokunethezeka njenge-sitz baths ngamanzi afudumele, izingubo zangaphansi zekhotini eziqondile, nokugwema imikhiqizo ecasulayo njengeziqholo ezinuka noma i-douches.
Ukudla kudlala indima ebalulekile ekuphileni nasekugcineni amandla ngesikhathi sokwelashwa. Gxila ekudleni ukudla okulinganiselayo okuneprotheni eningi, izithelo, nemifino. Hlala uthambile futhi cabanga ngezinsiza zokudla uma kunconywe yiqembu lakho.
Ukuzivocavoca okuthambile, njengoba kuvunyelwe udokotela wakho, kungasiza ekugcineni amandla nengqondo ngesikhathi sokwelashwa. Lokhu kungafaka phakathi ukuhamba okufushane, ukuthambisa, noma ezinye imisebenzi ephansi yomthelela ezizwa zikhululekile.
Ungangabazi ukuxhumana neqembu lakho lezokwelapha ngemibuzo noma ukukhathazeka. Bangakunikeza isiqondiso sokulawula imiphumela emibi, uma kufanele ufuna ukunakekelwa ngokushesha, nendlela yokuthuthukisa ukululama kwakho ekhaya.
Ukulungiselela i-aphoyintimenti yakho kungasiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola okuningi ngesikhathi sakho nomhlinzeki wakho wezokwelapha. Ukulungiselela okuhle kuholela ezingxoxweni ezisebenzayo kakhulu nasekulweni kangcono.
Bhala zonke izimpawu zakho, kufaka phakathi ukuthi zaqala nini, indlela eziye zashintsha ngayo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, nokuthi yini ezizenza zibe ngcono noma zimbi. Yiba uchwepheshe mayelana nesikhathi, indawo, nobunzima ukuze usize udokotela wakho ukuthi aqonde isimo sakho ngokuphelele.
Lungiselela uhlu lwemithi yonke oyithathayo, kufaka phakathi imithi eyalwe, imithi engaphezulu kokuthengwa, amavithamini, nezithasiselo. Futhi, buthana ulwazi mayelana nomlando wakho wezokwelapha, kufaka phakathi ukuhlinzwa kwangaphambili, izimo eziqhubekayo, nomlando womndeni womdlavuza.
Cabanga ngemibuzo ofuna ukuyibuza udokotela wakho. Imibuzo evamile ingafaka phakathi ukuthi yiziphi izivivinyo ezidingekayo, ukuthi imiphumela isho ukuthini, yiziphi izinketho zokwelapha ezitholakalayo, nokuthi yini okulindelekile ngesikhathi sokululama.
Cabanga ngokuletha umngane othembekile noma ilungu lomndeni e-aphoyintimenti yakho. Bangakunikeza ukwesekwa ngokomzwelo futhi bakusize ukuba ukhumbule ulwazi olubalulekile oluxoxwe ngesikhathi sokuvakasha.
Hlela isikhathi sokuphumula emsebenzini uma kuqediwe izinqubo, futhi ulungiselele indawo yakho yasekhaya yokululama uma ukuhlinzwa kunconywe. Ukuba nokuhleliwe kusengaphambili kunciphisa ukucindezeleka futhi kukuvumela ukuba ugxile empilweni yakho.
Umgilamkhulu wevulva, nakuba ungavamile, ulapheka kakhulu uma utholakala ekuqaleni. Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi izimpawu eziqhubekayo zidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha, futhi ukutholwa ekuqaleni kuthuthukisa kakhulu imiphumela yokwelapha.
Abesifazane abaningi abanomdlavuza wevulva bayaqhubeka bephila impilo egcwele, enempilo ngemuva kokwelashwa. Amathuluzi okuhlinzwa namasu okwelapha anamuhla agxile ekugcineni umsebenzi ngenkathi elapha ngempumelelo umdlavuza.
Amasu okuvimbela njenge-HPV vaccination, ukuziphatha okuvikelekile kobulili, nokunakekelwa njalo kwezokwelapha kunganciphisa kakhulu ingozi yakho. Kulabo abasese betholakala, ukusebenzisana eduze neqembu lakho lezokwelapha kuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukunakekelwa okuhle kakhulu.
Khumbula ukuthi ukukhathazeka ngezinguquko zevulva kuyinto evamile, futhi abahlinzeki bezempilo bakhona ukuze basize ekusingatheni lezi zinkathazo ngokuchwephesha nangomusa. Impilo yakho nokuthula kwengqondo kufanele kube yingxoxo.
Cha, nakuba ukutheleleka kwe-HPV kuyisici esibalulekile sokungozi komdlavuza wevulva, akuyona yona kuphela imbangela. Cishe u-40-50% womdlavuza wevulva uhlangene nokutheleleka kwe-HPV, kanti abanye bathuthuka ngenxa yezinguquko ezihlobene nobudala, izimo zokuvuvukala eziqhubekayo njenge-lichen sclerosus, noma ezinye izici. Ezinye izimo zenzeka ngaphandle kwanoma yiziphi izici zengozi ezibonakalayo.
Nakuba umdlavuza wevulva uthinta ikakhulukazi abesifazane abadala, ngezimo eziningi ezenzeka ngemuva kweminyaka engama-50, amantombazane amancane angawuthola futhi. Umdlavuza wevulva ohlangene ne-HPV ungase ube khona kubesifazane abancane, ikakhulukazi labo abanesimilo sokulwa nezifo esibuthakathaka. Noma yiziphi izimpawu zevulva eziqhubekayo kufanele ziqondwe kungakhathaliseki iminyaka.
Ukuzala ngemuva kokwelashwa komdlavuza wevulva kuncike ebukhulu bokuhlinzwa okudingekayo. Abesifazane abaningi abadinga ukususa kuphela indawo bagcina umsebenzi ovamile wokuzala. Kodwa-ke, ukuhlinzwa okubanzi kungase kuthinte ubukhulu bendawo eduze kokuvula kwesikhumba. Xoxani ngezinkathazo zokuzala nodokotela wakho ngaphambi kokwelashwa ukuze uqonde isimo sakho esithile futhi uhlole izinketho.
Isikhathi sokuqapha sihluka kuye ngokwelashwa kwakho okuthile nezici zengozi, kodwa ngokuvamile kuhlanganisa ukuvakasha njalo ngenyanga ezintathu kuya kwezine zeminyaka emibili yokuqala, bese kuba njalo ngenyanga eziyisithupha zeminyaka emithathu elandelayo, bese kuba njalo ngonyaka ngemuva kwalokho. Udokotela wakho uzokufundisa futhi ukuthi ungazihlola kanjani futhi yiziphi izinguquko okumele uzibone phakathi kwama-aphoyintimenti.
Njengomdlavuza obuningi, umdlavuza wevulva ungase ubuye, kodwa amanani okuphinda avele aphansi, ikakhulukazi ngomdlavuza osesigabeni sokuqala ophathwe ngokuphelele. Iningi lokuphinda kuvela liyenzeka phakathi neminyaka emibili yokuqala ngemuva kokwelashwa. Kungakho ukunakekelwa okuqhubekayo okuvamile kubaluleke kakhulu ekutholeni ekuqaleni nasekwelapheni ngokushesha noma yikuphi ukuphinda kuvele.
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