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Article: red alert ob/gyn.(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Redbook
- Article date:
- February 1, 2000
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DANGER: BELOW-THE-BELT BUMPS
It's a simple health move that most women aren't doing: examining their external genitals for lumps and bumps. About once a month, you should examine yourself using a handheld mirror. What to look for:
* Any new lump or bump If that lump or bump persists for more than two months or seems to be getting bigger, report it pronto. It could be anything from a benign cyst to cancer, says Howard Kent, M.D., professor of clinical ob/gyn at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia.
* A change in color "It's not unusual to have freckles on the vulva," says Charles Dunton, M.D., associate professor of gynecologic oncology at ...