Dr Husseni, a urologist, dispelled the claims that prostrate cancer is contagious.
By Dele Moses, Ilorin
Medical experts have given pieces of advice on what can be done to manage and overcome prostate enlargement and cancer and to cushion painful effects associated with menopausal life.
The experts, which included a consultant urologist and a consultant gynaecologist, made their recommendations at the health talks organised as part of activities marking the press week of the correspondents’ chapel of the Kwara State council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
They suggested lifestyle modification and improved diet intake as a way of managing prostate cancer among men and deprivations associated with menopause among women just as they corrected misconceptions about the two health matters.
The experts were Dr. Lola Owolabi, Dr. Ismail Husseni both from the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) and Dr. Aremu Isiaq, a senior consultant surgeon from the General Hospital, Ilorin
Dr. Owolabi, a gyneacologist, listed experiences with menopausal life to include weak bones, vaginal dryness that may cause painful sexual intercourse, mood changes, loss of hair and depletion of hormones.
She also mentioned slow digestion, loss of voice, profuse sweating, public hair fall off and loss of elasticity of urinary bladder as well as uterus collapse.
She however proffered healthy diets with less carbohydrates, light clothings, frequent cold rather than hot baths, water-based lubricants and hormone replacement therapy that must not be used beyond five years.
The gynaecologist dispelled the belief that irregular sex induces early menopause which she described as “an ageing process among women.”
“It is the absence of eggs that prompts normal and regular menopause, it has nothing to do with sex,” she stated.
She advised proteinous foods, less strenuous exercises and intake of Vitamin-E medications to reduce falling hairs.
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On prostate enlargement, Dr Husseni, a urologist, described prostate among men as a normal phenomenon, “as long as you are not castrated, you must have it.”
He, however, warned on the dangers of lack of management and control.
He linked its spread and dangerous poise to irregular and unchecked diets.
He said there is no major treatment to prostate cancer as he also explained that its severity lies with the risk factors.
Husseni noted that lifestyle modification could forever check or reduce the menace, saying “lifestyle modification is the key to prostate cancer-free life among men.”
“The risk factors aside alcohol and smoking is diet. Do away with diary foods like animal fats and red meats and go for white meats like rabbits, chicken and turkey,” he counselled.
He also advised men to engage in regular exercises and screening especially for men above 40 years.
“Avoid misinformation, prostrate cancer is not contagious,” he declared.
The consultant surgeon from the General Hospital, Ilorin, Dr. Aremu Isiaq, moderated the enlightenment discussion.
Meanwhile, the Press Week celebrations continue on Tuesday with novelty table tennis competition among the NUJ chapels at the NUJ state secretariat on Offa road, Ilorin.
