Medical experts yesterday in Benin City,Edo State harped on the relationship between age and low Ovarian reserve in women and emphasized on the need for proper healthcare delivery
A Consultant Obstetrician , Dr. Henry Eboh, while speaking at the Annual General Meeting/ Scientific Conference (AGM), of
the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) and the Edo State Hospitals Management Agency with the theme: “Ethical Issues of Social Media in Healthcare” said that at the age of 40 years, 95% of women have their ovarian reserve reduced. He then emphasized on some innovations that can enhance pregnancy rate.
He,as well maintained that ethically and legally medical practitioners have an obligation to protect their patients on social media platforms
He stressed:”Looking from the aspect of the Oocyte . I mean the eggs in a woman’s ovary. What are those things that may improve the chances of the woman conception. Those thing that would enhance fertility in the woman’s womb, and would fast track conception.
“One of the common problem noticed from some ladies following one reason or the other is that their Oocyte are not growing. We have clear cut method of accessing women whose Oocyte are not growing. We noticed that such women have low “ovarian reserve,” basically, one core reason while some women have low ovarian reserve is age. Normally, at birth a lot of Oocytes are recruited.
“So at the age of 11 to 13 years, they start to see rapid development or growth that coordinate into menstruation. At that point in time there is a continuous growth in big form.
“At 35 years, it continue to grow. At the age of 40 years for 95% of women, their ovarian reserve are reduced.”
Also, speaking on a sub -theme:”Current Trends inAssisted Conception ” Dr. Elimian Hilary, a Consultant Plastic Surgeon with the Edo State Specialist Hospital,Benin City
said that Medical Practitioners are not suppose to post and advertise pictures or photos of their patients on the Social Media.While harping on the need for proper healthcare delivery in the state.
According to him :”if you post your work in the social media, you just violate the contract you had with the patient, because if that picture gets to the friends of that patient, it would be very sad and embarrassing. It is ethically wrong to advertise patients in the hospital.
” For self advertisements, a lot of social media works, conservation’s and chats that are posted in social media by doctors in limelight are not right, which is against the ethics of medical profession in Nigeria.
” So we have to be very careful on how we are carrying out our medical practice. Why do we not advertise in Nigeria? The reason is that there are going to be a lot of issues. If you advertise the doctor that is treating the patient, what about the person that will be seeing the patient. And such doctors don’t even have the skills and knowledge to do the work. He/she may end up by using people lives for surgery.
” A doctor who is not competent in modern technological gadgets in doing surgery may end up in using the life of the patient as a risk which may lead to bad surgeries, and what will happen? Deaths, more complications and complains from patients, that is why it is regulated. Any post that give a special ability to a doctor, it makes you feel that you are better than your colleagues. That is why in medicine they don’t rate people.” he said.
