Dr. Brianne Lewis Obstetrics and Gynecology

07/12/2024

06/27/2024

Common complaints of pregnancy 🤰😟

During pregnancy, your body experiences many changes. We hope this helps to understand what is normal and as always- check with your health care provider when you have any concerns!

🦵 Back, pelvic, and hip pain

💨 Bloating and gas

🧕 Breast changes and tenderness

💩 Constipation

😴 Fatigue

🫀 Heartburn

🚽 Increased urination

🥱 Insomnia (difficulty sleeping)

🦵 Leg cramps

🤢 Nausea and vomiting

🧴 Skin changes

🐡 Swelling

🌼 Vaginal discharge changes

🔹 Varicose veins

06/21/2024

HPV Vaccination 💉💪✨

Vaccination is up to 90% effective at preventing the HPV types responsible for most ge***al warts and HPV-related cancers.

The latest 9-valent vaccine protects against the nine HPV types that are known to cause approximately 90% of cervical cancers, 90% of cervical pre-cancers, 75% of HPV-related vulvar, vaginal and a**l cancers and pre-cancers, and over 90% of ge***al warts.

In Canada, HPV vaccination is approved for:
Women + Men aged 9-45.

Where can you get the HPV Vaccine? 🏥
☝️The HPV vaccine is publicly available through Public Health Nursing for adults with risk factors for HPV (you can call and speak to a nurse to find out if you would meet the qualifications to receive the funded vaccine)
✌️If you would like to purchase the vaccine, you can do so
through your Pharmacist

Find out if the vaccine is recommended for you by completing this self assessment tool:

This assessment screening tool does not have the ability to store or transmit any personal information. Your responses and recommended vaccines cannot be saved by this application and will no longer exist once you leave the web page. You may wish to Print or take a screen shot of these recommendatio...

06/21/2024

PEI is the first province to now offer HPV (human papillomavirus) testing, instead of the traditional pap test, to screen for cervical cancer. With this new standard of care comes questions, and we want to be able to help you as much as possible!!

Nearly 70% of cervical cancers are caused by two strains of HPV.

HPV testing can detect the virus before it causes significant cell changes. It can also detect high-risk strains of the virus, which are more likely to cause cancer.

Head to: https://www.hpvinfo.ca/what-is-hpv/ for more info!

HPV is highly contagious and can spread by skin-to-skin contact in the ge***al area (pe*******on is not required) or during ge***al, a**l or oral s*x. Both men and women can be infected with HPV. Approximately 75% of s*xually active Canadians will have at least one HPV infection in their lifetime, w...