2023-04-18 01:00:01
- Dr. Isabel Salas is one of the most important digital leaders in Mexico, accumulating millions of followers on her social networks.
- A resident and upcoming Mexican gynecologist shared a story about how she was diagnosed with two uteruses.
- In women with this rare birth defect, the risk of miscarriage or preterm birth is increased.
All health professionals have unique anecdotes and experiences with their patients. Sometimes they treat a rare or very low-incidence disease. At the same time, there are also cases where doctors are the protagonists of the stories. Within this second category is a Mexican gynecologist who made a discovery on her own body by accident.
In this case, we are referring to Dr. Isabel Salas, although strictly speaking she is not yet a specialist. Right now she is R4 of Gynecology and Obstetrics and is months away from concluding the residency.
For her part, in addition to her facet as a health professional, she also works as an entrepreneur and creator of digital content. By adding her Instagram, TikTok and YouTube accounts, she gathers millions of followers.
While within her facet as an entrepreneur, she is the founder of Daisies, an innovative mobile health application exclusively for women. It works through a payment that can be monthly or yearly and by doing so you are entitled to a certain number of medical video consultations. The offer ranges from skincare and nutrition to psychology and gynecology.
At the same time, she is also the founder of the company Is A Scrub. Her mission is to provide a reliable surgical pajamas sales service based on efficiency and professionalism. To adapt to current times, it does not have a physical store but everything works through the internet.
Real history that happened to the Mexican gynecologist
Back to vocational training Dr. Salas, is currently in a rural town in Sonora to complete four months of social service in his specialty. During his stay, he took the opportunity to ask the gynecologist at the hospital where he is located to do a check-up and at that moment the Mexican influencer got an unexpected surprise.
As part of the resident’s history, in the past a tumor in the right ovary. It also has a cyst on the left ovary. He also mentions that he has SAYS Mirena but at no time had a detection like the one he now received been made.
Through a video, he mentions that he went for a transvaginal ultrasound and at that moment he received a major surprise because he discovered that he has two uteruses. Regarding this point, he makes it clear that this situation is not deadly, although it can cause some discomfort.
What are the risks of having 2 uteruses?
In this vein, he mentions that women with this rare congenital anomaly may have complications if they wish to procreate. The biggest problem is that it increases the risk of having a miscarriage or preterm labor.
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