It is important that you seek the family doctor s advice about the necessity of searching for trouble in those glands. The doctor can start the investigation and refer you to a gynecologist, a dermatologist or an endocrinologist if tests indicate that a hormone imbalance exists. If all tests come back without any hint of trouble, you can rest assured that with so many new acne treatments, it is not much of a fuss to conquer it. I m sending you a copy of the acne report. Allow six weeks for delivery.
Pap tests detect cancer of the cervix, the necklike opening of the uterus into the vagina.
They can also pick up vaginal cancers. Would that there were a simple test for ovarian cancer detection. The problem with ovarian cancer is that it produces so few symptoms in its early stages, and there are no good screening tests for early detection. Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but he will incorporate them in his column whenever possible. Readers may write him at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, Fla. 32853-6475.