So ɛsɛ sɛ w’ankasa wohwehwɛ wo nufu mu? (Breast Self-Exam) Momma yɛnhwehwɛ nea eyi yɛ ankasa.

Mpɛn pii no, yɛn mmea no te ehu nka kakra bere a wɔte nsakrae bi nka wɔ wɔn nufu mu, te sɛ akisikuru ketewaa bi. Ɛyɛ ade a ɛyɛ daa yiye. Enti eyi nti, nnipa binom susuw sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wɔn ankasa hwɛ wɔn nufu bere nyinaa. Nanso so nea wɔfrɛ no nufu mu nhwehwɛmu, anaa ‘ nufu mu ankasa nhwehwɛmu ’ yi ho hia ankasa? So ebetumi ahu kokoram ntɛm? Momma yɛnka eyi ho asɛm nkɔ akyiri kakra.

Dɛn ne Nufu mu Ho Nhwehwɛmu?

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, eyi yɛ ɔkwan a wobɛfa so ahu nea ɛfata ma wo nufu. Ɛne sɛ, wubetumi ahu sɛnea wo nufu taa te ne sɛnea ɛte. Afei, sɛ wuhu biribi a ɛyɛ soronko—te sɛ akisikuru, honam ani nsakrae, anaa nsu a efi nufu no mu—a, wubetumi ayɛ aso ntɛm ara na woakɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn.

Nanso biribi a ɛho hia sɛ yɛte ase ni. Ɛnyɛ nea nnuruyɛfo kamfo kyerɛ sɛ obi ankasa nhwehwɛ mu sɛ ɔkwan titiriw a wɔfa so hu nufu mu kokoram. Nhwehwɛmu ahorow ada no adi sɛ adanse biara nni hɔ a ɛkyerɛ sɛ saa kwan yi ma nufu mu kokoram a wowuwu no so tew. Afei nso, ɛtɔ mmere bi a ebetumi ayɛ ade a ɛhaw adwene na ama wɔayɛ nipadua mu nkwaadɔm a ɛho nhia .

Nanso, sɛ asiane kɛse wom sɛ wubenya nufu mu kokoram (sɛ nhwɛso no, sɛ obi wɔ w’abusua mu a) a, saa kwan yi betumi aboa. Ebetumi nso aboa ma woakyerɛkyerɛ wo ho na ama w’adwene ayɛ komm ama wɔn a wonnii mfe 40 anaa boro 74, mfe a wɔtaa nkamfo kyerɛ sɛ wɔnyɛ wɔn nufu mu nhwehwɛmu afe biara no. Ɛyɛ papa sɛ wubebisa wo duruyɛfo sɛ ebia wo ho nhwehwɛmu yi fata wo anaa.

Enti henanom na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔyɛ sɔhwɛ yi?

Wɔ wɔn a wɔwɔ abusua abakɔsɛm a emu yɛ den a wɔanya nufu mu kokoram fam no, nnuruyɛfo betumi akamfo akyerɛ sɛ wɔnyɛ wɔn ho nhwehwɛmu ɔsram biara fi bere a wɔadi mfe 20. Wubetumi akɔ so ayɛ eyi wɔ nyinsɛn mu ne bere a woagyae brayɛ akyi mpo.

Obiara a ɔwɔ nufu mu ntini betumi anya nufu mu kokoram, nanso nhwehwɛmu ahorow a wɔayɛ wɔ nnipa a wɔkyerɛ sɛ wɔne wɔn bɔbeasu a wɔwoo no wɔ awo mu no kyerɛ sɛ mmea betumi anya bi sen mmarima mpɛn 100 .

Ɛsɛ sɛ nnipa a wodi so yi nso dwen asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ wobenya nufu mu kokoram no ho:

• Mmarima a wɔadan wɔn bɔbeasu: Gye sɛ wɔayɛ wo nufu a wɔatwa (subcutaneous mastectomy) anaasɛ wɔayɛ wo oprehyɛn wɔ soro, nnuruyɛfo kamfo kyerɛ sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ nufu mu nhwehwɛmu afe biara bere a woadi mfe 40. Saa bere yi de, wubetumi ayɛ wo ho nhwehwɛmu wɔ nufu mu de ahwɛ sɛ nsakrae bi aba anaa.
• Mmea a wɔadan wɔn bɔbeasu: Sɛ wofa hormone therapy (te sɛ estrogen anaa progestin) mfe 5 anaa nea ɛboro saa a, asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ wubenya nufu mu kokoram no yɛ kɛse. Enti ɛho hia sɛ wɔyɛ mammogram daa . Nufu a wɔde hyɛ wo mu no mma asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ wubenya kokoram no nkɔ soro, nanso ebetumi ama ayɛ den kɛse sɛ wobɛyɛ nufu mu nhwehwɛmu.
• Nnipa a wɔnyɛ abien: Sɛ wɔwoo wo sɛ wowɔ mmea awo nhyehyɛe na wontwaa wo nufu a, ɛsɛ sɛ wudi akwankyerɛ a wɔde hwehwɛ mmea mu no akyi. Sɛ wɔayi wo nufu mu ntini a, ebia wubehia ultrasound anaa MRI scan titiriw mmom sen sɛ wɔbɛyɛ mammogram.
• Mmarima: Sɛ obi a ɔwɔ w’abusua mu anya nufu mu kokoram a, bisa wo duruyɛfo sɛ ɛyɛ adwene pa sɛ wobɛyɛ wo ho nhwehwɛmu ɔsram biara anaa. Nufu mu kokoram taa ba mmarima a wɔadi fi mfe 60 kosi 70 so.

Nsakrae bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ wohwɛ yiye bere a worehwɛ no?

Sɛ wo bra daa , bere a eye sen biara a wode bɛyɛ eyi ne nna kakraa bi wɔ wo nna a ɛba awiei akyi. Eyi ne bere a wo nufu nhohoro, ɛnyɛ kurukuruwa, anaasɛ ɛnyɛ yaw kɛse no. Sɛ wo nnya bra a, paw da koro no ara ɔsram biara na wobɛyɛ eyi. Sɛ nhwɛso no, ɔsram biara da a edi kan. Eyi gye simma kakraa bi pɛ.

Hwɛ nsakrae a aba wɔ pon a ɛwɔ ase ha no so.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na wɔyɛ nufu mu nhwehwɛmu yi wɔ ɔkwan a ɛfata so?

Sɛ wusi gyinae sɛ wobɛyɛ sɔhwɛ yi a, di anammɔn yi akyi. Mpɛn pii no, akwan horow no yɛ pɛ ma obiara.

1. Gyina ahwehwɛ anim

Yi wo ho fi w’asen so kɔ soro na gyina ahwehwɛ kɛse bi anim wɔ dan bi a hann wom mu.

• Nea edi kan no, fa wo nsa hyɛ afã abien no nyinaa mu na hwɛ wo nufu. Sɛ wɔn kɛse anaa wɔn nsɛso nyɛ pɛ a, ɛyɛ ade a ɛfata. Eyi te saa wɔ nnipa dodow no ara fam. Wopɛ sɛ wohwehwɛ nsakrae foforo biara a ɛba wo kɛse, wo nsusuwii, anaa wo gyinabea mu, nsakrae a ɛba wo honam ani, nsensanee, nsensanee, akuru, anaa kɔla a ɛsakra.
• Afei, fa wo nsa to w’asen so denneennen na kyekye wo koko mu ntini mu den. Dan kɔ nkyɛnkyɛn na hwɛ wo nufu no akyi afã horow no yiye.
• Afei kotow kɔ w’anim, fa wo mmati ne wo nsateaa bra w’anim, na kyekye wo moma so ntini no mu den bio. Afei wo nufu bɛhwe ase. Hwɛ sɛ nsakrae bi aba wɔ ne nsusuwii mu anaa.
• Awiei koraa no, fa wo nsa to wo ti akyi na mia kɔ w’anim, dan kɔ nkyɛnkyɛn na hwɛ wo nufu no akyi ne mu. Ebia ebehia sɛ woma nufu no so kɔ soro na woahwɛ emu fã no.
• Hwɛ sɛ nsu fi nufu no mu, fa wo nsateaa kɛse ne wo nsateaa a wode kyerɛ ade no di dwuma.Fa ntini a atwa nufu no ho ahyia no na twe kɔ nufu no ho. Hwɛ sɛ ebia nsu bi a ɛretu fi mu ba anaa. Yɛ saa ara wɔ ɔfã foforo no nso.

2. Wɔ shower mu

Ɛnyɛ den sɛ wobɛyɛ eyi bere a wode samina ayɛ wo nsa hwerɛma no.

• Hwɛ sɛ akisikuru anaasɛ ayɛ den wɔ abasa no ase anaa. Sɛ wode wo nsa benkum to w’asen so a, fa wo nsa nifa te wo nsa benkum nka. Yɛ saa ara wɔ ɔfã foforo no nso.
• Hwɛ sɛ akisikuru wɔ kɔn dompe no atifi ne ase anaa.
• Afei fa wo nsa biako to wo ti akyi. Eyi bɛma nufu no mu ntini atrɛw. Fa nsa foforo no nsateaa ano (ma wo nsateaa no bom) mia wo nufu no so. Wɔ ɔkwan a ɛkɔ soro ne fam , kyerɛ sɛ, efi kɔla dompe so kosi bra no ase mu no, hwɛ kosi sɛ wobɛkata nufu no nyinaa so. Yɛ saa ara wɔ ɔfã foforo no nso.

3. Da a wɔda fam

• Da fam, na fa pillow ketewaa bi anaa mpopaho a wɔabobɔw hyɛ wo mmati nifa ase. Fa wo nsa nifa hyɛ wo ti ase. Afei fa wo nsa benkum nsateaa no bom na fa gu wo nufu nifa no atifi. Sɛ wode nipadua mu aduru bi gu so a, eyi bɛyɛ mmerɛw.
• Susuw wo nufu ho sɛ dɔn. Fi ase 12, fa petepete mu nketenkete kɔ 1. Kɔ so kosi sɛ wubewie kurukuruwa no nyinaa. Sɛ wowie kurukuruwa no a, fa kɔ mu bɛyɛ nsateakwaa biako kɔ nufu no ho na afei fa kurukuruwa foforo. Toa so kosi sɛ wobɛhwehwɛ nufu no nyinaa mu. Mma wo werɛ mmfi sɛ wobɛhwehwɛ nufu no akyi fã a ɛkɔ abasa no nso mu.
• Awiei koraa no, fa wo nsateaa to nufu no atifi tẽẽ na hwɛ baabi a ɛwɔ ase nso.

Sɛ wote nka sɛ biribi te sɛ akisikuru a, dɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ?

Nea edi kan koraa no, mma wo ho nnpopo. Ɛnyɛ wo nufu mu akisikuru anaa nsakrae biara na ɛyɛ kokoram. Nanso, sɛ wowɔ nsakrae foforo a edidi so yi mu biara a, hwɛ hu sɛ wobɛkɔ wo duruyɛfo nkyɛn ntɛm ara.