What items need to be checked on the Women’s Health Certificate?

When applying for a normal health certificate, the examination items for women are very similar to those for men. The core is to check for infectious diseases. There are only a few special examinations for women's physiological characteristics. The general items generally include basic medical and surgical examinations, liver function blood tests, fecal pathogenic bacteria screening, and chest X-rays. Most of the additional examinations for women are screening for gynecological secretions and screening for sexually transmitted diseases such as syphilis and gonorrhea. A few people who are engaged in childcare and direct contact with imported food will also be tested for hepatitis A and E antibodies.

Last month, I went to apply for a health certificate with my sister who runs a community bakery. Before leaving, she asked whether she should fast and avoid her menstrual period. Only when she arrived did she realize that as long as it was not three days before and after her menstrual period, it would be fine, and she only needed to fast for more than four hours. I thought I would need TCT and HPV screening during the usual gynecological examination, but the doctor at the window laughed and said, "That is for your own physical examination. Our health certificate only checks for diseases that may be transmitted to other people. Your ordinary gynecological inflammation will not affect the certificate at all."

However, there has actually been a lot of discussion about the examination items for women’s health certificates in the past two years. Many people feel that if you are engaged in positions such as delivery riders and supermarket tallies that do not come into contact with imported food or the elderly and children, there is no need to undergo gynecological examinations. It is a waste of time and can easily expose privacy. Many people on the disease control and approval side feel that, As long as the position provides services to the public, it is necessary to screen for all infectious diseases as much as possible. In essence, it is responsible for ordinary consumers. The standards implemented by various places are actually different now. A friend of mine who works in an administrative position in Hangzhou did not check the gynecological items when he applied for a health certificate. My cousin who works as a catering waiter in my hometown did a full set of gynecological screenings.

Oh, by the way, if you happen to be preparing for pregnancy or already pregnant when you apply for a health certificate, you can just tell the doctor directly. You can apply for a postponement or replacement of the chest X-ray project, and you will not be stuck in applying for the certificate. If you have hepatitis B, don’t panic. As long as your liver function is normal, the policy has already allowed you to apply for a health certificate, and it will not be because of this card process.