October 2021 Vol. 9 No.10

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Gynecological Examination in the Era of the COVID-19 Pandemic

I Gde Satra Winta¹, Kadek Prapta Adhi Wibawa², Komang Alit Artha Wiguna², Jourdan Wirasugianto², Evita Laras Dewayanti²

¹Obstetric and Gynecology Department Medical Center Universitas Udayana/RSUP Sanglah Denpasar

²Bachelor of Medicine and Doctoral Profession Study Program, Medical Center Universitas Udayana

*Corresponding Author's E-mail: sastra@unud.ac.id

Received: 03 September 2021  I  Accepted: 04 October 2021  I  Published: 26 October 2021  I  Article ID: MRJMMS21080
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Abstract

In early December 2019, an outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by a novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), occurred in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, and was later declared as a global pandemic by World Health Organization. The signs and symptoms of Covid-19 are not specific and the focus in reducing the number of Covid-19 cases is to prevent the spread of the virus by implementing a health protocol to prevent the spread of Covid-19.The Covid-19 widespread has required healthcare systems to be creative and adaptable in response to an unprecedented crisis.In this paper, we aim to discuss how to adapt during the Covid-19 pandemic in maintaining women's reproductive health as well as the gynecological examinations needed to help diagnose diseases.

Keywords: Adaptation, Covid-19, Gynecological Examination