Pregnancy can be an exciting and smooth journey for women; however, complications may arise and can affect their health, the fetus’s health, or both at the same time. Dr. Gihad Chalouhi, MD, PhD, Maternal Fetal Medicine – Specialized in Screening and diagnostic fetal ultrasound imaging at Mount Lebanon Hospital (MLH), stresses on the importance of
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What is Cervical Cancer? Cervical Cancer is the third most common Gynecologic Cancer after Endometrial and Ovarian Cancers. It affects 1 in 60 woman and is responsible for 266 thousand death worldwide every year. There are three ways to prevent Cervical Cancer: Primary prevention: HPV vaccination Secondary prevention: Pap test screening, starting age 21 HPV
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For more information, send us a message on Whatsapp NIPT stands for Non-Invasive Prenatal Test, which is a regular blood test for the mother, holding no risks on the mother and her baby. Although pregnancy is a happy time during which future parents prepare for their newborn’s birth, it remains crucial to run some screening
Read more Mount Lebanon Hospital invests in rare fetal surgery Beirut, Nov. 14, 2017. Press Release – For immediate release The department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Mount Lebanon Hospital is proud to announce the success of the first “Fetoscopy for plug insertion in congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia” in Lebanon. Dr. Gihad CHALOUHI, fetal surgeon at Mount
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Mrs. Maya Gharios: Breastfeeding: truths revealed! Are you a soon to be mother? Do you have unanswered questions about the phase following pregnancy? Mrs. Maya Gharios, a Clinical Dietitian at Mount Lebanon Hospital, will tell you everything you need to know about the benefits of breast-feeding, including weight loss! Does breast-feeding aid in weight
Read moreToday, fetal therapy is recognized as one of the most innovative and promising fields in prenatal medicine. Fetal surgery is becoming increasingly successful for a growing number of babies with birth defects. What is maternal and fetal medicine? Maternal and Fetal Medicine (MFM) is the part of obstetric medicine that manages pathologies of
Read moreLebanon is competing with the most developed countries in cancer treatment Cancer is one of the most important causes of fatalities in the world, due to its vicious nature and its resistive cells that are capable of invading surrounding tissue and destroying it. However, with recent medical breakthroughs cancer treatments which include chemotherapy, immunotherapy,
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