IHS - Individual Health Services
IHS stands for Individual Health Services. The catalog of IHS includes Preventive health services, sports and travel medicine and "comfort" - desired benefits. Some former IHS has now also included in the catalog of statutory health care (eg acupuncture and certain services of Environmental Medicine).
In gynecology:
- Ultrasound examination of the uterus and ovaries: early detection of cysts, tumors, fibroids and abnormal changes of the mucosa
- Ultrasound examination of the breasts: important for women with dense breast tissue, as radiation-free alternative to mammography in younger patients and as a complement of palpation and mammography in the context of cancer screening.
- Immunological stool test: detection rate is 86-90%; easy to use, no prior diet required.
- Thin-Prep Cytology: here clearly more precursors of malignant changes and cells of cervical cancer are detected as with the conventional PAP Smear.
- HPV DNA test: direct detection of cancer-causing HPV virus in the cervix
- Bladder-check test: early diagnosis of bladder cancer possible
- Vaccination for the prevention of frequent vaginal or bladder infections
In obstetrics:
- Nuchal translucency measurement: individual risk assessment for Down syndrome (12th-14th week of pregnancy.)
- NIPT- non invasive prenatal testing- chromosomes deviations of the child are detected from maternal blood
- Toxoplasmosis Test: Verification of the immune status - a first infection during pregnancy can lead to damage of the child's brain
- Strep test (36 weeks): In order to exclude a risk of infection during birth
- Additional ultrasound examinations during pregnancy are possible at any time.
