 Namaskar. I am Dr. Shiprakumar and I am working as consultant, gynecologist and obstetation at Manipal Hospital, Kharadi, Pune. January month is celebrated as cervical cancer awareness month and I am going to talk about cervical cancer as well as cervical infections today. So first of all what is cervix? So cervix is the mouth of the uterus and it is the one which opens up and during delivery of the baby and it is most prone to infections. So the infections which are commonly cervix is exposed to is bacterial, fungal as well as some protozoal infections. So what are the symptoms of these infections? The symptoms include lot of vaginal discharge, there could be bleeding, off and on and lower abdominal pain. And how do you identify? You usually visit your gynecologist, she will tell you and what exactly is the infection and the treatment would include local antibiotics or even oral antibiotics. Now the other thing which is very common in cervical cervix is the cervical cancer. So what is the cervical cancer and how is it acquired? So cervical cancer has been seen to be acquired by an infection called the human papilloma virus infection. This infection is very common and will occur to almost every woman but it's the immunity which will clear off this infection. So how can we prevent cervical cancer? So there are two main things which can prevent cervical cancer. The first one being the cervical cancer vaccine. The ideal age for cervical cancer vaccine is nine to 14 years. After 14 years of age you need only two vaccines to be given but after 14 years of age you need three doses of the same vaccine. There are a number of vaccines available which may be the names which would be the Gardasil vaccine, the Cervarix vaccine and our very own Indian brand that is the CervarVac. And again this vaccine ideal age is nine to 14 years but you can give it up to 26 years safely. After that you need to discuss with your gynecologist whether you want to take the vaccine or not. The second most effective preventive thing which you can do to prevent cervical cancer is getting a pap smear done every year or every three years if you are doing a liquid based cytology. And you can also get an HPV testing done. This HPV testing can be repeated every five years and it has said that cervical cancer screening which includes this pap smear or the liquid based cytology or the HPV is the most effective preventive method for cervical cancer. So I will urge you all to undergo cervical cancer testing screening and immunize your daughters at the right age against cervical cancer. Thank you so much.