Archive for the ‘Women's Health’ Category
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008 |
Adolescence is the time when girls face many changes as they not only become physically mature, but sexually, too. In order to maintain good health, they need to consult gynecologist, adolescent medicine physician and obstetrician. Teenagers who are sexually active need to get some test done like pelvic examination, Pap test and test for checking sexually transmitted diseases. This helps the early determination of conditions that can affect reproductive, gynecological and sexual health.
Schiller test is conducted where the iodine solution is used to cover the cervix. In colposcopy, colposcope is used to check the cervix and the vagina. Cancer is checked by biopsy. In this a small quantity of cervical tissue is removed and a pathologist checks the tissue for abnormal cells.
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008 |
No one knows exactly what causes migraine headaches, or even what happens in the body and brain when someone has one. One thing that is known, however, is that three times as many women as men have migraines. Many female migraineurs will also confess that their headaches are likely to coincide with the period just before their menstrual period.
A whopping sixty percent of women migraineurs have migraines during their period and during the rest of the month. Fourteen percent only have a migraine headache during their period. Look at the numbers; seventy-four percent of all women migraineurs associate their period with their headaches, and while medical science does not deny the connection, the reason for it is still unknown.
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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008 |
Menopause is a difficult time, both emotionally and physically. The symptoms can be tiring, frustrating and miserable, making it difficult for a woman to keep up with the active life she’s used to leading. Migraines, heart palpitations, difficulty sleeping, irritability, depression, weight gain, aches and pains and mood swings are among the common symptoms, but are by no means the only symptoms a woman may experience.
While hot flashes are not dangerous, they can be frightening when you first start to experience them. They come on unexpectedly, causing great discomfort that distracts you from whatever you’re trying to do (including sleep). Some women also experience cold flashes. It all has to do with the hypothalamus - the body’s thermostat - being unable to regulate your temperature in the face of fluctuating estrogen levels.
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