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How To Alleviate Menstrual Cramps?
Menstruation brings many unpleasant things with it. Some of these things are also menstrual cramps and pains. How to get rid of them?
What are menstrual cramps? The technical term for painful cramps which occur in the lower part of the stomach during menstruation is dysmenorrhea. Menstrual cramps usually last two to three days and are different in terms of the strength of pain – from mildly annoying pains to strong ones which hinder everyday activities. Women who got their period relatively early (say at 11), women with a period that lasts five days or more, women who are overweight and women who have not...How To Alleviate Menstrual Cramps?
Be Careful When Choosing a Sexual Partner
What are the characteristic to which you have to pay attention in choosing a sexual partner if you want to stay healthy?
“It’s all about the risk of a sexual partner and sometimes we forget that.” University of Florida and University of Pittsburgh researchers have discovered that the character and behavior of a potential sexual partner can help you predict a risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Dr. Stephanie A. S. Staras, a UF assistant professor of Epidemiology and Health Policy Research in the UF College of Medicine, said: “The theory is simple: You need to have sex...Be Careful When Choosing a Sexual Partner
How Can You Tell If You Have an Ectopic Pregnancy?
An ectopic pregnancy can be very dangerous. A pregnant woman can even bleed to death in several hours.
What is an ectopic pregnancy? As the term implies – an ectopic pregnancy means a pregnancy that develops outside the womb. It occurs if a fertilised egg is not implanted normally in the womb, but it starts developing elsewhere, in the lower part of your abdomen. The embryo of such a conception is abnormal and cannot develop into the fetus. The egg is most often implanted in the fallopian tubes, and it can also often stop in the ovaries or is implanted in the bowel. You can...How Can You Tell If You Have an Ectopic Pregnancy?
Protection Against HIV for Non-Circumcised Men
The scientists discovered how to improve HIV protection for non-circumcised men.
Did you know that it is harder for circumcised men to contract HIV than non-circumcised men? A simple solution that naturally strengthens the immune system against HIV infection has been found for men who are not circumcised. Non-circumcised men are less protected from HIV Circumcision reduces the risk of HIV infection to 60%, particularly due to removal of Langerhan’s cells that are located in the foreskin and represent the main point of entry to the body for the...Protection Against HIV for Non-Circumcised Men
Do's and Don'ts During Pregnancy
Here we provide answers to 5 questions over which pregnant women are often puzzled. Read about the do's and don'ts during pregnancy.
Do's and don'ts during pregnancy: Car travel Physicians advise that you always wear a seatbelt, namely, loosely above your thighs and more firmly across the chest. The same applies to the time when you are nine months pregnant, although then it is recommended that you stay at home because you never know when the baby will start kicking and when the labor might start. Do's and don'ts during pregnancy: Air travel If traveling by plane, it is very important that the plane...Do's and Don'ts During Pregnancy
Would You Recognise the First Signs of Pregnancy?
A woman’s body starts to show the signs that she is expecting a baby very soon. How to recognize the first signs of pregnancy?
A missed period Although a missed period is not always necessarily associated with pregnancy, pregnancy is always associated with a missed period. Many women can mistake bleeding when the fertilised egg implants for a weak period, while some women know that they are pregnant even before they have missed their period. Morning sickness Although it is called morning sickness, it may occur at any time during the day. Morning sickness is one of the very first signs of...Would You Recognise the First Signs of Pregnancy?
Genital Prolapse: When the Vagina Collapses
Genital prolapse is an unpleasant change that usually occurs to women after childbirth, menopause or surgical removal of the uterus.
What is genital or pelvic organ prolapse? Muscles, connective tissue, the skin in nerves and the area around vagina form a complex network that holds organs, tissue and structures in place. This network also includes vaginal walls. If any body part becomes weak, it can cause genital prolapse or the collapse of the vagina. In that case, body parts such as the uterus, bladder, urethra, small intestine, rectum or vagina in fact slip out of place because there’s no longer any...Genital Prolapse: When the Vagina Collapses
