The most precious gift and greatest joy a woman can give is giving birth to a beautiful baby. Though a lot of women would say “I want to get pregnant” or “I am ready to be pregnant”, but the reality is, some women would get pregnant with no trouble whereas others would have a hard time and would need an enormous deal of optimism and patience. If a couple is trying to get pregnant for more than a year now and fails to do so, then the diagnosis of infertility is made. In USA alone, 7.3 million women of reproductive age (15 to 54 years old) experience difficulty in getting [...]
Womens health and Pregnancy
Iud side effects
by on 22. Feb, 2011 in Womens health and Pregnancy
Intra-Uterine Device (Iud) Side Effects When planning to use contraception, a woman is faced with multitude of options in selecting contraceptives. There are pills, injectables, doing the calendar method, and using intra-uterine device. Others may subject themselves to ligation which requires a surgery in order for that to happen. Amongst these, IUDs or intra-uterine device is one of the most effective contraception methods to be used. it is safe and effective and IUD side effects are manageable. IUD or the intrauterine device is inserted into the uterus in order to avoid fertilization of sperm and egg during coitus. There are 2 types which are the IUD with copper and IUD [...]
Mirena Side Effects
by on 18. Feb, 2011 in Womens health and Pregnancy
Family planning is essential in numerous ways. Having the desired number of children makes you focus on their needs and give them what they want. family planning can happen through using the appropriate method and this can include using IUD. Intra-uterine device or IUDs are effective contraceptive method and one of the most popular and trusted brand is Mirena. This is a levonorgestrel-releasing IUD wherein it is planted into the uterus. Mirena side effects when inserted are minor as compared to other contraceptive methods to be used. Mirena IUD when inserted can be as effective in 5 years. It has about 99% effectivity so women do not have to take [...]
Mucinex side effects
by on 16. Feb, 2011 in Womens health and Pregnancy
Mucinex side effects Since it winter time, problems like cough and clogged nose, bronchitis and breathing problems also happen. To have temporary relief of these conditions, Mucinex, an oral drug can be taken to soothe yourself, thinning and loosening the mucus in the airways. This is an over-the-counter drug so a person with chest congestion can take in Mucinex. For those who are always on the go and have problems taking other drugs, Mucinex side effects are lessened making this a drug of choice for many people. When taking this drug, it is important to note that this does not lessen or stop cough. Instead, it is an expectorant wherein [...]
Vaginal Herpes
by on 09. Dec, 2010 in Womens health and Pregnancy
Vaginal Herpes is a common sexually transmitted disease that affects women. It is caused by Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV), which enters the body through sexual contact with mucous covered linings of the mouth or the vagina or the genital skin. The virus enters through microscopic tears and linings and settles in the nerve roots near the spinal cord. There are two types of HSV, Type 1, which usually causes an infection in mouth and lips and are known as oral herpes. Type 2 generally causes genital sores and lesions in and around the anus. Previously, it was believed that both the types caused different problems on the body, but it [...]
Vaginal Infection and Diseases
by on 22. Apr, 2010 in Womens health and Pregnancy
Vaginal Infection Thrush and urinary tract infection that can affect women and there are other conditions that affect vagina. Vaginal infection can be defined as the infection of vagina due to certain one or more bacteria, protozoal organism, yeast and viruses. The appearance of symptoms in vagina is called the vaginal diseases. It is important that vaginal infections are also transmitted by sexual intercourse and now days contraceptive pills have emerged out as the important drug in preventing childbirth and replaced the old practice of protective accessories like condoms. These condoms like contraceptive devices not allowed the sperm movement in to uterus but also protected the women from so many [...]
Effects of Smoking While Pregnant
by on 20. Apr, 2010 in Womens health and Pregnancy
Smoking While Pregnant Smoking while pregnant is harmful and this truth is well known to everybody. But everyone does not fully understand about the important concerns of smoking. Every mother discloses herself and her unborn and growing baby of the uterine to vast health risks when she starts smoking. We may now try to outline and understand the main concerns about smoking while pregnant. Smoking and pregnancy are the two different words that when forms or unite it makes very serious effects on the mother and the growing baby of the uterine. It is again a well known fact that everybody knows that cigarette is containing thousands of harmful toxins [...]
Menopause
by on 23. Feb, 2009 in Womens health and Pregnancy
The term “menopause” is referred, as a complete stoppage of the menstrual cycle for more than one year. It is also known as the end of fertility period of a woman which occurs at substantial length of time before the death. In adult women, who have their uterus but are not conceiving or lactating, menopause can be identified with complete absence of menstruation for at least one year. Conversely, women those have undergone uterus removal, postmenopause is identified with the high level of follicle stimulating hormone in their blood. Onset of menopause Menopause usually occurs roughly in the middle age and presents the vanishing fertility period of the woman’s life. [...]
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