Women Health

It is well established that men benefit from taking aspirin daily as it cuts their heart attack risk. However, now we know from reports that it is very useful for women as well: The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends taking an aspirin a day: To prevent a stroke for the first time To prevent a [...]

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS), also called PMT or premenstrual tension, is defined as a set of physical, psychological, and emotional symptoms connected to a woman’s menstrual cycle, that appear a few days to a couple of weeks before a period. While 80% of women experience at least some symptoms, about 2 to 5 % of women [...]

There are many reasons to have a healthy low fat diet and a fat behind may well be the least of it! Now it would seem that there is yet another reason for women to eat fewer fats because a high fat diet is seen to increase the risk of suffering a stroke. The old [...]

The menopause transition years, when a woman’s body ability to produce reproductive hormones diminishes; the period short of actual menopause is known as Perimenopause. Usually Perimenopause symptoms start to appear when a woman reaches her early forties, however they can appear as early as age 35 among some women. It is not unusual for Perimenopause [...]

Trichomoniasis is a common sexually transmitted disease occurring in men as well as women, however the incidence of it is commoner among women. This is a disease that is spread through a parasitic infection of the urethra and vagina. The symptoms of Trichomoniasis can be difficult to spot since there may often be no visible [...]

An important issue is raised that is the root cause of eating disorders, which afflicts four times as many women as breast cancer. Among the many sensitive issues touched on were: Girls in their teens and preteens have body image issues It is unusual to find a girl who is unconcerned with looking like the [...]

The post here discusses about the difference between first time pregnant women and those who were doing it the second or third time. The writer makes some interesting points: The second time around you know that there is really very little about your pregnancy that you can control. The baby will come when it has [...]

Women who are diagnosed with bladder polyps may not automatically assume that there is anything serious matter with them or any cause for worry, though in cases it is possible that bladder polyps are of a cancerous nature and require removal by way of surgery. Bladder polyps are out-pouching or growths in the lining of [...]

The importance of a positive body image is almost self evident; it is something that offers feelings of higher self esteem, can help us have more fulfilling interpersonal relationships and can help us to lead happier lives in general. And now research is showing us that a positive self image is good even in helping [...]

A Pap Smear also known as a the Papanicolaou test, Pap test, cervical smear, or smear test, can detect cancerous and precancerous or malignant processes in the ectocervix. An abnormal pap smear can indicate if there is anything wrong or a malignancy present which could help detect and prevent cervical cancer. In this gynecological procedure, [...]