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Menstrual Sex – Some Frequently Asked Questions

Menstrual sex or having sexual intercourse during sex is shrouded in a lot of fiction as against fact and this is colored largely by people’s perceptions about hygiene, the societal norms that they hold important and even religious beliefs may dictate the actions of many. Some of the frequently asked questions [...]

Risk Factors Associated With PMS

There is a significant proportion of women (some estimates put it as high as 8%) who suffer from premenstrual syndrome symptoms and need some sort of treatment or medical help for their symptoms.
There are certain factors that increase a woman’s risk of having PMS and they are:

Age is a prime factor for [...]

What Is Staging Or The Stages Of Breast Cancer?

The stages of breast cancer are determined by the size of the tumor, whether the cancer affects the lymph nodes or not, whether the cancer is invasive or non invasive and whether it has spread to areas other than the breast.
It is important to understand the stages of breast [...]

Side Effects After A Hysterectomy

Hysterectomy is also sometimes referred to as surgical menopause and women who are advised and are considering a hysterectomy often hesitate to take the decision as regards this very major surgery made hesitant by the thought of the side effects after a hysterectomy.
The way that any particular woman responds to a hysterectomy [...]

Causes Of Chlamydia, The Most Common STD

Chlamydia is a commonly occurring sexually transmitted disease (STD) which has much the same manifestations in terms of symptoms, as gonorrhea, which is another most common STD.
According to some estimates, as many as million individuals in the US alone are infected with Chlamydia, making this one of the most widespread and [...]

Why Do Women Live Longer Than Men?

It’s true, women live longer than men! Up to 10 years longer than men, according to some estimates! 85% of those that live up to and beyond 100 years are women as well.
Researchers have found several reasons why women live, on an average 5 years longer than their male counterparts:

Women’s hearts are [...]

Endometriosis Treatment – What Are The Options?

The endometrium is the inner membrane or lining of the uterus and endometriosis occurs when cells similar to endometrial cells appear and grow in areas outside the uterus.
And as female hormones affect the endometrial membrane, so they also affect these cells growing outside of the uterus with [...]

Female Genital Warts Indicate Presence Of HPV

Female genital warts are a very common sexually transmitted infection caused by the Human Papilloma (HP) virus.
Not only are female genital warts unsightly, in fact fairly disgusting to look at, they have the potential to cause several problems and complications such as certain cancers such as those of the vulva or vagina [...]