Women Health

Well, is it that time of the month again? That time in a woman’s life when the hormones are playing war games with her. Women all around the world talk about their period giving those clever, silly or even totally unrelated names, perhaps because the name ‘Period’ itself sounds gross if talked about publicly. From [...]

Endometriosis is a common gynecological problem, where the endometrial lining of the uterus is found to be growing at locations other than within the uterus, causing various symptoms. Among the routinely noted symptoms, pain with endometriosis is the most common. The chronically occurring pain with endometriosis can be severe enough to disrupt normal activities and [...]

Before ploughing right on with discussing options and treatment for menopause, let us pause to take note of the fact that menopause is a perfectly natural stage; that each woman reaches in her life. While it is a process that troubles some women far more than others, it is important not to view it as [...]

An estimated 5 to 10% of women may have the condition called endometriosis which is characterized by the cells of the endometrium (the cells that line the inside of the uterus) growing outside of the uterus. Pelvic pain (that can extend to the legs), infertility and symptoms such as fatigue, very heavy menstrual bleeding, gastrointestinal [...]

A hysterectomy refers to the surgical removal of the reproductive organs of a woman, either in part or completely – a radical hysterectomy removes the ovaries, fallopian tubes, the entire uterus, cervix, upper vagina and lymph nodes, a complete hysterectomy removes the entire uterus and cervix, whereas a subtotal hysterectomy removes only the uterus, leaving [...]

The benefits of breastfeeding are obvious and many when it comes to the baby – the milk is ideal in terms of consistency, nutrition, temperature; it is easy to digest, and helps the baby build up immunity and even helps to enhance the baby’s intelligence. So clearly there are multiple benefits to the baby; however [...]

Complete abstinence is supposed to be the other foolproof method of birth control. However numerous birth control options are available – hormonal contraception includes the monthly pill and the morning after pill, as well as injectible hormones and intrauterine devices which offer sustained release of certain hormones to prevent pregnancy. In addition there are other [...]

Heart disease is often thought of as something of a silent killer of women, since women often don’t experience the same symptoms of heart disease as men do. In other words, since women often exhibit ‘atypical symptoms’, the symptoms and consequently the heart disease is often not diagnosed correctly. Women’s angina symptoms are similar in [...]

Women often have mixed feelings about their work after the arrival of a baby – on the one hand there is the fact that they enjoy their work and look forward to restarting it; on the other is the regret that they may not be able to breastfeed their baby for as long as they [...]

For a long time now, we were being told that apple shaped women (those who carry extra fat deposits about the middle) are more at risk of heart disease than those of us who are pear shaped (carry extra fat on the bottom and thighs). A new study being published in the Lancet journal seeks [...]