All Entries in the "Women's Health FAQs" Category

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 [...]

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 [...]

What Are Enlarged Ovaries? Why You Should Not Ignore Them?

An Enlarged Ovary or Ovaries can be caused by one of several problems such as cystic or solid mass,   polycystic ovarian syndrome, ovarian cancer, ovarian cyst, congenital problems, tubo-ovarian abscess, and metastatic malignancy.
So while the enlarged ovaries themselves may not be the problem, their underlying cause is what always requires attention.
Enlarged [...]

Can You Get Pregnant With PCOS? What Treatment Is Required?

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome or PCOS is the leading cause of infertility among women the world over and is the most common hormonal imbalances among women (affecting as many as 5% of women).
Polycystic ovaries are those that develop more follicles than normal every month, most of which enlarge and ripen but do not release [...]

Problems Associated With The Abortion Pill

The Abortion pill must firstly be distinguished from the morning after pill in that the abortion pill terminates a confirmed pregnancy, while the morning after pill is a form of contraception that aims to prevent a pregnancy.
The Abortion pill is also known as Medical abortion; wherein drugs are used as a method [...]

Is It Possible To Take The Abortion Pill While Breast Feeding?

If a woman becomes pregnant while breastfeeding a small infant, it is very likely that she would not like to carry a pregnancy to term and have another small infant to look after so may want that a pregnancy be terminated.
Then you would have a situation wherein you would typically be [...]

The Abortion Pill: How Effective It Is And How Will It Impact The Child When It Does Not Work?

The abortion pill has an over 95% success rate; medical abortion is generally considered very effective.
However the abortion pill is not without its share of possibility of complications and in the event it does not work, the pregnancy would have to be terminated by a surgical or aspiration abortion.
If the abortion [...]

The Abortion Pill: Which Is Safer, Oral Or Vaginal?

One of the complications arising from the abortion pill was noted to be a bacterial infection that resulted from the pill being administered vaginally.
Now it has been found that administering two abortion pills, both orally, the second one within 24 to 48 hours of the first one can drastically cut down [...]