All Entries in the "Medical disorders in women" Category

The Signs of Calcified Uterine Fibroids

What are calcified uterine fibroids? In simple words, uterine fibroids that have buildup of minerals surrounding them are known as calcified uterine fibroids. In this article, we have discussed about the symptoms of calcified fibroids. The signs of calcified uterine fibroids are generally a lot quieter compared to that of the usual ones. At times these fibroids get detected only during the routine radiological tests; during these tests the calcified fibroids can be viewed clearly due to their calcium content. Similar to the ordinary fibroids, the symptoms of calcified fibroids also vary depending upon their size and position. The condition is marked by formation of rock hard, palpable abdominal masses occurring due to the calcification of the fibroids. The most evident difference between ordinary  [...]

Can You Be Pregnant and Still Have a Period?

It appears that at some or the other time many women have heeded to questions like ‘can you be pregnant and still have a period’ or ‘I was bleeding all through my pregnancy & was unaware that I had conceived since it was my menses’. This is a completely false impression. Females frequently are confusing any bleeding from the vagina to be their menses since this is what they are accustomed to happening. The truth is that what you experienced isn’t a period but vaginal blood loss – a prevalent incidence & widely misunderstood. Having your menses whilst pregnant isn’t possible since these duo aspects could not take place at the analogous instant. In case a woman was pregnant & experiences menstruation, inexorably she would experience pregnancy loss or be miscarrying.  [...]

Hair Falling Out – 9 Causes & Treatments

Is your hair falling out excessively? Inexplicable hair loss can be worrisome & daunting for anyone. However, such people need not lose hope as there is often a means of fixing it. On an avg. people shed 50-100 strands of hair daily which is basically hair in its cycle of growth and replacement. However, hair falling out might be an indication of a rather grave medical disorder which necessitates examination by dermatologists & possibly treatments. Here are 9 reasons for hair loss & ways of dealing with them. Telogen Effluvium It is an occurrence often noted post-pregnancy, major surgical procedure, dramatic weight reduction or when one is acutely stressed out, wherein excess hair shedding occurs daily, generally when one shampoos, styles or brushes hair. It could even be the side-effect  [...]

Mood Swings in women: Cause and Criteria

A mood swing is a common issue for children and it has said and believed that it is quite normal. Actually if a child has a nature of being serious it can observe as abnormal activity. In the same way, if the condition of mood swing occurs in an adult, it can also be taken as a serious health issue. Mood swing has been recognized as a mental condition where a person goes trough a number of changes in the emotions and expressions of mind. The changes in the moods will include irritation, anger, frustration and happiness in different times and within a gap of very short period. This condition can also be recognized as a mental disorder or mental trauma, which generally affects the men and women both. However, the condition of a mood swing can be more complicated if it is related to women. Mood  [...]

Coronary Heart Disease in Women

If you think that men are the only leaders in heart diseases and infections, you are completely wrong. In the current status of heart diseases around the world, Coronary heart disease in women is more. Many of the researches have found that the occurrence of heart diseases are increasing in the countries like the US, American regions, China, Japan, Australia  and has killed a number of women especially those who are older. The 20th Century found more number of Coronary Heart Disease or CHD. The 21st Century has added more number of cancers and other sort of illness related to women heart.  Here we will try to focus some of the causes and precautions for CHD and heart attacks. Causes of CHD diseases:- There are many factors that can contribute in the numerous risk factors   of Coronary heart  [...]

Aging women issues: Part 2

After we kept an eye on those various issues that harass the body and mind of a woman after a certain age, let us have a look on the strategies that can give a solution and prevent the health harassments, which are similar to death. The women in an age of more than sixty should always get a profound care and treatment rather than negligence from any one. The age factor in the old women has been a matter of several researches since last two decades. The rates of death and mobility gets the affects of those strategies that a woman adopts in her whole life, says a resource. The women who maintain a healthy exercise and positive physical activities get a good result; however, the number of these kinds of women is less. The students, children and even the socio-political groups should take significant  [...]

Aging women issues: Part 1

Apart form those wrinkles that are the sign of age and health, the other age factor always affects a human being. It has actually a vast area of influences in a large number of women. Aging women issues starts from the looks and weight and ends, may be in some sort of heart diseases or diabetes or bone weakness and others. In woman, the age sixty or sixty-five is a warning sign. This age brings many clinical health conditions and gives the signs of death. A recent study says that a number of woman globally die because of cancer, chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases or COPD , diabetes, kidney infections, influenza , pneumonia, accidental  injuries and moreover Alzheimer’s disease. There are also a large number of suicide cases among the women. Aging women issues include cancer which has  [...]

Woman Health: A Perception

The conditions of a woman health always relate to the baby she gives birth, thus, it is a need of the hour that a woman should manage a stress-free mind and all the required fitness. The appearance of women is extremely vital and has its own status in the society. Since birth, they have to maintain many relation and health changes. Thus, the physical condition of a woman should get profound care and nourishment. News and views related to woman health has always become a centre of attraction. The Institutions like National Institute of Child Care including the Office of Research on Women's Health have joined hands to keep an eye to all the changing developments and conditions related Women Health. Some of the circumstances that usually bother a woman’s body are as follows:- Menstruation: The  [...]

Treating Fibroids in Uterus with Birth Control Pills

Birth control pills (oral contraceptive pills) regulate amounts of progesterone-estrogen in the body. Progestin is the artificial version of the progesterone present in the system. Although progestin, estrogen don a part in development of fibroids in uterus, yet oral contraceptives have not impact on the fibroid size and merely help in improving heavy period that could be causal to fibroids in uterus. Oral contraceptives function by: Preventing the release of the monthly egg from the ovaries (ovulation) which thwarts pregnancy. Minimizing development of endometrium (lining of uterus) which helps in reducing or stopping dysfunctional uterine bleeding (thickened development of endometrium that causes heavy period). It could halt menses in case used for protracted span of time. This outcome could  [...]

Sjögren’s Syndrome

Sjögren's Syndrome is an illness wherein the immune system launches assault on the body’s moisture-creating glands leading to scarring and damage to the tear and salivary glands and might be the reason for unusual extent of dryness felt in the ocular and oral regions. Sjögren's Syndrome prevalently impinges upon women’s health in those above forty years in age. Signs and Symptoms of Sjögren's Syndrome: The commonly observed signs of Sjögren's Syndrome are intense dryness felt in the eyes and mouth which endures for no less than three months and are not because of the intake of any medications. One might sense scratchy and burning sensation in the eyes and the mouth feeling as if gagged with cotton. The dryness in the eyes and mouth also known as sicca syndrome could lead to the following:  [...]