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What Causes Missed Periods?

Featured, Menstruation

It is true that most women do not like the monthly periods, which are often accompanied by PMS; nevertheless, a missed period or amenorrhea is not something anyone wants. In general, there could be no serious cause for a missed period, though in some ...Read More

Vaginal Bleeding After Sex: Causes and Precautions

Featured, Sexual and Reproductive Health

Vaginal bleeding after sex, medically referred to as post-coital bleeding is not a normal occurrence. Bleeding usually takes place when the woman has sex for the first time because the hymen gets stretched and broken, causing fresh bright red blood to ooze out of ...Read More

Signs and Symptoms of Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Women

Featured, Sexual and Reproductive Health

STDs or sexually transmitted diseases, as the name itself explains are those infections that are transferred among people through sexual contact. Most of these diseases have been around since B.C., but it is turning deadlier now due to the new condition of the acquired ...Read More

Breast Cancer Treatment – Options at a Glance

Breast Health and Beautification, Featured

Breast cancer is a dreaded condition that occurs when there is uncontrolled growth in mutated cells in the breast tissue due to failure in reproduction of cells. The replaced cells do not die off, but keep themselves dividing uncontrollably to form a malignant cancer ...Read More

How Does Abortion Work?

Abortion, Miscarriage and Birth Control, Featured

Due to unfortunate circumstances, the joy of receiving the news of being pregnant may not be a part of the life of some women, who may decide not to go ahead with the pregnancy. In such cases, doctors assist them in termination of pregnancy ...Read More

How to Deal with Menstrual Headaches?

Featured, Menstruation

Menstrual headaches are associated with the commencement of the monthly menstrual periods. Research shows that the female sex hormones, estrogen and progesterone, which are responsible for regulation of menstrual cycle and pregnancy, also affect some chemicals in the brain that may trigger headaches. Menstrual ...Read More

How to Stop Period – Methods and Side Effects

Featured, Menstruation

Periods are those messy times a woman has to deal with every month since its commencement at menarche. Women, at times prefer to get their periods delayed for a certain time, because initiation of periods during an important occasion could be quite inconvenient. Few ...Read More

Hysterectomy – The Last Option

Diseases, Tests and Treatments, Featured

Uterus is a female reproductive organ in which the ovum develops into fetus after fertilization. Hysterectomy is a medical procedure through which the uterus is removed through surgery. In Greek, the word Hystera means ‘uterus’ and Ektome means ‘removal’ or ‘excision’. Hence, the word itself ...Read More

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