Menstrual cramps, which are also called “dysmenorrhea”, are basically the pains that are felt in the pelvic and abdominal areas due to the menstrual period cycle. The pain in every woman varies from mild to profound with some severe cramps.
So if you are one of those who wish to know some home remedies for Mc [...]
What is emergency contraception?
Emergency contraception, or emergency birth control, is used to help keep a woman from getting pregnant after she has had sex without using birth control or if the birth control method failed. If you are already pregnant, emergency contraception will not work.
Use emergency contraception if:
•You didn’t use birth control.
•You were forced to [...]
Definition
Selective abortion, also known as selective reduction, refers to choosing to abort a fetus, typically in a multi-fetal pregnancy, to decrease the health risks to the mother in carrying and giving birth to more than one or two babies, and also to decrease the risk of complications to the remaining fetus (es). The term selective [...]
Definition
Therapeutic abortion is the intentional termination of a pregnancy before the fetus can live independently. Abortion has been a legal procedure in theUnited States since 1973.
Purpose
An abortion may be performed whenever there is some compelling reason to end a pregnancy. Women have abortions because continuing the pregnancy would cause them hardship, endanger their life or [...]
The Events Leading to Approval For Breast Cancer Prevention
In 1998, a clinical trial was abruptly stopped and a flurry of press releases from its principals ensued. Its claims of 50% reduction in breast cancer rates of healthy women who took Tamoxifen for prevention, swept the airwaves and ethernet. Only very limited data that the authors [...]
What Can A Pap Find After A Hysterectomy?
The overwhelming reason Paps are done is to detect cervical cancer. Since post-hysterectomy women don’t have a cervix, this reason is gone. They can incidentally detect signs of infection — both vaginal and sexually transmitted. But, most women are past the age range where these are major risks [...]
Bacterial Vaginosis is benign infection of the vagina. It goes by the names non-specific vaginitis, Gardnerella vaginitis, or simply Gardnerella. It is also referred to by its acronym of B.V.. Gardnerella is the most common bacteria involved. But it can be caused by a large variety of organisms. These are mostly categorized as anerobic bacteria. [...]
Charles Coddington III, MD – Mayo Clinic Medical Edge
DEAR MAYO CLINIC:
I’m trying to get pregnant and my doctor suggests Clomid.
Are fertility drugs harmful (physically or intellectually) to the baby?
ANSWER:
No. You will not be putting your baby’s health at risk if you choose to take clomiphene (Clomid).
Clomiphene has been used for [...]