Aside from the fact that men can contract yeast infection from an infected woman during sexual intercourse, they could also get this disease from the prolonged use of antibiotics. Apparently, it is harder to detect the yeast infection in men. Usually, they go about everything that they do without knowing that they have candida. And is they are not examined the right way, it is possible for them to be misdiagnosed.
Losing weight with your regular diet and workout routine don’t seem to be enough for some people. There are times when your body seems to stop responding well to these conventional methods of losing weight. This is where weight loss aids come in. In the market today, there are several synthetically made supplements that help you lose weight much faster. But it cannot be denied that these are not for everyone. Some still opt for the natural means to help shed those unwanted pounds.
Gestational hypertension or pregnancy induced hypertension is also a sign of eclampsia or hypertensive disorder of pregnancy. When you are pregnant and your blood pressure shoots up, it is not something that you could just dismiss. Pregnant women usually have lower than normal blood pressure because the demand for blood is increased. A woman’s blood supply has two routes to go to when she becomes pregnant—her own body and the developing fetus.
Restless leg syndrome or RLS is a condition wherein your legs feel tremendously not comfortable while you are sitting or lying down. There is the feeling of standing up and walking around. The unpleasant feeling of restless leg syndrome goes away temporarily after doing the sensation of moving around. Restless leg syndrome may occur at any age and normally get worse as you get older. Women have greater risk of having restless leg syndrome than men. Restless leg syndrome can disturb sleep at nighttime making you feel drowsy during daytime. Continue reading
The Pap test, also called a Pap smear or cervical cytology screening, checks for abnormal changes in the cells of the cervix and allows early treatment so that abnormal cells do not become cancer.
The main cause of abnormal Pap test results is infection with human papillomavirus (HPV). There are many types of HPV. Some types have been linked to cancer of the cervix, vulva, and vagina. Other types have been linked to genital warts. Continue reading
Absent menstruation means no menstrual flow, or period. Absent menstruation may be:
Absent menstruation is called amenorrhea. Continue reading
Stomach ulcer or also known as peptic ulcers are open sores that grow on within the lining of the esophagus, stomach and upper part of the small intestine. The most frequent symptom of stomach ulcer is abdominal pain. Stomach ulcer that takes place on the inside of the stomach is known as gastric ulcer. Stomach ulcer that takes place within the esophagus wherein the food move about from the throat going to the stomach is called esophageal ulcer. Stomach ulcer that involves the upper part inside of the small intestine or duodenum is called duodenal ulcer. Continue reading
Spinal stenosis is a condition where there is a narrowing in one or more areas in the spine. This may affect the lower back or the neck.
Spinal stenosis is a narrowing in some parts of the spinal column. This condition puts excessive pressure on the spinal nerves and on the spinal cord.
The nerves affected may differ from one patient to another but generally, spinal stenosis can cause numbness or pain in the back, arms, shoulders and legs. A person with spinal stenosis may observe weakness of the limbs, loss of sensation in major extremities and problems in the bowel or bladder. Continue reading
Hidradenitis suppurativa is a persistent swelling of the skin manifested by the occurrence of blackheads and one or more red and tender lesions. The lesions are frequently increases in size, break open and drain pus. Repeated appearance of hidradenitis suppurativa may result to scars. Hidradenitis suppurativa rises deeply in the skin just about the oil glands and hair follicles. The parts of the body that mostly affected are the groin and armpits since it is considered as the main site of apocrine sweat glands. Continue reading
Not feeling sexy lately? Do you feel like just watching old movies over a bowl of popcorn with your partner? Or just sleeping right after you prepare for bed? That is a red flag already. If you know that there is already a problem with maintaining intimacy by performing the sexual act, you should do something about it.