Uterine fibroids: usually mild

Posted on December 4, 2011 by

Fibroids, tumors of the uterine muscle reach one in two women over 40. But do not panic if this disease is common, it is most often benign. All fibroids require no treatment.

If he has most often the size of a small ball, some reaching the size of a grapefruit! This benign tumor develops from muscle, which surrounds the uterine cavity. This more or less rounded mass may measure several centimeters and weigh several pounds!

The tumor may appear in different parts of the uterus. Depending on its location, there are three types of fibroids: Continue reading →

When the rules go awry! part 2

Posted on December 3, 2011 by

It is also possible to take anti-inflammatory or antihemorrhagics the first three or four days of menstruation. “These drugs are, in my opinion, more effective than progestins, without their disadvantages”.

IUDs with progesterone (Mirena), seem to have better efficiency, with 88% of positive results in three months.

Curettage of too frequent

When these treatments are ineffective and that the woman has no desire to have children, there are treatments aimed at reducing the lining of the uterus (endometrium), causing menstrual bleeding.

Performed under general anesthesia, curettage was the procedure most commonly practiced in France. Yet its efficiency is poor (50% good results) and often transient. Also are possible complications (perforation). Continue reading →

Feminine hygiene: When the rules go awry!

Posted on December 2, 2011 by

Many women are concerned about approaching the date of their rules, because they know they will lose torrents of blood for eight or ten days. Others are embarrassed by bleeding outside the rules. One in five women between 35 and 50 years would be concerned. How to treat these disorders?

In some women, the period lasts seven days or more are very abundant, it is called menorrhagia. For others, bleeding occurs during the cycle, with no rules (bleeding), but sometimes the two disorders are associated (menometrorrhagia). “We can say that it’s a real public health problem” says Prof. Herve Fernandez Beclere hospital in Clamart. To address these problems, several options are available.

Six or seven days protections

The rules are found to be abnormally abundant when they impose to use at least six or seven guards per day. But in extreme cases, this may be true “flooding” menstrual, forcing them to use dozens of daily coverage. In these cases anemia develops rapidly. These menorrhagia must be differentiated from simple heavy periods (hypermenorrhea). Continue reading →

Hysterectomy in the five questions

Posted on December 1, 2011 by

Hysterectomy, or removal of the uterus is to surgically remove the uterus. In France, a 85 000 women are affected by this operation each year, usually between 45 and 50 years, following a benign pathology.
Well controlled by surgeons, hysterectomy is a common procedure that improves the quality of life of patients. It may still worry. What are its indications, risks, consequences? All explanations to understand and live better response.

Why is a hysterectomy?

The hysterectomy is usually offered when there is no alternative or drug treatments or preservatives are cons-indicated or ineffective. Its main indications are bleeding and / or pain caused by benign conditions ( fibroids , adenomyosis …). It can also be used to treat certain prolapse or gynecological cancers .
Total hysterectomy is the most common. It involves removing the uterus and sometimes entirely certain neighboring tissues such as the fallopian tubes and ovaries. Hysterectomy or subtotal, let up on the cervix. Continue reading →

Genital herpes: be careful!

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

It is estimated that genital herpes affects about two million people in France. If the first contact of the body with the virus goes unnoticed in 90% of cases, however when he says, it is usually manifested by signs very painful.

Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease caused by a virus, herpes simplex virus. The recurrent attacks can cause pain and discomfort that impair quality of life.

Recognizing Genital Herpes

Symptoms of herpes are present in 10% of cases. They are very painful at the site of infection (sex, buttocks, thighs) sometimes accompanied by fever, headache and stomach pains. Continue reading →

Contraception: from adolescence to menopause

Posted on November 29, 2011 by

Contraception does not choose the same way if you’re a teenager, a young mother or if you approach menopause. Every age, every type of sexuality, its strategy. The choice should allow the best compromise between efficiency, security and simplicity.
The virgin girl to the mother close to menopause, the couple’s stable serial seducer, the needs of couples for contraception are very different. There is no silver bullet, according to his personal risk two concerns should guide your choice:

• Avoid an unwanted pregnancy;
• But also prevent sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Continue reading →

Contraception: The pill does it grow?

Posted on November 28, 2011 by

The estrogen plus progestin pill is frequently held responsible for weight gain in women using this contraceptive method. Myth or Reality?
This data, taken for granted by many users, is not really proven by scientific studies comparative.

A bad reputation as an inheritance

However, if the pill keeps such a reputation, it’s probably because this type of problem has been noticed in the early commercialization, there is a little over 40 years. Weight gain was then running to water retention caused by estrogen and anabolic effect of progestins. These early pills contained, in fact, large doses of hormones. If you want to know details information about healthy living and updated health guide you can visit here.

Today, low dosages of estrogen and progestogen use of new generations greatly reduce the risk of weight gain. Continue reading →

The female condom

Posted on November 27, 2011 by

On sale since the early 1990s in several European countries and the United States, the female condom is available in France since the second quarter of 2000. This new tool also protects contraception sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Latex, used with lubricants, it can “stay” in place long before and after the report …
The female condom is in fact a kind of sheath fitted with a flexible ring at each end. The inner ring, located at the closed end, used for the insertion and maintenance of the condom. The outer ring, the largest, covers the external genitalia. The condom is 170 millimeters long and 78 mm in diameter. Polyurethane, it is thinner, yet stronger than the latex used for male condoms. It is lubricated for single use. Continue reading →

STD signs sometimes discrete

Posted on November 26, 2011 by

Early diagnosis of sexually transmitted diseases is essential. Some symptoms, but should alert situations and lead to quick reference.

Sexually transmitted diseases are manifested by signs varied and often very subtle, especially in women. Yet it is essential to diagnose and treat these infections early to avoid the consequences that some of them may cause.
When to worry and see?

When to worry and see? First, one could say that any unprotected intercourse with a person with known risk factors for STDs (intravenous drug use, multiple sexual partners, for example) or, a fortiori, with a person known to be affected one of these diseases involves a risk of contamination. When in doubt, better to seek advice from their doctor or go to a testing center, where an examination and tests may be performed to search for a genital infection, but contamination with hepatitis B or HIV. Continue reading →

Women’s Health: NO to decline grandfather!

Posted on November 25, 2011 by

Women’s rights enshrined in law are not applied for contraception and abortion, some denounce each other, supported by obstetricians in France.

Far from fighting the Movement for the Liberation of Women, whose motto was “if I want a baby, when I want”, it seems that women can fully control their own bodies as they wish. Involved, the lack of information, resources (adapted structures), the financial cost of contraception and lack of access to care.

What about access to contraception?

A statement, a call. The mutual MGEN (Mutual General of Education) and LMDE (mutual national student), supported by obstetricians in France, launched October 18, 2011: women’s rights enshrined in law * are not applied in of contraception and to abortion . Continue reading →

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