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Chinese stress balls

Who invented stress balls?

Millions of women suffer from stress every day and easy stress management and control becoming really necessary. Stress balls could be considered as easy effective stress relief method and stress balls could be recommended to many women – they could be used easily any...
Pregnancy test?

False negative pregnancy test causes

QUESTION - I have 2 wonderful children (2 and 7) which means I know what means to be pregnant. Women health is a priority in my family and I never smoke, never drink and/or use any drugs. I missed my period and I check my pregnancy test which is negative. But I still...
TET - embryo

Tubal Embryo Transfer (TET)

Tubal embryo transfer is similar to GIFT and ZIFT in that, as the name says, it is based upon the transfer of embryos. But, the embryos are at a more advanced stage of development than with these other procedures. Is this the same as ZIFT? It may seem as if ZIFT and...
Reproductive organs

Reproductive Organs

The female reproductive organs consist of an internal and an external group. The external genital organs include the mons pubis, labia majora, labia minora, Bartholin's glands, and clitoris. The area containing these organs is called the vulva. At the beginning of...
Hollywood waxing

Brazilian wax or Hollywood wax?

QUESTION - My friends were discussing Brazilian waxing and they did not know if there is any difference between Brazilian wax and Hollywood wax. What are differences between Brazilian wax and Hollywood wax? Brazilian wax or Hollywood wax? - ANSWER from experts Modern...
Syndrome de la Chapelle

Syndrome de la Chapelle (man or woman?)

It is well known that healthy males typically have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome and healthy females normally have two X chromosomes. Syndrome de la Chapelle called also "XX male syndrome" is a pretty rare sex chromosomal disorder (sex inversion) - congenital...
Vaginal itching

Vaginal discharge and itching

Vaginal discharge and itching could be pretty disturbing. Vaginal itching is a tingling or uneasy irritation of the skin of the vagina and the surrounding area (vulva). The itching may cause a desire to scratch the affected area. Although vaginal itching is the...
Vaginal bleeding

Vaginal bleeding

Abnormal irregular unexpected vaginal bleeding can be a cause of concern. It can happen any time during women life – during puberty or reproductive period, during pregnancy or miscarriage, during perimenopause or menopause. Vaginal bleeding could appear during...
First trimester bleeding

First trimester bleeding

First trimester bleeding (bleeding during first 3 months of pregnancy) could be a symptom of several health conditions. Vaginal bleeding may vary from light spotting to severe bleeding with clots and it can be very stressful for women especially with wanted...
Ovarian cyst symptoms

Ovarian cyst symptoms

Ovarian cysts are common – most common are functional ovarian cysts which appear and disappear during menstrual cycles. Sometimes women could have ovarian cyst which does not depend on hormones and appears to be ovarian tumor which should be removed in most cases....
Reddish brown discharge

Reddish brown discharge

Reddish brown discharge could be very confusing and it is pretty complicated to discover the clear cause of it. First of all, each young woman should know that normal physiological vaginal discharge is usually clear, creamy or very slightly yellow without unpleasant...
Dairy products

Natural breast cancer prevention

Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women – it affects one in eight women during their lives. Breast cancer is the most common invasive cancer in females worldwide. About 80% get breast cancer after 50. Breast cancer rates are much higher in developed...
Tea tree oil against Demodex

Tea tree oil against Demodex

Many people have persistent, stubborn, unresponsive rosacea and acne without knowing that it is triggered by face mites - parasites which live on the face and in the hair follicles. Face mites called Demodex (Demodex folliculorum or Demodex brevis). Demodex mites feel...
Cottage cheese

Easy diet

Millions of women are looking for easy weight control and weight loss methods. The only solution could be reduced energy income (reduced food calories) and physical activities. What to eat? How often to eat? Is any easy diet existing? Answer is very simple - every...
Breast cancer risks

Breast cancer risks

Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer among women. Health statistics clearly demonstrate increasing frequency of breast cancer. For example, in 1940 the lifetime risk of breast cancer among women was 5% - in means only one woman among every 20 women had...
Stretch marks treatment

Stretch marks treatment

There is no specific medical stretch marks treatment and in most cases there is no need for medical services. Most stretch marks fade...

Oily skin care

Oily skin care

Oily skin is usually shiny, thick, dull colored and wet - it can be pretty frustrating. Oily skin (so called “seborrhea”) is caused...

Daily skin care

Daily skin care

If you want to have gorgeous glowing skin, a strict daily skin care routine should become most important part of your daily hygiene....

Vitamin E

Vitamin E

Vitamin E (so called "tocochromanols") is a fat-soluble vitamin – it is a blanket term for eight different naturally occurring...

Vitamin A

Vitamin A

Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin – it is common term for retinoids (retinoic acid, retinal and retinol) which are biologically...

Breast cancer sisters

Breast cancer sisters

Unfortunately sisters of women with breast cancer have higher risk of getting same cancer forever - higher than average risk of...

Stress scale

Stress scale

What causes stress? How stress can be evaluated? How we can evaluate our risks triggered by stress? The answer can be discovered in...

Stress acute and chronic

Stress acute and chronic

Timeline of stress is very important. Stressors can also be defined as short-term (acute) or long-term (chronic). Stress can come and...

Stress and modern life

Stress and modern life

Nowadays stress is a common unpleasant component of our everyday modern life – we experience anxiety, tension, mental and emotional...

What you can get from smoking?

What you can get from smoking?

Female body more vulnerable to smoking than men. In some countries, female smoking is a part of social life. Young women are more...

Fat burning fruits

Fat burning fruits

In most cases most fruits are the essential part of weight control balanced diet because fruits are particularly rich in nutrients...

Fat burning vegetables

Fat burning vegetables

Low calorie vegetables are best for loosing extra weight – some of them are known as fat burning vegetables. Vegetables provide big...

Fat burning foods

Fat burning foods

Many women gaining weight and losing their beautiful body shape because of wrong eating habits. Most women are not aware that eating...

Stress evaluation

Stress evaluation

How many times we use the word “stress” and how many times we hear about “stress”? But do you know what exactly means stress and how...

Food addiction solutions

Food addiction solutions

What are food addiction solutions? Is it possible to stop food addiction? In many cases professional intervention would be needed....

Liposuction types

Liposuction types

Liposuction is a modern cosmetic surgery procedure which can help women to become better shaped and good looking. Every day thousands...

Cherry health benefits

Cherry health benefits

Cherry (Prunus Avium) is well known popular super-food – the nutritional powerhouse fruit with several incredible health benefits....

Breast cancer twins

Breast cancer twins

Breast cancer is always a dramatic stress for woman but it is also pretty stressful for family members. But nobody in the family can...

Anticancer phytonutrients

Anticancer phytonutrients

Phytonutrients (phytochemicals) are substances discovered in certain plants. According to nutritionists and public health experts,...

Antioxidants

Antioxidants

Nowadays almost everybody speak about importance of antioxidants (AOs) which come from healthy eating or in the form of supplements....

Birth control options

Birth control options

Birth control options existed even thousands of years ago. Pregnancy prevention always was an important issue especially for some...

Women during ovulation

Women during ovulation

Women health, reproduction functions, behavior and even appearance depend on female hormones. Female hormones have receptors...

Walking 30 minutes

Walking 30 minutes

It is well known that regular moderate physical exercises can prevent and reduce the severity of several serious diseases including...

Missed birth control pills

Missed birth control pills

Every day millions of women miss their contraceptive pills and if you don’t know what to do after missed birth control pills, you...

Vitamin C

Vitamin C

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid, dehydroascorbic acid) is very important vitamin – actually it is a powerful antioxidant with vital...

Vitamin D deficiency symptoms

Vitamin D deficiency symptoms

Vitamins are essential nutrients and they play an important role in our health. Deficit of certain vitamins could cause several...

Uterine fibroids

Uterine fibroids

Uterine fibroids are the most common benign (non-cancerous) tumors in women – it is actually the growths that develop in the muscular...

Cervical polyps

Cervical polyps

Cervical polyps are common – in most cases they occur in women after 20 (mainly in women who already experienced deliveries)....

Uterine polyps

Uterine polyps

Uterine polyps (endometrial polyps, intrauterine polyps) are benign overgrowth of endometrium (internal lining of uterus) -...

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