Bleeding during pregnancy is always unpleasant and stressful (especially if it is happening during first pregnancy). What to do? How to react? Is pregnancy bleeding common or dangerous symptom? Answer is not simple but in all cases better to visit your doctor for...
Female reproductive system is very sensitive and different life disturbances such as stress, travel, hectic lifestyle can change hormonal fluctuations and show false pregnancy signs. Everybody knows how woman could feel discovering unplanned unwanted pregnancy. And we...
Pregnancy is a very special period of life. During pregnancy women experience several changes including dramatic hormonal transformations, body changes, emotional swings and unusual symptoms. Vaginal discharge changes during pregnancy include increased volume and...
Loss of appetite and vomiting associated with morning sickness can be considered as possible pregnancy symptom. Often women start to experience nausea just 2-3 weeks after conception and it usually disappears after 10-12 weeks of pregnancy (after first trimester of...
Nowadays every woman knows about home pregnancy test which can be used easily. What about pregnancy identification centuries ago? Had ancient societies any kind of pregnancy test? Were any ancient pregnancy tests described in old manuscripts? It is well known that...
Menstrual periods can be different in women depending on hormonal fluctuations, genetic factors, type of contraception, hormonal dysfunctions, reproductive history and more. Sometimes women could experience unusual light periods which could be confusing. Menstrual...
Women usually have vaginal discharge which is actually a result of vaginal self-cleaning (removing bacteria, dead cells and vaginal secretion). During lifetime women could experience different types of vaginal discharge depending on period of life and health...
Early pregnancy bleeding can be very stressful especially if it is planned wanted baby. In some cases it is perfectly harmless light bleeding (so called “implantation bleeding”) when embryo plants itself in the wall of uterus for future development but sometimes early...
During early pregnancy breasts transformation starts under the influence of growing female hormones (mainly estrogen) – pregnancy breasts develop and enlarge. Some pregnant women also experience tingling sensations in breasts. Many women experience breast changes very...
Montgomery glands (areola glands) are sebaceous glands in the areola – they appear on the surface of the skin as tiny bumps. Number of these glands could be different – women could have 4-28 glands. Main function of Montgomery glands is a production of oily secrets...
Yeast infection (so called “vaginal candidiasis” or “vaginal thrush”) is vaginal infection triggered by fungus Candida albicans. Healthy vagina has balanced microbes and once the balance is disrupted, it provokes overgrowth of yeast infection (proliferation and grows...
Before we speak about tubal pregnancy, let’s clarify what is normal pregnancy. During normal pregnancy, the fertilized egg from the ovary travels through Fallopian tube to the uterus. In the uterus, the embryo implants (attaches) to the uterine lining (uterine wall)...
Classic pregnancy symptoms are well known but what about very early pregnancy symptoms? Even before you miss your menstrual period, you could feel that you are pregnant. Some early pregnancy symptoms are unique but some are pretty general and could be triggered by...
Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) is the hormone which is produced during pregnancy – it is a wonderful indicator of a pregnancy. Human chorionic gonadotropin is produced by cells formed in the placenta right when implantation first takes place. Human chorionic...
Miscarriage is a spontaneous abortion – it is spontaneous interruption of pregnancy development. According to medical statistics, about 15-20% of clinically confirmed pregnancies end up spontaneously (aborted). Several scientific studies suggest that the real...
