“What is the essence of a woman?” This is one of the questions the judges questioned during the 1994 Miss Universe competition. One contestant, Sushmita Sen, gave such a wonderful answer that she won the Miss Universe title that year. According to her, the essence of a woman is being a mother to a child [...]
Getting pregnant can be a huge problem for a lot of couples. Some of these couples use the latest technology the modern medicine has offered. According to the National Women’s Health Resource Center (NWHRC), five percent of infertility treatments involve in vitro fertilization (IVF) or other kinds of helped reproductive technologies. It is a method [...]
Women have two almond shaped organs on either side of the uterus known as ovaries. While males produce new sperm throughout their reproductive lives, women have their lifetime supply of eggs in their ovaries when they are born. Ovaries hold and release the eggs to be fertilized and when things don’t go just right, follicular [...]
It is not uncommon for women to develop ovarian cysts at some point in their life. If your doctor has told you that you have one or more ovarian cysts, he or she probably discussed traditional treatment options. But, some women prefer a natural cure for ovarian cyst. This article will discuss some natural, alternative [...]
Although it is not uncommon for a woman to have an ovarian cyst without any symptoms, ruptured ovarian cyst symptoms can often be quite severe. Since symptoms differ greatly from woman to woman, they may also be minor enough to cause them to be ignored. Regardless of the intensity of ruptured ovarian cyst symptoms or [...]
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a medical condition which primarily affects women who are in their childbearing years. An estimated 10% to 20% of women in that age group have this health problem. This hormonal disorder is named due to the multiples cysts which appear on the ovaries of the majority of women who have [...]
Infertility is a medical condition, which is characterized by the incapability of a person or a couple to reproduce. Though a number of people find this abnormality as an advantage, the majority of patients still pursue a wide spectrum of techniques, treatment options, helped reproduction techniques and infertility drugs and medications only for the purpose [...]
If you are pregnant, there is no doubt you are familiar, to some extent, with the risks and complications that may be present should you experience vaginal bleeding while pregnant, especially in the later part of your pregnancy. For many women, vaginal bleeding during pregnancy can represent a variety of complications but, for [...]
Lung Cancer
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths for both men and women. Each year there will be about 178,000 unusual cases of lung cancer in the United States. That is about 13% of all new cancers. More than 160,000 people will die of lung cancer. Smoking is [...]
