Women's health encompasses a wide range of physical and mental health issues unique to women, more prevalent in women, or differing in presentation, severity, or outcomes compared to men. While often associated with reproductive health and conditions affecting the female reproductive system, women's health also includes other critical areas. Notably, cardiovascular diseases are the most common health issues among women.
After giving birth, the 'baby blues' is a short period of feeling down, emotional, and crying, typically lasting around two weeks. This is completely normal. Postpartum depression, on the other hand, is defined as depression lasting more than a few...
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Auto-immune conditions make up a large group of diseases which basically have their origin in faulty immune function. Your immune system is a very complex network of cells and cell components that normally work to defend the body. Normally, the...
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What Causes Autoimmune Disease? The Infection and Disease Theory On a very basic level, an autoimmune disease develops when the body's natural defences, the immune system, targets healthy tissue. Scientists and researchers have several opinions as to why...
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Even though doctors have known for a long time that infertility is a medical problem, people who have it still tend to feel ashamed and keep it a secret. This can make it hard to ask friends and family for...
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Osteoporosis is the most common metabolic bone disease. One in four women and one in eight men over the age of 50 of Caucasian or Asian descent will eventually develop osteoporosis. Women who have a four-time greater risk of developing...
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What is Hypothyroidism? The thyroid, a butterfly-shaped gland at the base of your neck, plays a crucial role in your metabolism. It regulates everything from your heart rate to how quickly you burn calories. When your thyroid produces the...
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