Women's health is quite a broad term that refers to physical and mental health issues that are unique to women, are more frequent in women, or vary in appearance, severity, or consequences in women vs males. Women's health is often characterised in terms of reproductive health and safety, as well as disorders that affect the female reproductive organs. Cardiovascular disorders, on the other hand, are the most common diseases among women.
PMS is a set of symptoms that women experience between ovulation and menstruation. The cause is generally unknown, however it is thought to be related to hormonal fluctuations throughout the menstrual cycle. Mood swings, sore breasts, food cravings, weariness, irritability,...
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When your thyroid gland generates too much of the hormone thyroxine (T4), you have hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid). Hyperthyroidism causes your body's metabolism to speed up, resulting in common symptoms such as unexpected weight loss, fast or irregular pulse, perspiration, and...
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Women with thyroid disease are more likely have babies with birth defects even if tests show no problem with the gland during pregnancy. A study by Johns Hopkins University also showed that babies born to women with overactive or under-active...
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Do you have an elderly mother or father? Many elderly people face malnutrition, it is sad to see how all too many end up in a retirement village with endless drug prescriptions and poor diets.
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