Endometriosis - what symptoms should we be concerned about?
Endometriosis, or endometrium, lining the uterus from the inside. Many women do not know what symptoms indicate the development of this condition.
Urinary incontinence part I
Urinary incontinence is a symptom associated with many diseases and defects of the genitourinary system. It most commonly affects postmenopausal women. A distinction is made between urgency and...
Mastectomy
Mastectomy, is the professional name for breast amputation (removal) surgery. The whole breast is removed, together with the nipples and surrounding structures. It is most often performed on patients...
Iron deficiency - causes, symptoms, treatment
After reading this article, ask yourself if you are suffering from iron deficiency? If you have any doubts, take advice from your doctor.
Excess vitamins in the body - causes, symptoms, diagnosis treatment
Everyone wants to look and feel healthy. Therefore, we usually go to the pharmacy and buy the available supplements and minerals. These are different types of tablets to be swallowed, effervescent,...
Return to work after childbirth
For women who were actively working before pregnancy, returning to work is not a major problem. Of course, at first the acclimatisation period will be very difficult, not only because of the stress...
Pubic lice - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Parasitic diseases are still a sanitary and epidemiological problem. Head lice are caused by human arthropod lice. Currently, we can distinguish between head lice (very common in kindergartens,...
Toxic shock syndrome - should you be concerned?
Do you use tampons? Be aware of the risk of toxic shock - a dangerous phenomenon that affects many women.
Diet of breastfeeding women
The correct nutrition of a breastfeeding woman is very important. There are a number of views on proper nutrition for breastfeeding women - some say to eat everything, others to eat only cooked food...
Menstrual cycle - menstruation
Fewer and fewer women know how to calculate the fertile and infertile days in their monthly (menstrual) cycle. They also do not know what happens in their body during the different periods of their...
Hair loss after childbirth
Every woman should take special care of her health and beauty during pregnancy. Our body changes from day to day, as many changes take place in it. Very often mothers-to-be ask their gynaecologist or...
Does HIV penetrate through intact vaginal mucosa?
Research is ongoing to demonstrate the penetration capacity of the HIV virus and how it is contracted.
World's first "Viagra for women"
A new drug approved by the US Federal Drug and Food Administration (called Addyi (flibanserin)) has come on the market, which will be designed to enhance sexual desire in women with a lack of or...
Chocolate cysts - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Chocolate cysts are benign cystic lesions that develop within the ovaries, in the course of endometriosis - they affect approximately 30% of patients with this condition. They are formed when...
Inflammation of the appendages - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Uterine appendages are structures that are functionally and anatomically related to the uterus. Appendages is a very broad term, as the term refers to the fallopian tubes, ovaries and all the tissues...
Garlic extract as a new urinary tract medicine
It has long been known that garlic extract has medicinal properties.
BRCA1-why is prevention so important?
Angelina Jolie's heroic act of undergoing breast and ovarian removal has undoubtedly sent a message to many women: get tested. Mutation within the BRCA1 gene is considered one of the most important...
Does higher caffeine consumption protect against erectile dysfunction?
Nowadays, more and more couples (or men themselves), are presenting to their doctor with the problem of erectile dysfunction.
Vaginal dryness - a common problem and a taboo subject
Vaginal dryness and discomfort in the intimate area is a common problem that affects millions of women of all ages. For many of them, it is a taboo subject. In Poland, the problem is also...
Premature ejaculation
Premature/premature ejaculation is categorised as one of the sexual dysfunctions where, ejaculation occurs after very brief sexual stimulation (even before penetration or just after vaginal...
