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Severest body pain
Many people claim that the severest pain is caused by urinary stones. Find out more about it below.
Join us on Facebook! Urinary stones Urolithiasis, or kidney stones, is one of the world’s oldest diseases. It most often develops in people aged between 18 and 45 years, and to men more often than women. It’s a hereditary disease. There are different causes, external and internal. Internal causes are physical and include hereditary diseases (e.g. tubular acidosis and cystinuria), digestion problems and anatomic changes in the urinary tract. The main...Severest body pain
HPV and Cancer: A Deadly Combination
Are you certain that you know enough about the Human Papilloma Virus?
High number of HPV infections There are more than 100 different types of the Human Papilloma Virus and approximately 30 types cause genital warts. The virus is spread through skin contact, so condoms or any other protection used in sexual intercourse is ineffective. In the USA, it was estimated that 25,000 people died from cancer between 1998 and 2003 because of HPV infection. The most common cancer is cervical cancer, followed by anal, vulvar and throat cancer. In...HPV and Cancer: A Deadly Combination
Lichen Sclerosis – A Severe Skin Condition
The skin condition called lichen sclerosus often hinders a patient’s sex life almost completely. Read the details in the article.
The symptoms and causes of lichen sclerosus The actual causes of the condition are unknown. Doctors assume that it could be caused by an over-active immune system, hormone problems, and it might also be a hereditary disease. Lichen sclerosus often appears on damaged skin. The disease isn’t contagious. It usually begins with the appearance of irregular white spots as if all the pigment were gone. The spots are shiny and smooth and become larger over time, the skin becomes...Lichen Sclerosis – A Severe Skin Condition
Genital Prolapse: When the Vagina Collapses
Genital prolapse is an unpleasant change that usually occurs to women after childbirth, menopause or surgical removal of the uterus.
What is genital or pelvic organ prolapse? Muscles, connective tissue, the skin in nerves and the area around vagina form a complex network that holds organs, tissue and structures in place. This network also includes vaginal walls. If any body part becomes weak, it can cause genital prolapse or the collapse of the vagina. In that case, body parts such as the uterus, bladder, urethra, small intestine, rectum or vagina in fact slip out of place because there’s no longer any...Genital Prolapse: When the Vagina Collapses
Klinefelter’s Syndrome Condemns Men to Infertility
Klinefelter’s syndrome is a genetic abnormality which causes male infertility already in puberty.
What’s Klinefelter’s syndrome? Klinefelter’s syndrome means that men have karyotype XXY instead of the usual male karyotype XY. Owing to the chromosome Y, the fetus develops into a male. Klinefelter’s syndrome is a rather common chromosome disorder that affects 1 in 500 male live births. What are the features of men with Klinefelter’s syndrome? Men born with Klinefelter’s syndrome have low levels of testosterone and higher levels of estrogen than usual in their puberty....Klinefelter’s Syndrome Condemns Men to Infertility
Loss of Sexual Desire In Patients with Cancer
This article will interest at least 10,000 people who are diagnosed with cancer as well as their partners who help them to deal with the problem. Read the article and learn about the possible causes for the loss of sexual desire in patients with cancer.
It is understandable that sexual desire and sex life in patients with cancer is generally pushed to the side. Not only that the patients have other problems to worry about, but the reasons can also be of completely physical nature. Let us examine both. Loss of sexual desire because of psychological reasons In case of psychological reasons, the patient's only wish is to get better and everything else remains in the background. During treatment the patient is faced with...Loss of Sexual Desire In Patients with Cancer
Removal of The Uterus Is Like Female Castration
Many women must someday face the news, that it would be best for them to have their uterus, together with the ovaries, removed. Read on and learn why removal of the uterus should be your last resort.
Removal of the uterus is in fact female castration The surgical removal of the uterus and/or ovaries can in fact be called female castration. Women have many reasons for keeping their uterus, cervix and ovaries. Ovaries take care of hormonal balance in the female body. Ovaries and uterus share the same circulation of the blood, so the removal of the uterus affects the ovaries, menopause appears sooner and the chances for various diseases increase. The removal of ovaries...Removal of The Uterus Is Like Female Castration
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