TheNational Women's Health Archives

Category Archive: Lifestyle & Health, Women's Health

Hyperemesis gravidarum: a complication of pregnancy

Nov 04, 2014 Ruchira Dhoke Lifestyle & Health, Women's Health 0

A complication of pregnancy that affects various areas of the woman’s health, including homeostasis, electrolytes, and kidney function, which can have adverse fetal consequences is termed as...

Gender equality: good for a woman’s health

Nov 03, 2014 Ruchira Dhoke Lifestyle & Health, Women's Health 0

Well, the answer to this question is an obvious yes. Unequal access to information, care and basic health practices further increases the health risks for women especially discrimination that...

Breast Cancer: the signs you should never ignore

Oct 29, 2014 Ruchira Dhoke Lifestyle & Health, Women's Health 0

Breast cancer is the most common and the leading cause of cancer death among women with more than one million diagnosed worldwide over half of whom succumb to the disease each year. The female breast...

Fibromyalgia: a painful battle struggling to fight

Oct 27, 2014 Ruchira Dhoke Lifestyle & Health, Women's Health 0

Fibromyalgia is a very common condition found in women more than men that can cause widespread pain in the muscles, tendons and ligaments. A mother of three describes her ordeal with fibromyalgia as...

Lymphedema: Women suffering from breast cancer should know this

Oct 23, 2014 Ruchira Dhoke Lifestyle & Health, Women's Health 1

Our body has a interlinked network of lymph nodes and lymph vessels that collect and carry water like, clear fluid called the lymphatic fluid which is composed of proteins, salts, water and white...

Graves’ disease: A classic case of diffuse toxic goiter and hyperthyroidism

Oct 20, 2014 Ruchira Dhoke Lifestyle & Health, Women's Health 0

Diffuse toxic goiter also commonly known as Graves’ disease is a classic case of hyperthyroidism, a generalized hyperactivity of the entire thyroid gland and diffuse goiter associated with a unique...

Hormonal replacement therapy and its risks

Oct 17, 2014 Ruchira Dhoke Lifestyle & Health, Women's Health 0

A natural event in a woman’s life, menopause usually occurs between ages 40 and 55. It becomes official after 12 months when a woman fails to menstruate. Some women reach an early menopause (before...

Systemic lupus erythematosus – An Autoimmune Disorder

Oct 14, 2014 Ruchira Dhoke Lifestyle & Health, Women's Health 0

An autoimmune, chronic, multisystem disorder that results in tissue damage and inflammation is known as the systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), occurring predominantly in young women. In SLE, the...

Is my baby at risk?

Oct 09, 2014 Ruchira Dhoke Lifestyle & Health, Women's Health 0

Having a glowing and healthy pregnancy can bring this joy” The few concerns that a pregnant mother experiences are: I am pregnant and I have hypothyroidism, is my baby at risk? The thyroid hormone...

Early Menopause and its causes

Oct 07, 2014 Ruchira Dhoke Lifestyle & Health, Women's Health 0

Are you experiencing mood swings, irregular periods, hot flashes, and dryness of skin around eyes in your mid or late 30s? Well you may be suffering from “premature menopause” or climacterium...