Tag: women health
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What Every Woman Should Know about Polycystic Ovarian
POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN DISEASE (PCOD) Polycystic Ovarian Disease is a female health condition characterized by the formation of multiple cysts in the ovaries (polycystic) due to hormonal imbalances. The disease, affecting women of reproductive age (15-45 years), is a major cause of infertility and menstrual irregularities worldwide. Normally, ovaries release a mature egg every month into…
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Trichomoniasis: What every woman should know
A very common STD, Trichomoniasis or trich is a parasitic sexually transmitted infection caused by a small one-celled, protozoan Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) More common in females than males, trichomoniasis is asymptomatic in about 70% of cases. In symptomatic cases, the incubation period of Trich i.e. the time period between the exposure to infection and appearance…
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WOMEN AND CHLAMYDIA
Women And Chlamydia A bacterial, sexually transmitted disease, Chlamydia is one of the most common of all STDs. It spreads through sexual contact with the infected person. Usually, the transmission occurs through contact with infected secretions during vaginal, oral, or anal sex. Transmission may also occur through close genital contact with an infected individual. Though…