Facts About Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a rare condition caused by toxins from either yellow staphylococci or group A streptococci (GAS) Previously, the condition most common in menstruating women who had had a tampon lying too long The condition is characterized by rapid onset of high […]
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Absence of Menstruation (Amenorrhoea)
Lack of menstruation Facts A girl should have been menstruation when she is 16 years old A girl’s puberty (breast enlargement, hair growth in the groin, increased height growth) should be taken off when she turns 13 years If your period does not come, the cause may be late puberty, […]
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Facts About Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Bleeding at regular intervals and normal, but with an increased duration (over 8 days) and / or the amount (more than 80 ml per minute. Menstruation) Symptoms related to the physical, mental and social genes by very heavy bleeding Often found no identifiable cause May be […]
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Facts About Irregular Periods Oligomenorrhea is a condition in which there are more than 35 days, but less than 3 months between periods By oligomenorrhoea are periods are not regular Approximately 30% of women under 35 years, over a year or more menstrual cycles, which lasts more than 35 days […]
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Facts Vaginal discharge is the same as mucus or fluid (secretions), which is secreted from the vagina. Normal vaginal discharge is slimy, milky or clear / yellow Usually smells discharge not uncomfortable, and normal vaginal discharge does not often give itching Common causes of abnormal quantities or odor nuisances from […]
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Facts About Pelvic Pain Abdominal pain divided into acute or chronic and frequently cause medical contact Common causes of acute abdominal pain is urinary tract infection, spontaneous abortions, ruptured ovarian cyst, pelvic inflammatory disease, inflammation of pouches on the colon, ectopic pregnancy, fibroids, kidney stones Chronic pelvic pain are often caused […]
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Facts Towards the end of puberty the girls begin to ovulate Ovulation occurs once a month in the middle of the period called the menstrual cycle In case of no fertilization of the egg, the mucosa will dissolve and ejected the catamenial It is common for women and girls experience […]
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Facts The menstrual cycle is regulated by several hormones. The hypothalamus, Which is a part of the brain that produce chemical substances that pass into the brains – hypothalamus. The pituitary gland is affected to secrete hormones that act on the ovaries and leads to ovulation and the production of the […]
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