The United Nations organizes a campaign called the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence every year at the beginning of December. The problem can affect people of any sex, gender, or gender identity, so everyone should be concerned about it. The absence of men who have been victims of violence as well as attempts to prevent violence against men and boys is striking in the context of the discussion regarding gender-based violence. Even though there is abundant evidence that men have been the victims of violent crime in Canada, the United States, and other countries, there are almost no services available to men. Men as Victims of Violence Committed by Intimate Partners Men have a disproportionately high rate of […]
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What Caused Tuberculosis to Regain Its Position as Africa’s Leading Cause of Death?
Since the beginning of the 20th century, there has been a reliable treatment for tuberculosis (TB). However, tuberculosis continues to be the leading cause of death attributable to a single infectious agent. It ranks higher than HIV and AIDS, as well as other diseases. This is due, in part, to the impact that HIV co-infection has on tuberculosis patients in regions such as Africa, as well as the emergency of MDR-XDR TB. It is of continuing concern that there is a lack of gender mainstreaming as well as a reduction in stigma, which is demonstrated by insistently lower cases reported among women than among men. In the past two years, COVID-19 has overtaken TB as a leading cause of death. […]
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Facts About Herpes in Pregnancy Pregnant women can get herpes outbreak during pregnancy Treatment is the same as in non-pregnant In rare cases, a pregnant with first-time outbreak of herpes infect her child during birth For first-time outbreak close to birth be cesarean considered Most women with known herpes will give birth normally The risk of pregnancy Herpes on the genitals caused by a viral infection. The infection is chronic, and some have frequent recurrent outbreaks. If you have ever had an outbreak of genital herpes, there is no special risk associated with pregnancy and childbirth. Earlier Monday made cesarean if the pregnant woman had herpes outbreaks at birth. Today we know that the risk to the newborn baby becoming infected […]
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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 some discomfort in the days before menstruation, in severe cases it is called premenstrual syndrome (PMS) Many girls can also get stomach cramps the first day of menstruation ( dysmenorrhea ) Puberty When a girl is born, her ovaries hundred thousand eggs, which remain inactive until puberty . At puberty the pituitary gland, a hormone-producing gland inside the brain begin to produce hormones that stimulate the ovaries to produce the […]
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