Genomic Functions – Health News

Posts Tagged ‘Women’

It is a disease that affects the genitals. Bacterial vaginosis is an infection of the vaginal discharge, giving it a darker gray with a strong odor.
This infection is caused by various bacteria that affect the genitals, but unlike vaginosis does not produce inflammation of the vagina.
It usually occurs quite frequently and usually with as many women embarazadas.Todo the world can become infected as the bacteria that causes it is often found in our body. This disease is not a sexually transmitted disease.
Although there are some specific factors that cause, yes you can list a few that can promote infection.
As we said in the case of pregnant women and in those taking birth control pills. Furthermore, in cases of overweight, diabetes, stress or inadequate hygiene. This type of infection also tends to increase when taking an antibiotic or having a sexually transmitted disease.
Symptoms in women are usually strong odor and flow with a darker tone. To diagnose the disease usually do a vaginal smear, and in some cases, a culture. Their treatment is not complicated, as is usually sufficient to apply some cream or pessaries. If your infection is commonly used oral treatment.
As already mentioned, usually occurs when associated with other diseases or problems so you must apply the appropriate treatment for such diseases if they want to prevent. Proper hygiene is also a good preventive measure.
In cases of pregnancy, but usually occur more often, there is no risk to the baby, although the doctor may advise us in these cases treatment and should expect delivery.
Tag : Bacterial vaginosis, infection, diseases

One study suggests that women who eat the recommended amount of fiber would have lower levels of estrogen and ovulate less often than consumers with lower levels of fiber.

Among 250 women aged 18 to 44 years, those who ate the recommended amounts of fiber had lower levels of estrogen and other reproductive hormones. Increase your fiber intake, especially from fruits, was associated with an increased risk of anovulatory menstrual cycles in which the ovaries release an egg.

The results, published in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, does not mean that eating foods rich in fiber is a bad thing. The fiber diet is associated with several health benefits such as reduced risk of heart disease, diabetes, colon cancer and breast cancer. Doctors recommend that adults eat 20-35 grams of fiber per day, depending on calorie intake. Read the rest of this entry »

When pregnancy comes a new chapter in the lives of women. The joys associated with it are remarkable, but there are also some bad. One of them is the pain that the physical changes of pregnancy occur, one of the most striking back pain caused by the weight of the fetus.

For this, as is well known, there are complementary therapies that help the mother to overcome those pesky inconveniences of this period. Chiropractic and acupuncture are the most popular alternatives.

Backaches are very common in many pregnant women, and often accentuated mostly in the lower back. This is where the counter increases, and also in the pelvis, which also suffers from pain. To avoid this and live a normal pregnancy, acupuncture is an excellent solution.

Publishing in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, a group of researchers have worked with 159 pregnant women were divided into three groups: one received treatment for auricular (ear acupuncture), one received acupuncture treatment at points of fake body, and another that received no treatment. Read the rest of this entry »

Women who take high doses of vitamin C are at increased risk of developing age-related cataracts, according to a study in Sweden. Among some 24,600 women studied over eight years, who consumed a dose of 1,000 milligrams of vitamin C regularly or occasionally were 25 percent more likely than those who did not use the supplement to cataract were excised.

The risk was even greater in users of extra vitamin C for 10 or older or aged 65 or over, or taking hormone replacement therapy or corticosteroids. But in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the team Alicja Wolk of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, warns that the apparent relationship between vitamin C and risk of cataract excludes vitamin C from fruits and vegetables.

Instead, the study assessed the risk of cataract associated with high doses of vitamin C supplements common in Sweden. According to the authors, the results support previous findings.
59 percent of women 49 to 83 years in good general health reported using a dietary supplement. 5 percent of them said to take only vitamin C and 9 per cent multivitamin with 60 milligrams of vitamin C. Read the rest of this entry »

Most women should begin to control their weight during pregnancy to avoid gaining weight too much and risking their babies, experts said. A U.S. team found that women who gained more weight during pregnancy gave birth to heavier babies, putting them at greater risk of becoming obese adults. Large birth weight also more predisposed to cancer, allergies and asthma.

“The study suggests that the best time to start preventing obesity would indeed before birth, with a focus on weight gain and diet of the mother during pregnancy,” said Dr. David Ludwig of Children’s Hospital Boston, who worked on the study published in The Lancet.

Ludwig and Janet Currie, an economist at Columbia University in New York, looked at data on all babies born in Michigan and New Jersey for a period of 15 years between 1989 and 2003. The authors analyzed 1.1 million women and 513,500 babies.
“Women who gained 50 pounds (24 kilos) had twice the risk of giving birth to a baby with high birth weight, compared to up 20 pounds (10 kilos),” said Ludwig. Babies born to women who gained more than 50 pounds during pregnancy were about 150 grams heavier than babies of women who gained 20 pounds or less. Read the rest of this entry »

Women with untreated celiac disease before the menopause come and have some risk of pregnancy complications. However, early diagnosis and strict diet would reverse that effect.

Celiac disease affects “the woman’s reproductive career,” said Shawky Badawy, director of obstetrics and gynecology at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York. “It’s very interesting to see how it improves the reproductive function of patients with early diagnosis and gluten-free diet,” Badawy said, unaware of the study.

In people with celiac disease (1 percent of Americans), the immune system reacts to a protein called gluten, found in wheat, oats and rye. Foods with gluten damages the small intestine and inhibits the absorption of nutrients.

The study authors, led by Dr. Carolina Ciacci, Federico II University of Naples, Italy, attributed to nutritional deficiencies and the decline of certain hormones in women with celiac disease the progress observed in the arrival of menopause. Read the rest of this entry »

Many women experience cystitis at some point in their lives, and indeed in general when it experiences a time is very likely to recur. Cystitis is a urinary infection which can cause great discomfort to the woman, and that time is necessary to fight if we want to extend their presence too.

So home remedies for cystitis we provide today will help reduce infection effectively, and in fact can also be used as a complement to antibiotic use.

There are many juices that you can take to combat cystitis. Cranberry juice, cucumber and parsley are considered the most effective home remedies against cystitis. Regularly consumed cleanse your body and also act against bacteria that are causing the infection.

You can consume a glass of cucumber juice combined with a teaspoon of lemon juice, a piece of dandelion and chickweed. This is very effective home remedy against this health problem. Echinacea tincture can also be included in the mix if you prefer. Read the rest of this entry »