A good number of couples find it difficult to conceive, many years after they tie the knots with their partners. For some, it might be due to some underlying health conditions. For some others, it just might be due to not timing their intercourse. You call it “Barrenness”, We call it INFERTILITY! What Is Infertility? […]
There was a time when big women were seen as beautiful and well-fed. Gone are those days. Obesity increases your chances of developing a lot of problems in life such as diabetes, hypertension, and some other conditions. This condition is fast rising in Nigeria, especially among our women & young ladies, & it’s becoming a
Have you noticed any of the following; Bleeding from your vagina when it is not time for your normal menses, Bleeding from your vagina after sexual intercourse, Bleeding from your vagina after you have reached menopause (that is no bleeding for at least a year), then, let’s talk. A lot of our ladies are not
A good number of our women are not happy to have their menses (except when they are scared of being pregnant, or unplanned) due to a whole number of reasons, but the main one is menstrual pain. It is so severe enough to make the lady absent from work, school, or other important social and
You may have heard statements such as; “I need to get married quickly and have children before I hit menopause” or “I swear I can hear my biological clock ticking; I need to start giving birth as soon as possible”. Well, even though Menopausal changes associated with this period are often seen as a mishap,
Sexually Transmitted Infections are one of the most common reasons for worry among adolescents and college students. There are a lot of persons walking with various forms of STIs. Delays in detection and treatment can lead to several complications in the future. What are Sexually Transmitted Infections STIs as the name says are infections that
Several women have complained of pain during lovemaking. This pain can be mild or very severe & in most cases, has prevented them from engaging in any form of intercourse. This painful sexual intercourse is known medically as dyspareunia. What is Dyspareunia It is a medical condition where one feels pain during or after sex.
Heavy menstrual bleeding is a very common complaint among some females of reproductive age. The bleeding can either be increased (heavy) or prolonged. This condition is known medically as menorrhagia. What is Heavy Menstrual Bleeding HMB is when a woman suffers a blood loss of more than 80 ml in a single menstrual period. I
Acute appendicitis is a common medical condition in our environment, which arises as a result of the inflammation of the appendix. When this happens, it can become filled with pus, causing pain. The pain noticed in this disease typically starts around the umbilicus (what some call the belly button) and then moves to the right
Contraception is a very important tool both in preventing unwanted pregnancies in pre-marital partners as well as in family planning. Abortion is a major consequence of unwanted pregnancies. Abortion is still illegal in Nigeria, except for certain circumstances. Sadly, Unsafe Abortion is still being performed by unlicensed individuals under unsafe conditions leading to deaths & various