Archive for July, 2010

Vagina is the most sensitive parts of the body. Enough knowledge needed to nurse.

This intimate organ problems usually arise due to wrong treatment or sex with multiple partners.

Thanks to advances in technology and quality care products are growing, the problem of this organ began to be overcome.

The appearance of whitish, odor, itching marks on the organs that are not maintained.

Vaginal wash

Naturally, this organ has a protective acidity called the pH. In general, Ph acidity on normal organs was 3.5 to 4.5 pH. Ph can be damaged and cause a variety of complaints, when do I take care of one. With too often cleaned with soap or scented herbs and spices, it could damage his Ph. For daily treatment, over waste water should be cleaned with clean water and dried with a tissue.

Directions washing should be done not lead to the anus. Although seem trivial, but if you’re wrong to do it, it can damage the ph for the hand that is used to clean, contamination by touching the anus until it could damage the ph of the vagina. After washing to be dried if wet and humid conditions can stimulate the growth of fungi.

Fungi can also grow easily when hair is too long and many of the vagina. Hair that’s too long and many organs in addition to closing the upper lip of this intimate, will also appear less healthy and beautiful, because it can be a source of irritation. Avoid hair that grows too thick. But do not be too pelontos because it will eliminate the attractiveness sensualnya.

Irritation of the skin of the vagina characterized by inflamed, red, itchy, hot, sore and swollen. Usually caused by excessive sweating due to late shower, dress in a tight friction and scratching nails. This problem could also arise because the net was always obsessed with using the means cleaning up most intimate organ. Irritation can also occur when an organ intimate wash with hot water, excessive use of soap, or even using a drug solution compresses too thick.

When diseases of the vagina does not go away, she quickly finished shaving pubic hair, rubbing the ointment thinly and evenly. Do not wash with hot water or water in public toilets. If there are wounds, rinse with distilled water because it is sterile and does not contaminate the wound inflammation. Dry with a dry tissue to ensure clean toilet when finished. If you feel itchy, do not be carded. It would be better compressed with ice water.

Avoid Tight CD

In order not to have problems with your vagina, by drying forbid always urinate after sex organs clean with clean towels too. Avoid using tight underwear. Occasionally, use liquid soap cleanser with a pH 4-5.

Importance of Pap Smear

Cleaning the vagina who use herbs or perfumed soap should be done once every month after menstruation or coming months. This treatment is necessary, besides making fragrant aroma, acidity becomes more fresh and healthy. Providing steam and spices can be done on women, both for those who have never had sex, or who already.

Vaginal treatment is not only the outside of course, on the inside that is surrounding the cervix also needs to be treated. Treatment is initiated with cervical pap smears examiner. This treatment can detect early cervical cancer.

Importance of premarital medical examination as the two couples. By performing inspections, then you and your partner preventive action against possible genetic health problems.

Unfortunately, this preparation is often overlooked and underestimated. Not considered a priority.

The various reasons put forward, such as the reasons inspection costs are relatively inexpensive, time-consuming, adding to the list of busyness, even threatening the continuity of the relationship itself, if the results of health checks indicate a serious disorder in both medical conditions.

In fact, you should not underestimate the premarital health examination. If not careful, there are many risks that will confront you with a partner in running the wedding. You and your partner will also get mental readiness, and to find out if there are diseases that can be shared immediately you tanggulangi. In this case primarily concerns issues of reproductive health (fertility) and genetics (heredity).

By doing the premarital health examination, will also improve the quality of candidates in the field of family health. If known after the investigation there are things that bother you, then it could be addressed immediately.

Type of premarital health checks conducted such as:

1. Routine hematological examination and analysis of hemoglobin, to detect abnormalities or diseases of the blood.
2. Inspection complete urinalysis, to monitor kidney function and other diseases associated with kidney or urinary tract, blood groups and rhesus examination that will be useful for prospective fetus.
3. Examination of blood sugar for monitoring the possibility of diabetes mellitus.
4. HBsAg examination to explore the possibilities of liver inflammation.
5. Inspection VDLR / RPR to determine the possibility of syphilis.
6. TORC examinations to detect infections caused by the parasite Toxoplasma, Rubella virus and the virus Cytomegalo that when attacking the women in later pregnancy.

Regarding the issue of time, there is no limitation in carrying out health checks before marriage. You can do it anytime, during the marriage has not lasted.

Ideally it six months before the wedding, but this is not absolute, it can still be compromised. Enter this into the list of examination preparation. If later on when the checks found problems, then treatment can be done immediately.

Measures of premarital medical examination is easy, and does not always require big costs. You do not need to directly visit a specialist, consult your doctor just to the clinic or through a general practitioner.

Usually, this premarital health examination will begin with a brief interview about medical history which aims to find out what disease you have ever suffered yan, family medical history (cancer, epilepsy and diabites), also state of the environment and daily habits (smoking, users drugs).

Next premarital health examination, the doctor will perform a physical examination necessary to detect physical abnormalities such as blood pressure, heart conditions, lung and physical signs of disease such as anemia, asthma, and skin.

Do premarital health examination, yourself and your partner to a doctor at the health center first, then get a reference laboratory examination if necessary. And, for couples who are less able, they can use the health card.

If so, how the awareness and willingness to stay bride alone, is not it? Obviously, it is very important for you to be willing to exercise an umbrella before the rain and the receive pair completely.

Not a few people complained about the whiteness of Eve. Almost all women have experienced. Often this problem is considered as a normal thing. Nevertheless, we must look first symptom and cause.

Characteristic of the normal whitish color is seen from the clear, odorless and usually appear shortly before or after menstruation.

While that is not normal, characterized by excessive discharge from mild to severe, such as out of viscous liquid, which does not stink and usually yellow to greenish color. In severe cases is often accompanied by itchiness and even burning sensation in vagina

Now, what causes whiteness in women? Please note, the adult female vagina, there are good bacteria called bacillus Doderlein.

Under normal circumstances the number of results is quite dominant and makes the vaginal environment is acidic, so that the vagina has a fairly strong protective power. In addition, the vagina also issued a number of fluids that are useful for protecting themselves from infection.

Abnormal vaginal discharge is usually clear and sometimes a little cloudy, odorless and is not accompanied by itching or burning sensation in the vagina. Period whitish normal ovulation which occurs in approximately 12-14 days after menstruation, in a state of arousal or desire, in a state of emotional stress.

While that is not normal whitish often occur because of fungal infections, bacteria, or parasites. Fungal infections are usually from among Candida or Monilia due to changes in hormone levels, blood sugar, or low body resistance. Of the bacterial groups usually Hemofilus vaginalis. The bacteria are bad and can be transmitted through unprotected sex. Parasite infections are usually from among trikomonas and can be transmitted through unprotected sex.

In addition to the above points, abnormal leucorrhoea also be caused by injury, diseases such as malignant tumors, foreign bodies due to the use of tampons or spiral, and Disease Sexual Relations (PHS), such as Gonorhoe and AIDS.

When the disease is not treated whitish completely, then the infection can spread to the uterine cavity, then kesaluran eggs, ovaries, and finally to the pelvis cavity. Not infrequently women who suffer from this disease for many years (chronic), and then become sterile!

Here are tips you can do to avoid whiteness:

1. Clean the intimate organ cleanser that does not interfere with the stability of pH in the vagina. One of these cleaning products made from raw material milk.
2. Avoid the use of powder on her female organ vagina with the aim that fragrant and dry throughout the day. Powder having fine particles are easily tucked away here and there and finally invite fungus and bacteria lodged in the place.
3. Always dry the vagina before dressing.
4. Use a dry pants with a material that absorbs sweat. If wet or damp, try to quickly replace with a clean and unused. While the recommended materials from cotton fabric.
5. Outer clothing is also worth noting. Jeans are not recommended because of the pores is very tight, and invites fungus causes whitish. Choose a skirt or pants jeans material for non-air circulation around the intimate organs to move freely.
6. When menstruation, change dressings frequently
7. Use a panty liner only when needed. Do not be too long. Suppose that when traveling outside the home and release your return home.

When we discuss the problem of osteoporosis, then we must understand this disease better. Often, this condition is associated with a disruption in the knee, and bone (osteoarthritis). In fact, this is including two different things. Really? Where is the difference?

Osteoporosis is bone loss, whereas osteoarthritis is perkapuran bone. More bone loss in conditions of normal bone density, resulting from broken bones.

Literally, the condition of abnormally porous bone that can be likened like a sponge, not solid like a brick. The disease can weaken the bones which cause an increased risk for broken bones (bone fracture).

Osteoporosis does not give symptoms, do not get sick or feel pain if the bones were broken, because it was fragile. Unlike osteoarthritis which would cause pain, especially in the knee joint.

Knee is the largest joint in the body that its use is also widely used in daily life. Knee allows us to move, sit up to run. Besides the knee also helps support the body weight.

There are several factors that determine bone strength. Bone density is the amount of bone that is present in skeletal structure. Generally, higher bone density, stronger bones.

Bone density is strongly influenced by genetic factors, which in turn are sometimes modified by environmental factors and drugs. For example, men have higher bone density than women.

Those African-Americans have higher bone density than Caucasian Americans (white) or Asian. The stronger the bone, definitely more secure than osteoporosis.

Normally, bone density accumulates during childhood and reaches its peak at around the age of 25 years. Bone density and then maintained for about ten years. After age 35, men and women normally lose 0.3% to 0.5% of their bone density per year as part of the aging process.

Thus, estrogen plays an important role in maintaining bone density in women. When estrogen levels fall after menopause, bone loss occurs more rapidly.

During the first five to ten years after menopause, women can suffer up to two to four percent loss of bone density every year! This can result in a loss of 25 to 30% of their bone density during that time period. Accelerated bone loss after menopause is a major cause of osteoporosis in women.

Treatment of osteoporosis is aimed to make the prevention of bone fractures by stopping bone loss, and by increasing bone density and strength. Although early detection and treatment is done on time, actually only reduces the risk of bone fractures later in life.

None of the treatments available to cure completely. Therefore, prevention of this disease is as important as treatment.

Osteoporosis treatment and prevention actions include:

1. Changing lifestyles, ie with adequate exercise, avoiding smoking and alcohol, provide adequate calcium intake, inadequate intake of vitamin D, limiting the use of caffeine, like coffee.
2. Consume drugs that stop bone loss and increase bone strength, such as alendronate (Fosamax), risedronate (Actonel), raloxifene (Evista), ibandronate (Boniva), calcitonin (Calcimar), and zoledronate (Reclast);
3. Consuming drugs that increase bone formation such as teriparatide (Forteo).
4. Be careful using certain medications such as steroids, diuretics, anticonvulsant

In middle age, many women are worried about the occurrence of menopause. Still, every woman will go through this period.

Will be many changes taking place, both physical changes and mental changes, which would then require a lot of adjustments.

You do not need to worry, the origin can menyiasatinya well, everything will be passed successfully.

Menopause is the cessation of the process of ovulation, a process of release of an egg from the ovary, permanently after the ovaries or ovarian activity disappeared. In short, menopause is the last menstruation.

In the medical field this condition can occur due to natural processes, there is also that deliberately stopped menstruating for example, due to surgery or due to cancer treatment.

In reproductive age, women’s ovaries produce eggs and female hormones called estrogen and progesterone. The egg plays a role in the conception process. While the hormones estrogen and progesterone play a role in regulating the menstrual cycle along with the changes in the mental body and those accompanying the menstrual cycle. At menopause, the ovaries will stop producing both eggs and hormones.

No one can with certainty determine when menopause will come. Most women will experience it at the age of 50 years, but will possibly be faster or slower. The process of menopause and it will take between three to five years to complete otherwise, when a woman has stopped menstruating for 12 months.

From penellitian, there is a correlation between the first menstruation to menopause. The earlier a woman’s first menstrual experience menopause occurs more slowly too, and vice versa the more slowly the first menstruation, and vice versa. There are other studies stating the best guide when a woman will experience menopause is when the mother of the woman’s experience. However, many other factors that play a role, such as smoking that will accelerate the time of menopause for 2 years.

Maybe you will ask what will happen to you when you’re experiencing menopause. Yes, this period was often accompanied by various complaints, such as hot flush, insomnia, headaches, mood swings, and so forth. Symptoms at perimenopausal period is similar to PMS (pre-menstrual syndrome), which generally occur before menstruation. Same cause, namely the occurrence of hormonal changes. In women approaching the menopause, the main reason is the drastic decrease in the hormone estrogen.

Menopause as a negative analogy based on the way a person thinks. Indonesian women experienced during this period at the age of 45-50 years had the menopause, whereas women overseas did not make this. In Indonesia, this issue often becomes a scapegoat to cover insecurity,

Some women are afraid of dealing with menopause because it would reduce the role or the opportunity to excel. When you have thus generally increases their stress load, because the division of the mind to work and family. They are faced with a variety of changes in herself and family life. In fact, this process will not hamper their performance. It all depends on each individual’s mind.

Therefore, it is important for women to equip themselves with knowledge through discussion about menopause. Supported by the development of medical technologies that are increasingly sophisticated to deal berbagaiketidaknyamanan during this period occurred. In addition, you can face this period the natural way of yoga and walking every morning.

Breast cancer is a type of cancer that was feared by women, especially those who have family members who have this malignant disease.

Some ways to prevent or reduce the risk of cancer by natural means, namely:

* Regular exercise causes decreased levels of estrogen, which can prevent the occurrence of breast cancer.

* Consuming antioxidant supplements. Food supplements may be an additional function to prevent cancer even though their presence can not replace the position of fresh vegetables and fruits.

* No smoking and become passive smokers. Number of toxins contained in cigarette smoke can trigger an increased risk of breast cancer.

* A lot of eating vegetables and fruits. In vegetables and fruits contain many vitamins and nutrients that are antioxidants are substances that can kill and suppress cancer cell growth. Included in this case carrots and spinach.

* Reduce fatty foods. You should notice the amount of fat and type of fat you consume, because the saturated fat found in meat, butter, foods containing full cream milk and fatty acids in margarine could trigger cancer. Consumption of too much saturated fat makes estrogen levels in the blood increases, one of the causes of breast cancer is estrogen. While the fat that can reduce the risk of cancer is an unsaturated fat such as those found in olive oil and omega 3 fatty acids, found in salmon and tuna.

* Do not eat charred meat when roasted. Therefore, the meat is cooked by roasting to produce the amino heterocyclic compounds karinogenik.

* Provide ASI kepada baby not only makes the heart grow perfect fruit and having a strong immune system, but also helps mothers to avoid breast cancer.

* Eat plenty of fibrous food. Vegetables and fruits contain high fiber which can bind to estrogen in the digestive tract so that the levels of estrogen in the blood decreases.

* Eat plenty of foods containing soy, because they contain estrogen or estrogen Phy-plants, which can reduce the effects of breast cancer triggers and accelerates the release of estrogen from the body.

* Avoid alcohol, because it can raise levels of estrogen in the blood.

* Many consume nuts, because it contains a lot of Phy-estrogen compounds.

* Sunlight can help prevent breast cancer. A little sunshine (around 20 minutes per day) may help prevent cancer, because sunlight helps the body make vitamin D in breast tissue is useful to help absorb calcium.

* Avoiding the xeno-estrogen (estrogen that comes from outside the body), for allegedly able to raise levels of estrogen in the blood. How to avoid this is to reduce or avoid consumption of meat, poultry and milk full cream products and their derivatives.

* Consider the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT), which has a function to reduce the risk of heart disease, osteoporosis and Alzheimer’s, but the addition of hormones into the body is also able to increase the risk of developing breast cancer.

* Having an ideal body weight. Blindly increasing body fat in the blood estrogen levels are also binding.

* Life is happy. Stress can increase the risk of developing breast cancer, therefore, beginning today live with happily.