There are different kinds of fertility drugs to stimulate the ovaries. Each has advantages and disadvantages in terms of time, negative side effects, cost, and so on. Some are taken orally, others require shots. Still, others are delivered via a…
Gonorrhea is a bacterial infection that affects one million people each year in the United States. It is believed a further one million cases each year go unreported, because the disease is asymptomatic in 10 to 15 percent of men,…
There are many other organisms that can attack the area. They come under the generic terms nonspecific vaginitis and vulvitis. Nonspecific refers to conditions in which the cause is uncertain. They may be due to sexual infection, or they may…
The following are suggestions that can be helpful during the time of waiting for pregnancy to occur: Know the time of ovulation, and the entire fertile period. Check that love-making is sufficiently frequent. Avoid the “female superior” position; it allows…
Trichomonas Vaginalis, or trich, is caused by a one-celled protozoan that grows rapidly within the vagina. Some women have an immediate and painful reaction to trich. Many more have asymptomatic trich; it is often only found if there are tests…
Dysmenorrhea can range from mild to severe cramps in the lower abdomen, pulling pains at the inner thighs, backache, fainting, nausea, actual vomiting, hot and cold flashes, diarrhea, or dizziness with headaches. Prostaglandins are hormones made in abundance during menstruation.…
Specific micro-organisms inhabit the mouth, just as they inhabit other body orifices (openings). They rarely cause problems within their natural ecology. If they are transmitted to other orifices, they can cause infection. One typical example is a harmless bacteria of…
Think of the reproductive system as two cycles. The first occurs in the ovary; an egg is matured and released at ovulation. The second is in the uterus. The lining, which is called the endometrium, builds up for pregnancy each…
Douching is a procedure of vaginal irritation in which fluid in a bag is permitted to run through a tube, entering the vagina under slight pressure and ballooning it out slightly. As the fluid runs out or is expelled through…
The ovaries have a lifetime supply of egg follicles from birth. These ripen into eggs, which can be fertilized to produce pregnancy. By age 30, the eggs have been present for some time. In problems of fertility, the quality of…
