Diseases

5 Of the Most Common Female Diseases; Symptoms, Prevention, Treatments and Prognosis

Amenorrhea

Amenorrhea is defined as delay of menstruation.
Primary amenorrhea:  period has not started by age 16.
Secondary amenorrhea: period starts by the age of 16, but later it stops for more than 3 cycles or 6 months

Symptoms

Primary amenorrhea:
o        Dry vagina
o        Voice changes
o        Headache
o        Breast size changes
o        Increased hair growth in a male pattern

Secondary amenorrhea:
o        Decreased sex desire
o        Paller
o        Dry vagina
o        Fatigue
o        Breast size change
o        Loss of vision
o        overall poor Healt

Prevention

Many cases of amenorrhea unfortunately cannot be prevented.  But you can

  • Maintain a healthy diet; celery seeds, whole grain, yoghurt, soy, Sesame seed, potatoes and Legumes should be included in your diet
  • Take Supplements; Gamma linoleic acid, Linoleic acid, Zinc, Progesterone supplement, Flax seed extract, Iron,  Vitamin B6, L-cartitine, Angelica root, Schisandra chinesis,Ginger, Astragalus, licorice, Motherwort, Chastetree berry, Black cohosh and Red clover
  • do lots of exercise
  • get enough rest
  • avoid  too much stress
  • avoid smoking and substance abuse

Treatment

In general treatment is not necessary.  If an underlying disorder is the cause of primary or secondary amenorrhea, the treatment will

  • depend on the disorder
  • Various types of hormones may be prescribed

Prognosis

  • Prolonged amenorrhea can lead to infertility, osteoporosis and other conditions
  • Amenorrhea caused by stress or illness will disappear when the causes are eliminated
  • Amenorrhea caused by discontinuing birth control pills, normally disappear within six to eight weeks, sometimes longer

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Leucorrhoea

Symptoms

  • Discharge from the vagina that has a whitish color
  • Weakness
  • Pain in the calves and lumbar area
  • Lethargy
  • Constipation
  • sensation of dragging in the abdomen
  • Intense itching in the genital path
  • Headaches that occur frequently
  • Irritability
  • disturbances  of digestion
  • Black patches under the eyes
  • Foul odor from the genitals
  • undergarments spots

Prevention

  • take a bath twice per day
  • clean from back to front after passing stool without touching your genitalia
  • Clean your genitalia carefully after you have had sex
  • Keep your genitalia clean and dry
  • Stay away from unsafe sex

Treatment

  • proper diet
  • exercise
  • good sleep
  • sunshine
  • fresh air
  • fast for 3-4 days drinking only fruit juice and lemon water
  • daily bowel cleansing with a warm water enema
  • Eat the vegetable “Lady’s finger”

Prognosis

Depends of cause

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Osteoporosis

Symptoms

Early symptoms:
.        Dull lower back pain or neck pain

Later symptoms:
.        Sharp pains that may come on all of a sudden.
.        Tenderness
.        Fractures

Prevention

.        Vitamin D
.        Calcium
.        Exercise

Treatment

  • Take 1,000 mg calcium daily, for example by drinking milk and eating salmon
  • Do aerobic exercises; walking, jogging, swimming or similar
  • When fractures; Approach an orthopedic surgeon for fracture management and a physical and occupational therapist to doing exercise the safe way
  • past menopausal patients can slow down the progression of the disease with estrogen replacement therapy
  • another option is selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs)
  • take 800-1,000 IU of vitamin D
  • Bisphosphonates: (alendronate, risedronate, etidronate, and zoledronate)
  • Other hormonal drugs like Calcitonin and Teriparatide

Prognosis

Although there is no cure for osteoporosis, it can be controlled with treatment, which slows down the progress of the disease.

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Breast Cancer

Symptoms

  • A thickening or lump in the breast  that feels different from the tissue surrounding it
  • Changes in shape or size of the breast
  • changes to the breast skin like for example  occurrence of dimples
  • the breast skin is pitting like an orange skin or turns red
  • the nipple becomes inverted
  • discharge from the nipple containing blood

Prevention

  • Limit your alcohol consume
  • Maintain a normal weight
  • Limit your fat intake
  • Stay physically active

Treatment

  • Surgery
  • Chemotherapy
  • Radiation Therapy
  • Hormonal Therapy
  • Herceptin

Additional treatment:

  • Yoga and mediation
  • Acupuncture

Prognosis

Breast Cancer is the second most lethal cancer in women.  About 88% of women diagnosed with breast cancer will survive 10 years or more.

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Cervical Cancer

Symptoms

  • Abnormal bleeding, such as bleeding between ordinary periods, after vaginal douching, pelvic examination or sex
  • Pain when  urinating
  • Pain in the Pelvic area
  • Unusual or increased vaginal discharge

Prevention

  • If it is proper for you, get the HPV vaccine
  • Get a Pap smear ever so often. if it is abnormal, follow it up immediately
  • If you are sexually active, you should limit the amount of sex partners and use a condom
  • If you are a smoker, stop smoking
  • Secondhand smoke should be avoided

Treatment

  • Surgery for removing the  uterus (hysterectomy)
  • Radiation therapy
  • Chemotherapy
  • Eat good nutritional meals
  • Being Physical active
  • Get lot of sleep
  • If you’re a smoker, quit smoking
  • Stay away from alcohol

Prognosis

Generally, 71% of women with invasive cervical cancer survive for at least 5 years.

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