Anemia is caused when your body does not have enough hemoglobin in its red blood cells. Your red blood cells are responsible for carrying pain to all the cells and tissues in your body, and hemoglobin is what allows the red blood cells to perform this essential function properly. When red-blood-cells”> red blood cells don’t […]
Tag Archives: Heavy Periods
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May
May
Discussing a woman’s period is still consider taboo by many. Whether because it just isn’t a topic surfacing in many conversations or distributing health information may be a sensitive action, some myths about periods and fertility have gained some prevalence. While some misconceptions are simply just wrong, others may pose health risks. Myths About Fertility […]
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Oct
Oct
In the years before you start regularly missing your periods and routinely having hot sweats, your body goes through any number of pre-menopause symptoms. Just as some women are crippled during their period and other women aren’t bothered by it at all, early menopause symptoms differ in type and severity from woman to woman. About […]
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Mar
Mar
For a while I had a period (no pun intended) of having such severe diarrhea that it required medical attention. With a reasonable diet and exercise I have been able to keep this in check and try to stay active when “Aunt Flo” visits but sometimes this is easier said than done. Now I know […]
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Sep
Sep
While I was pregnant with my daughter I had several PAP smears. When I was around six months pregnant the Doctor called and said they found some abnormal results with the tests and I needed to come in for more. My first thoughts were for the worst. I was pregnant after all, could this hurt […]
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), also known as Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, is a condition that affects one in every 10 women, according to the Center for Young Women’s Health. Unfortunately, according to PCOS Journal, it is also one of the most frequently diagnosed conditions plaguing many women of childbearing age. So what is PCOS, and how […]
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Apr
Apr
The Gateway NV5503u laptop, priced at $450, is one of the best cheap computers on the market. I recently purchased this Gateway as my work computer when I’m away from my desktop. Disappointed by the lack of functionality on my iPad and previous laptop, I was in the market for a cheap laptop with a […]
Doctors call the excessive loss of blood during menstruation “menorrhagia”. Not only does menorrhagia happen when the menstrual flow is too heavy, but it also happens when a normal flow lasts too long, resulting in excessive blood loss. Heavy bleeding is not the problem, but is symptomatic of another underlying problem within the woman’s body. […]