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Health Recovery after Pregnancy and Delivery
by James Pendergraft | December 16, 2009
Category: Home and Family / Pregnancy
Normal Physiology
As a woman ages, her body adjusts and prepares itself to accommodate and to prepare her to be able to bear children of her own when the right time comes. With this comes into picture the first menstruation of the woman. This signifies that the woman has already a uterus that wou
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Healthy Food Choices During Pregnancy
by James Pendergraft | December 16, 2009
Category: Home and Family / Pregnancy
If one is curious enough, one should be willing to scratch beneath the surface of anything. For one, some of the answers to some of the pressing questions maybe found with a little polishing of what is in our hands. In the main act of life, one of the things—and a joyous one at that—hat can happen
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How Sleep Affects a Woman’s Fertility
by James Pendergraft | December 16, 2009
Category: Home and Family / Pregnancy
The hormonal balance of the woman is highly sensitive to certain factors that may arise. With this, one must consider that these hormones that are commonly referred to as the female sex hormones play a vital and crucial role in the reproductive system of a woman.
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Women and Problems with Ovulation
by James Pendergraft | October 22, 2009
Category: Home and Family / Pregnancy
Being pregnant is something that comes second nature to women. In fact, it is their purpose as the giver of life to this world. That is why there is no wonder why a woman should be filled with joy at just being pregnant because it is the very essence of her womanhood.
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All About Dyspareunia
by James Pendergraft | October 22, 2009
Category: Home and Family / Pregnancy
Dyspareunia is a unique health condition that many women are suffering from. The difficult thing about this is the fact that only few women are willing to admit they may be suffering from the condition. As a result, most women continue to endure dyspareunia, which is one of the many sexual problems
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Menstrual Disorders Affecting Women
by James Pendergraft | October 22, 2009
Category: Home and Family / Pregnancy
Being a woman isn’t always easy. The demands of giving birth, the need to balance the resources of the family, the demands of rearing children, and the need to be an effective balance to the desires of her husband all take a toll on a woman.
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Women and Sexual Arousal Disorders
by James Pendergraft | October 22, 2009
Category: Home and Family / Pregnancy
The prevailing wisdom in most societies generally places women at a disadvantage. As a result, women suffer their own problems with little and sometimes no hope for relief. A case in point is having sexual arousal disorders.
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All About Hydatidiform Mole
by James Pendergraft | October 06, 2009
Category: Home and Family / Pregnancy
A hydatidiform mole is also known as a molar pregnancy. It is indicated by a growth or a rare mass that develops inside the uterus at the start of a pregnancy. This is considered as a kind of gestational trophoblastic disease or GTD.
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All About Ovarian Cancer
by James Pendergraft | October 06, 2009
Category: Home and Family / Pregnancy
Being diagnosed of ovarian cancer can be very hard and life changing. It is a good thing that there now a number of medical advancements that have led to more effective treatments. Based on reports from the American Cancer Society, women who have been diagnosed of having the early stages of ovarian
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All About Vaginal Cancer
by James Pendergraft | October 06, 2009
Category: Home and Family / Pregnancy
Vaginal cancer is not a common type of cancer among women. Usually known as a squamous cell skin cancer or what is medically termed as vaginal carcinoma, the disease is known to develop mostly among older women, with the most common diagnosis happening among those who are 60 t0 65 years old.
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How Yoga Helps Women with Menstrual Problems
by James Pendergraft | September 23, 2009
Category: Home and Family / Pregnancy
A woman’s menstrual cycle is both a sign of one’s complete womanhood and an indicator of the onset of various problems. Menstruation signifies complete womanhood because it is a testament to a woman’s ability to bear children and give life. However, menstruation is also a time.
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Five Reasons Women Should Lift Weights
by James Pendergraft | September 23, 2009
Category: Home and Family / Pregnancy
When women decide to start to lose weight, their goal is always to see a smaller number register on the weighing scale. They do a number of things to achieve this goal including going on a diet, exercising, or taking diet pills. Only a few might consider lifting weights.
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Is Yoga Right for You?
by James Pendergraft | September 23, 2009
Category: Home and Family / Pregnancy
A lot of women perform yoga exercises not just to lose weight or maintain proper body weight but also because they want to be healthy emotionally and mentally. Yoga is also known to contribute to the decrease of a number of problems during menstruation, pregnancy, and menopause.
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Obesity in Women
by James Pendergraft | September 23, 2009
Category: Home and Family / Pregnancy
The issue of size is of special concern particularly to women because most people believe that physical attractiveness and beauty is dependent on having a slim body that reveals the shapeliness of a woman’s body. As such, it is not common for people to think of large women as unattractive.
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All About Perimenopause
by James Pendergraft | August 21, 2009
Category: Home and Family / Pregnancy
Are you experiencing mood swings, hot flashes, and loss of sexual desire that are affecting your personal life? Do you feel uncertain about what you might be going through?
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Examining the Symptoms of Menopause
by James Pendergraft | August 21, 2009
Category: Home and Family / Pregnancy
Women may know that menopause is a normal and inevitable part of their lives. However, they may lack some knowledge as to the changes that could happen to their bodies during this stage in their life.
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Exploring Stress Management Options
by James Pendergraft | August 21, 2009
Category: Home and Family / Pregnancy
Managing your stress effectively make take on many different forms. While there are women who choose expensive and more complicated ways to help deal with stress, there are others who employ simpler and less costly means that are no less effective.
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How to Avoid the Holiday Stress for Women
by James Pendergraft | August 21, 2009
Category: Home and Family / Pregnancy
Most of the time, it is the women who experience too much stress when the holidays are approaching. This is because they are the ones who are usually responsible for shopping, decorating, cooking, planning seasonal events, getting gifts, and sending greeting cards.
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Is Stress in a Woman’s Nature?
by James Pendergraft | August 21, 2009
Category: Home and Family / Pregnancy
Women, by nature, are more susceptible to becoming stressed. This is because of the many hormonal changes that they go through during their whole lifetime. The fluctuation of the hormonal levels of women consistently occurs during puberty, the menstrual period.
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Stress and Women’s Health
by James Pendergraft | August 21, 2009
Category: Home and Family / Pregnancy
Stress is one of the most inevitable things in life. At one time or another, women go through stress because of a variety of reasons. This could include work, life at home, and relationships. The bad thing about stress is that they are believed to cause changes in the brain.
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A Guide to Urinary Health in Women
by James Pendergraft | August 10, 2009
Category: Home and Family / Pregnancy
A woman’s urinary health is something that should not be ignored because of the risks involved in having urinary tract infection or UTI. This is because a woman is more prone to developing the infection than men because of their unique anatomy, which makes it easy to develop UTI.
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A Look into Female Urinary Tract Infections
by James Pendergraft | August 10, 2009
Category: Home and Family / Pregnancy
As dreadful as it seems, urinary tract infections or UTI is common in both males and females, although it is the women who experience the greatest discomfort. Urinary tract infection refers to disorders affecting the urinary tract.
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Cardiovascular Diseases: What Every Woman Should Know
by James Pendergraft | August 10, 2009
Category: Home and Family / Pregnancy
Cardiovascular diseases are by far the leading cause of death for women in most parts of the world. The reason why this ailment has become one of the leading killers in women is because of changes in their lifestyle, diet, and other factors.
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Healthy Eating for a Woman’s Heart
by James Pendergraft | August 10, 2009
Category: Home and Family / Pregnancy
If the adage that the best way for a woman to a man’s heart is through his stomach, then it must imply that a woman has to be good at cooking. Being good at cooking does not mean being able to prepare delicious foods only; it also must take into consideration health factors such as nutrition .
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Help for Female Bladder Problems
by James Pendergraft | August 10, 2009
Category: Home and Family / Pregnancy
A woman who has bladder problems may find her life adversely affected. This is because any problem with the bladder can make it difficult to engage in daily activities. One common bladder problem is urinary incontinence wherein a woman is unable to hold her urine from leaking.
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Knowing the Symptoms of Heart Attack and Stroke in Women
by James Pendergraft | August 10, 2009
Category: Home and Family / Pregnancy
Heart attack is one of the leading causes of death in the world. It occurs when there is an interruption of the blood supply to a part of the heart which causes some heart cells to die. The interruption in the supply of blood is most commonly due to a blockage in any of the heart arteries.
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Taking Blood Pressure Readings: Understanding the Vital Signs
by James Pendergraft | August 10, 2009
Category: Home and Family / Pregnancy
A woman’s blood pressure is one of her most reliable clues in determining if her cardiovascular system is in good condition. Blood pressure is monitored with the aid of an instrument called sphygmomanometer, which measures the pressure or force per unit area exerted by circulating blood on the wall
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Testing and Treatment for UTI in Women
by James Pendergraft | August 10, 2009
Category: Home and Family / Pregnancy
Urinary tract infection or UTI is one of the most common infections that affect women. In the course of her lifetime, a woman may encounter more than one case of urinary tract infection. Despite repeated warnings from health experts that urinary tract infections.
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Ways to Cope Up with Urinary Incontinence in Women
by James Pendergraft | August 10, 2009
Category: Home and Family / Pregnancy
Urinary incontinence refers to a condition when a person has great difficulty holding one’s urine from flowing out. As such, the condition entails an involuntary leakage of urine. Because of this condition, a person feels embarrassment and it has a profound impact on one’s lifestyle.
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Women and Hypertension
by James Pendergraft | August 10, 2009
Category: Home and Family / Pregnancy
Most people commonly associate hypertension with men. It is as if women could not develop the disease. It is because most information on hypertension center around excessive drinking, smoking, and sedentary lifestyle as the primary causes of developing hypertension.
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