Women Health

Contraceptive pills reduce cancer risk

Dr. Krishna — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:16:48 +0000

Taking oral contraceptive pills for birth control actually reduced cervical cancer risk, according to a new research study done by Aberdeen University on 46,000 women over a 36-year period. Use of birth control pills decreased the cancer risk in women by up to 12% according to the research article published in the British Medical [...]

Women health advice

Dr. Krishna — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:37:06 +0000

Woman, she is a precious creature of God. She gives birth and grows up a family. Her health is somewhat important as she have to perform in many roles. She is a wife, mother and the controller of a complete home. So in every stages of her life she needs care because it has [...]

Depressed women have more sex

Dr. Krishna — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:32:48 +0000

Women who are depressed have more sex than normal women, according to a study in Australia. Females who are suffering from mild to moderate depression have 3 times more sexual activity than normal women. These findings were presented at an International mental Health Conference in Melbourne. Depressed women are more sexually liberated and [...]

Aspirin reduces Asthma risk in women

Dr. Krishna — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 15:37:09 +0000

Aspirin every other day will reduce Asthma risk by 10% in women, according to a research study published in the British Journal “Thorax”. American Scientists conducted extensive research study on 40,000 American female healthcare professionals (age>45) over 10 years. Previous studies on male doctors indicated that Aspirin reduces Asthma risk by 22% in men. [...]

Fertility is low in obese women

Dr. Krishna — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:37:10 +0000

Obese women will face more fertility problems than normal women, according to a research study published in the journal “Human Reproduction”. Women face 4% fall in fertility rate with every one point increase in Body MassIndex (BMI). According to the Dutch research scientists, obesity poses problems even in those women who are pregnant. In [...]

Diabetic women at colorectal cancer risk

Dr. Krishna — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 17:32:44 +0000

Women with diabetes are at high risk for colorectal cancer, according to a latest research report by Minnesota School scientists. Diabetic women are 1.5 times more likely to develop colorectal cancer. This was reported at the sixth annual conference of the American Association for Cancer Research. Scientists conducted study on the medical records [...]

Women with pre-eclampsia are at heart attack risk

Dr. Krishna — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:37:11 +0000

Women who had pre-eclampsia during pregnancy are at high risk for heart attack. According to a research study published in the British Medical Journal, these women will twice likely to develop heart disease than normal women. These women should take necessary precautions to protect themselves from heart diseases. Pre-Eclampsia: It is a [...]

Fibroids in uterus (womb) of female

Dr. Krishna — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:51:05 +0000

In women, tumors of the uterus (fibroids) are regarded as main causes of the problems of the health. Moreover, uterine fibroids are the main culprits, causing infertility in females. About 15 to 20% among women are having this ailment. Fibroids’ incidence is more in women who is above 35 years of age. Fibroids of [...]

Hypertensive women are at high diabetes risk

Dr. Krishna — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:03:55 +0000

Women with high blood pressure are 3 times more likely to develop diabetes than normal women. Women with uncontrolled blood pressure are at greater risk of getting diabetes than who control their blood sugar levels. This research study was published in the European heart Journal. Combination of diabetes and blood pressure put women’s health [...]

Hormone Replacement Therapy-assumptions

Dr. Krishna — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:51:04 +0000

Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) raised some controversies in the recent days. Scientific community divided over the benefits of the HRT in women. HRT is usually given to women after menopause when symptoms of menopause appear. Clinical symptoms of menopause: These symptoms will appear due to estrogen deficiency. They are hot flushes, [...]