Archive for the ‘Motherhood’ Category

Pregnancy and Stress: what the mother passes to the baby

Thursday, July 21st, 2011

That the nine months of pregnancy are a time to be spent trying to stay as peaceful as possible for the health of the future child is no longer just a popular belief, but also scientific evidence.

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A study published in Psychiatry, Translational made ​​by the University of Constance, Germany has in fact put in evidence as the stress suffered by the mother is able to alter a gene and make the child more sensitive to stressful situations and less able to manage them with a lasting effect. (more…)

Mother and mammography becomes painless and intelligent

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

mammography

A closer examination for women, less obtrusive, without pain and especially more effective. And because it offers mother, the new mammogram machine-fundamental examination of female breasts-that will ensure a better and very early diagnosis of any cancers.

Compared to the previous equipment for mammography, is based on PET, tomography which measure the metabolic activity of the tumor and allows to recognize and distinguish healthy cells from sick ones, when they already have a thickness of just over an inch (1.5 or so, compared with 5 mm of the conventional mammography), and therefore before become too dangerous. With the classic until now mammography was able to make a specific analysis to check for suspicious growths and nodules of breast, through a survey invasive. With this new technology, made by a group of EU-funded researchers, things will improve considerably. (more…)

Food: That pregnancy does not become embarrassing

Monday, June 13th, 2011

In pregnancy, the only constant for women is a surprise. Everything seemed normal before it becomes extraordinary even food. Indeed, the diet is vital to the health of the mother and the bud grows. Here is a practical guide to guides women in their pregnancy.

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What kind of milk a pregnant woman should eat?
For an infant, and therefore to be pregnant milk is important, even nine months before it is born. Any woman who is expecting a baby needs to drink milk (including milk), mainly due to its high calcium content. (more…)

How to find your ideal weight after giving birth

Monday, June 6th, 2011

lose pregnancy weight

During the period of pregnancy, the female body has gone to meet a lot of changes: weight gain, swollen legs, stretch marks, and you need to recover a bit of time, here are some tips to find your ideal weight had before the pregnancy.

To get started, if you are still breastfeeding, take a diet rich in fruits and rich vegetables of vitamins, meat and carbohydrates conveniently alternated, rich milk of soccer and so on; besides if you had a caesarean section, you can also do some physical exercises such as kegels, walking, yoga, this must be done after a month and a half after cesarean. (more…)

How and when do a PAP test

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

pap test

The Pap test means a test which all gynecologic women of childbearing age and after menopause should have regular, this after discovering that it is extremely effective as a means of prevention against cancer of the uterine body.

The PAP test is a test performed by a gynecologist absolutely not obligatory for women, whose importance as a means of preventing cervical cancer is now undisputed. This tumor is known for sure that caused by a viral infection or by a virus transmitted through sexual contact, papillomavirus (HPV).

The first conventional PAP smears should be done after the age of 18 (the period in which is supposed to have initiated the first sexual intercourse), continuing until the age of 35 years with at least once a year (this is the band’s age of increased incidence of suspicious cell changes); between 35 and 65 years can lower the frequency of checks every three years, after 65 years, this survey is used mainly to assess the state of the mucosa. (more…)

Premenstrual pain

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

Premenstrual pains

Each month in the days prior to the rule, our bodies experience physical and psychological changes. It is in these days when many women experience what is known as premenstrual pains. It is important to know how to live with them and try to mitigate them.

Often women, in the days before the period experience significant hormonal changes. For many of them these pass completely unnoticed, but for others it can become quite uncomfortable and even prevent them continuing with their normal life. Among the most common pre-menstrual pain are the bloated feeling in the stomach and / or breast, fatigue, or increased sensitivity. (more…)

What foods to avoid during pregnancy

Wednesday, January 19th, 2011

Pregnancy is one of the most important stages in the life of every woman. Where will you be a mother, are a lot of care has to have for the future baby with all possible safeguards. Here we tell you which foods to avoid during pregnancy. A few tips that will make the day to day of pregnancy easier.

food during pregnancy

As food is concerned, during pregnancy, avoid raw food. In this sense, the raw fish as sushi should be avoided. Likewise, seafood is a poor ally for the mother, especially oysters and clams, which are conducive to food can contain germs that cause gastrointestinal illness. (more…)

How to diagnose breast lumps

Monday, January 17th, 2011

Self exploration is one of the first steps you can take a woman to prevent, because prevention is the main weapon which has to fight against any disease. On this occasion, from this article we wonder how to diagnose breast lumps.

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Obviously it is the doctor who must make the appropriate diagnosis. Therefore, the recommendation is do you go to the specialist as soon as you miss a lump in the chest, as a priori, it is not easy to distinguish between benign and malignant lump, so it is necessary for breast examination an expert or making some technique such as MRI or mammography. (more…)

Pelvic Endometriosis

Sunday, January 16th, 2011

The endometriosis is a disease that affects women, especially during childbearing years. We explain details of pelvic endometriosis, in which the word itself comes from endometriosis, endometrial tissue lining the inner wall of the uterus.

Pelvic Endometriosis

Pelvic endometriosis is characterized by the formation of nodules in the area of the ovaries, fallopian tubes and the lining of the pelvic cavity. In fact, to define more precisely where the endometriosis is, we can appeal to the RAE, which he says is the “formation of uterine lining in organs other than the uterus”.

These problems in the area of the ovaries causes a woman to have pains quite frequently, especially before menstruation. Furthermore, pelvic endometriosis is often associated with infertility. (more…)

Major causes of renal failure

Saturday, January 1st, 2011

The kidneys are important organs of the body. Because of it, one must take care of so that they have not problems of operation. This article tell you what the main causes of kidney failure, which is why the kidneys fail to function properly. We must be careful to happen to us.

kidney failure

Overall, we can say that kidney failure is the cessation of the function carried out by the kidneys, which usually follows different types of renal lesions.

In this sense, among the leading causes of kidney failure are the toxic agents, ie, all those substances that can cause kidney are intoxicated. They can be of various kinds, ranging from arsenic to poisonous mushrooms, and many other substances that could sure add to the list. (more…)