Women Reproduction Health

Among the 38 million American women using some form of birth control, some have waited patiently for a new implantable contraceptive device to become available to them. And new contraceptive that is implanted in the upper arm and remains effective for three years will be made widely available in the United States early next year, filling a gap in birth control options for women since Norplant was taken off the market in 2002.
Implanon (etonogestrel implant) a contraceptive implant, about the size of a matchstick, has been approved by the US Food and Drugs Administration (FDA). It is the world’s only single-rod implantable contraceptive.

Implanon is the name of this implantable contraceptive that was launched in 1998, and is already used by 2.5 million women in over 30 countries. It’s designed to prevent pregnancy where it releases a continuous dosage of the synthetic hormone progestin for three full years after a doctor places it under the skin of a woman’s arm. Read more!

Women who use Depo-Provera, a birth control method that’s given by injection every three months, could be at higher risk of developing osteoporosis than those who use other types of contraception. Depo-Provera appears to reduce estrogen, which plays a crucial part in protecting bone mass.

A recent study of women ages 18 to 39 found that those who used Depo-Provera lost bone mass at the hips at rate of 1.1 percent a year. Read more!

A NEW IVF clinic in Wales yesterday offered free treatment worth thousands of pounds to women who took part in its “egg sharing” scheme. The London Women’s Clinic in Cardiff (LWCC) made its offer as it opened its doors at Cyncoed Medical Centre in the capital. Suitable women who agree to donate about half their harvested eggs to paying customers could save themselves £2,500 in treatment bills.

A spokeswoman for the clinic said, “To celebrate the launch of the new site, the clinic is offering free initial consultations costing £225 to women under 35 who are eligible as egg sharers for the clinic’s egg sharing programme.
“When accepted, egg sharers would receive free IVF treatment (normally costing £2,500) when they are matched with a suitable recipient. Read more!

There are many potential causes for sexual dysfunction, including depression, anxiety, history of sexual abuse, lack of privacy, relationship issues, ovarian failure, fatigue, etc. It’s unlikely that a singie solution will be suitable for all women, as opposed to men. For otherwise healthy men, the primary sexual dysfunctions related to poor blood flow can be due to many different causes (diabetes, hypertension, trauma, etc).

Despite the lack of promise for a unified treatment for all cases of female sexual dysfunction, there is hope for a great majority of those who might seek help. As noted in the surveys investigating the prevalence of female sexual dysfunction, a vast majority reports a lack of, or decrease in, sexual desire, either with or without other symptoms. Loss of libido is not restricted to women, as men have sought treatment for the same complaint. Read more!

The understanding of normal sexual function in women, from a medical perspective, is still in its infancy. Only recently have the medical journals been addressing the field with vigor. Sexual function is a complex set of actions and processes and a problem may occur at any stage of the event. Complaints about sexual function are surprisingly common when clinicians take the time to address the topic with patients. Published surveys in the medical literature have documented rates of sexual dysfunction as high as 43 percent among healthy adult women. Read more!

Fifty years ago, personal issues were kept extremely private and certain matters were absolutely taboo to mention in proper company. Social mores changed with the sexual revolution of the ‘60s, as teens and young adults flaunted their ideas of free love in the face of tradition. Once liberated, the baby boomers and subsequent generations continued to promote open dialogue about personal liberties.

As people became more comfortable with discussing personal issues, it became increasingly evident that hidden epidemics were present in our culture. Increasing awareness led to pressure on the government and the medical community to address the concerns that were negatively affecting many people, including mental health (depression, anxiety), infertility and the need for practical contraception. Read more!

Vagina is the opening that is located directly below the urethral opening (where you pee from), the opening is called an orifice, as are other openings in your body. Directly outside of the vaginal opening are the labia minor, the smooth inner lips of the vulva.
The vaginal walls are continually producing secretions necessary to provide lubrication, to cleanse the vagina, and to maintain the proper acidity to prevent infection.

Vagina tends to be fairly acidic (sperm tend to be more of a base or alkaline) and naturally self-cleansing body part, so douching isn’t necessary to keep the vagina clean. Some women choose to use a vinegar and water douche after the end of their period, but this is not necessary actually.For women who like to douche, however, should do so with products that are unscented. Read more!

In fact, infertility is just as likely to be caused by a male factor as a female factor. Male factor accounts for 40% of infertility, female factor accounts for 40%, combined female and male problems account for 10% and the remaining 10% are of unexplained causes. It is essential that both the man and the woman be evaluated during an infertility work-up.

It is estimated that 1 in 6 people experience infertility at some point in their lives. According to the National Centre for Health Statistics (NCHS) approximately 4.5 million couples experience infertility each year. Less than 2 million of the infertile couples actually seek help from the medical community. Infertility is a common health problem in men and women. Read more!

Fixing labial unevenness and length problems is a fairly easy process. This is just one of a multitude of non-surgical procedures, methods and solutions offered by Labia Enhancement. Labia unevenness is a problem that women ask a lot about as it makes their genital look odd or abnormal due to the uneven shape of the inner lips.

Some vaginas or female genitals even have a look like the one they have teeth. This when seen by an intimate partner can be quite frightening and more so if the lights are dime and shadows are appearing around the teeth like lips. Read more!

Americans talk about “safe sex” but they don’t practice it, according to a survey published by American Social Health Association. One in four people and half of young adults will be affected by a sexually transmitted disease (STD) in their lifetime. Most people surveyed believed they were not at risk. Sixty-three percent said they are well-informed about the risks associated with sex; 84 percent said they took the right precautions. Yet 82 percent of sexually active people said they never use protection against STDs for oral sex; 64 percent never used protection for anal sex; 47 percent never used protection for vaginal sex.

Despite not knowing if their partner had been tested, 93 percent said they were certain their partner did not have STD. Publishers of the survey, which questioned 1,115 adults ages 18-35, said the results are “disturbing” and demonstrate why STDs spread so quickly. Read more!

Did your mother stop breast feeding you early because she had to go back to work? If so, that may be one reason you have a weight problem.
Researchers from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center found that a protein in breast milk called adiponectin might reduce the risk of obesity later in life. The protein is important in fat and sugar metabolism. Low levels of adiponectin are linked to obesity, type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, and heart disease. The risk of obesity was lower the longer a child is breast-fed. Read more!

As U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday, women who lose their sexual desire as they age may be reacting to their own body image rather than hormonal changes.
From Penn State University found that by perceiving herself as less attractive, more women likely report a decline in sexual desire or activity over the past 10 years.

Dr. Patricia Barthalow Koch, an associate professor of biobehavioral health and women’s studies led the study with a team of 307 mostly white, heterosexual women aged 35 to 55. About 21% said they were pre-menopausal, 63.5% said they were undergoing some menopausal changes and 15.5% were past menopause.
Koch said that form the results suggest that treatment via medication, of menopausal effects for this purpose seems unwarranted in light of the findings that menopausal status did not have a significant impact on the sexual responding of the women in this study. Read more!

A women’s facial features actually change each month to make her appear more beautiful when she’s at her highest stage of fertility. According to researchers at the University of Newcastle in the UK, shifts in appearance include variation in lip size and color, eye pupil dilation and changes in skin color and tone. This follows a previous study suggesting women’s ears, fingers, breasts and other soft tissue areas become more symmetrical at times of peak fertility. Read more!

An interesting study reported that certain characteristics of a woman’s menstrual cycle may confer increased fertility, while others may lead to a greater risk of miscarriage on women reproduction health.
This new study been investigated by Dr. Chanley M. Small of Emory University in Atlanta and colleagues followed 470 women for 1 year or the end of a pregnancy. They do investigation whether the length of a woman’s cycle and her menstrual bleed are related to fertility and pregnancy outcome.

All of those women kept diaries on their menstrual cycles and collected urine samples for at least 2 days during each cycle. As the result is 38% of the women became pregnant during the course of the study, with a total of 207 pregnancies and 30% of the pregnancies ended in miscarriage, as reported in the Epidemiology journal. Read more!

Menopause been worried and scared by some women when they wonder what will happen when they reach menopause. Menopause can be a positive experience and a chance for all women to be more focus themselves and make changes that will improve their health.
Actually there’s no way of exactly predicting when will menopause occur. Each of woman has an internal biological timer that is programmed before birth to set the hormonal events and trigger both the start and the end of menstruation.

There are things you could do to understand and preparing menopause, especially the physical and emotional changes that may be ahead of you. A women survey said that the worst thing about menopause is they do not know what to expect, as they are too embarrassed to ask anyone about this menopause, even with other women friends. Read more!