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PMS - Other Treatment Approaches
01/01/03, PDR.netNontraditional approaches to PMS treatment, such as acupuncture, chiropractic adjustment, therapeutic massage, and over-the-counter "natural" progesterone creams have, in the past, been ignored by the medical community although this is slowly changi
PMS - Taking Control
01/01/03, PDR.netIf left undiagnosed or untreated, PMS can have a major impact on a woman's life. Whether at home or on the job, you may have to struggle to function normally when symptoms occur. Emotional distress caused by PMS may trigger marital or family conflic
Pain During Menstruation
01/01/03, PDR.netThis is a very common problem. Known as dysmenorrhea, it is often severe enough to cause absences from work or inability to perform other responsibilities. Symptoms include lower abdominal cramping, nausea, vomiting, and headache during menstruation
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Menstruation Stopping or Never Starting
01/01/03, PDR.netWomen who have had normal periods that stop for 6 months or more are said to have amenorrhea, or the absence of menstruation. This is called secondary amenorrhea. Girls who have not begun to menstruate by the age of 16 have primary amenorrhea. The
What a Menstrual Problem Could Mean
01/01/03, PDR.netThere's as much variation in menstruation as there is in women. One sister has her first period at 11, the second at 14. One woman is "as regular as clockwork," another's cycles fall randomly across the calendar. There seems to be no rhyme or reaso
Pelvic Pain
01/01/03, PDR.netMany women experience pain in the lower abdominal area during ovulation, around the middle of the menstrual cycle. It usually lasts a few minutes to a few hours and is rarely severe. This does not necessarily indicate that there is any underlying pr
Types of UTI
01/01/03, PDR.netThe urinary tract is divided into two sections. The upper tract includes the two kidneys and their accompanying ureters, tubes that connect each kidney to the bladder. The lower tract is made up of the bladder and the urethra through which the bladd
Vaginal Yeast Infections - Symptoms
06/17/08, HealthwiseThe symptoms of vaginal yeast infection include:
Vaginal Yeast Infections - What Happens
06/17/08, HealthwiseVaginal yeast infections often clear up on their own without treatment, usually when menstruation begins. Menstrual blood raises the vaginal pH, causing the number of yeast cells to decrease because they can't grow in the pH present d
Controlling UTIs Yourself
01/01/03, PDR.netSo many women are pestered by chronic cystitis that some doctors are now teaching some of them to treat themselves. Starting treatment at home without waiting for an office visit reduces pain at the first sign of infection, and taking antibiotics ri
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