Chlamydia- Complications You May Face If Chlamydia Is Not Treated In Time
Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted disease. It is caused by a bacterium that is transmitted by sexual contact. Any sexual contact that causes your mucous membrane to get in touch with infected secretion may cause chlamydia. The complications of chlamydia are bad if it is left untreated. Please learn more so that you can prevent them. Chlamydia - early symptoms The early symptoms of chlamydia include- painful intercourse in women, vaginal discharge, penile discharge, difficult urination, etc. Sometimes these symptoms are very mild and are ignored. These symptoms appear after about two weeks of sexual contact. If chlamydia is left untreated it can cause serious complications. In the early stage antibiotics can clear chlamydia within a week or two and you are free of the disease. Afterwards, it becomes a long drawn process to get treated. Therefore it is important that you get treated immediately as soon as you see any symptoms described above. Your doctor will take a swab and test you. If the test is positive, you will be prescribed antibiotics. Let us find out about the later complications. Chlamydia and women- Women may lose fertility if...
Sleep Apnea: A Silent Killer
Getting a good night sleep is essential for your well-being. However, many people don t realize that they are often sleep-deprived because of breathing problems. Over 90 percent of people who snore are at risk for sleep disordered breathing, or sleep apnea. According to the National Sleep Foundation research, about 18 million of adults are not getting enough sleep because of sleep apnea. Suffering with sleep deprivation will make you feel tired and groggy, which leads to poor productivity at work and even result in bad driving habits. Your bedmate can eventually get tired of your constant moving and breathing irregularities which can cause stress and strain on your relationship and lead to separate bedrooms. Pauses in breathing while asleep is called sleep apnea or sleep disordered breathing. Most often adults are diagnosed with obstructive apnea, or sleep disordered breathing which is caused by the blockage of the breathing passage by tonsils and adenoids. Sleep apnea affects you in ways that you couldn t dream of. The vicious circle of sleep apnea starts when a throat is blocked, blood oxygen level falls due to the lack of breath, and a...
Hemorrhoids Description, Symptoms And Treatment
What are Hemorrhoids. Hemorrhoids or piles are they are more commonly known are simply the veins in your anus which have become distended swollen with blood . This is very similar to varicose veins, where the vein becomes large and lumpy, only these veins are around the anus which makes it a bit more embarrassing. The vein swelling can affect the part of the anal canal just above the sphincter where it is less well supported and protected causing Internal Hemorrhoids. Or it can affect the veins at the lower end of the canal causing External Hemorrhoids. Either of these types can exhibit the same kinds of symptoms and are generally quite uncomfortable in most cases. Hemorrhoids affect approximately 50 of the population and appear to be distributed evenly across both male and females although anecdotally, it appears that pregnant women are quite susceptible to this condition. What are the symptoms of Hemorrhoids. There are a number of symptoms of Hemorrhoids which as is usual with most medical symptoms could be any one of a number of medical conditions. The best advice anyone could receive if they re not sure, is to see a doctor as soon as...
Why Lung Cancer Hits Women Harder
Lung cancer kills more women every year than breast cancer. In fact, lung Cancer is the 2nd leading cause of death among both men and women with statistics showing it is an increasing problem for women especially as they have a proven susceptibility to developing lung cancer. However, lung cancer poses additional risks and issues for women, and these can be generalised in one major way, and that is to do with smoking. About 90 of all lung cancer deaths among women are as a direct result of smoking or breathing in someone else s second-hand smoke. This is known as Passive smoking . Even though research has proven that smoking cause a wide range of very serious health effects, 1 out of every 5 women in the U.S. and other western countries still smoke with this number rising with a disturbing regularity every year despite widespread advertising to show how dangerous it is. Various research studies which have been completed indicate that women who are former smokers may still have a significantly elevated risk of developing lung cancer even 20 years after they have quit smoking. However it is only fair to say that once they do stop smoking, the...
Are Your Habits Controlling You? How To Add More Joy Into Your Life With Small Changes
Is your life ok, not terrible, though it seems flat. Are you wondering if anything different is going to happen. You get up each day performing what needs to be done and yet at the end of the day you can t help but wonder if there s something else you can do with your life. If so, your habits are controlling you. The American Heritage Dictionary defines a habit as A recurrent, often unconscious pattern of behavior that is acquired through frequent repetition. Such habits can be helpful or harmful. It s important to incorporate habits into our lives, yet we also need to question regularly whether our habits are still working for us. Ask yourself how much of your life is made up of habits that you do everyday or habitual thoughts that fill up your mind every waking moment. You will see that a significant part of your life is made up of your habits. They exist in many parts of our lives and we don t realize how they affect us. Some Areas Where Habits Develop What thoughts do you have about yourself. What are your daily routines. How do you interact with other important people in your life. What is your performance level at work. How do you take...