Stress incontinence occurs when urine is lost involuntarily while coughing or straining. It is usually caused by loss of tone in the muscles which support the bladder, vagina, and rectum, but it may also occur because of urinary tract or vaginal infection or urinary obstruction. If the incontinence ...

Most gynecological problems which develop among older women occur because estrogen levels in the body are greatly decreased after menopause . With decreased estrogen levels, the walls of the vagina become smooth, thin, and dry and are easily irritated. The acidity of the vagina also decreases, creating ...

Sleep Medications Some women rely on sleep medications to help them sleep. The most commonly used sleep medications include barbiturates, tranquilizers, and over the counter drugs . Such barbiturate drugs as secobarbitol (Seconal) are dangerous medications because they can be addictive and cause unpleasant withdrawal symptoms ...

Eating out in restaurants should be a relaxing and social affair. With a bit of education and effort on your part, you also can eat a perfectly healthful diet for menopause and post menopause. Eating out in restaurants requires a strategy in order to choose what’s good ...

Hormone replacement therapy: Estrogen, Progesterone, and Testosterone. The important message that people need to get is that there is no clear right or wrong approach to hormone replacement, because we just don’t have the research. I believe that no matter how much research is done, there will ...

Low birth weight, pre eclampsia, anemia, miscarriage, malformations, and premature labour can all be influenced by what you eat and pregnancy problems . Too much or too little food can lead to problems, as can deficiencies of individual nutrients. Eat nutritious foods and avoid wasting your intake ...

The commonest breast feeding problem is insufficient milk and the commonest cause is not feeding often enough or for long enough . If you are not eating well you still produce milk, and the milk has first call on the nutrients in your diet. Continued malnourishment ...