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Hostile Cervical Mucus behind 20% of women infertility: Experts

January 8, 2017 Srijita20, behind, Cervical, Experts, Hostile, infertility:, Mucus, of, Women

Hostile Cervical Mucus,, a condition in which the male sperms are unable to survive due to the hostile cervical conditions of the female during intercourse, accounts for 20 per cent of female infertility, according to IVF experts. According to them, the reason behind the cervical mucus may also be triggered due to lack of balanced nutrition rich diets and lack of water intake. “Hostile Cervical Mucus may also occur if women eat a lot of dairy products and find that the cervical mucus becomes very thick. Another reason can be…

Heavy Drinking has been Normalized for Women, and it’s Killing them in Record Numbers

December 26, 2016 Srijitaand, Been, Drinking, for, Has, Heavy, In, Its, Killing, Normalized, Numbers, record, Them, Women

The ads started popping up about a decade ago on social media. Instead of selling alcohol with sex and romance, these ads had an edgier theme: Harried mothers chugging wine to cope with everyday stress. Women embracing quart-sized bottles of whiskey, and bellying up to bars to knock back vodka shots with men. In this new strain of advertising, women’s liberation equaled heavy drinking, and alcohol researchers say it both heralded and promoted a profound cultural shift: Women in America are drinking far more, and far more frequently, than their…

Food guide for pregnant women: Dos and Don’ts

December 25, 2016 Srijitaand, don’ts, dos, Food., for, guide, pregnant, Women

Taimur Ali Khan’s birth made many mommies-to-be curious about how he came into this world on time. Not only that, Mommy Kareena Kapoordaunting a glowing look all through her pregnancy, not following the age old tradition of staying at home, being lazy and eating tons of everything, added to her panache of breaking Indian stereotypes. Becoming a mother not only brings happiness but also curiosity of finding out what is best for the new growing human inside you. Whether it is stuffing your tummy with ghee or avoiding the yummy…

Older women with breast cancer still left out of medical trials

December 24, 2016 SrijitaBreast, Cancer, Left, medical, of, Older, Out, Still, trials, With, Women

Older women are still underrepresented in medical trials evaluating treatments for breast cancer, according to a new study. Of three different types of trials evaluated by researchers, only one had an increase in enrollment of older women with breast cancer between 1985 and 2012. The other two had decreases. Seeing how older people react to cancer therapies “is crucial to inform decision-making and to optimally serve patients’ medical, emotional, and functional needs,” the authors of the study write in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, online December 19. “As physicians and…

Older women with breast cancer still left out of medical trials

December 24, 2016 SrijitaBreast, Cancer, Left, medical, of, Older, Out, Still, trials, With, Women

Low thyroid linked to negative reproductive health of women

December 22, 2016 SrijitaHealth, Linked, Low, negative, of, reproductive, Thyroid, to, Women

Low thyroid functioning may be directly linked to negative impact on women’s reproductive health, medical experts here said on Monday. According to them, Hypothyroidism — when the thyroid gland doesn’t produce enough thyroid hormone — is more common a cause for infertility and miscarriage in women than most of them realize. “Thyroid disorders are very common during pregnancy. Over 25 per cent women develop hypothyroidism during the 6th week. Secretion of thyroid hormone is important for both placental and foetal development and the level needs to increase by 50 per…