Female Care

Planning for pregnancy after a miscarriage is really a most difficult decision for most of the couples.

Dealing with pain and grief of a miscarriage makes conceiving again as an impossible and sometimes a disagreeable condition for some couples, but some others want to become pregnant immediately.

However, you should wait to conceive until you become both physically and emotionally ready. Still most of you get a doubt that when can you try for another pregnancy.

Right time for planning pregnancy after miscarriage:

Frankly speaking, there is no specific amount of time you need to wait for conceiving again. But, most of the health professionals suggest you to wait for few months in order to strengthen the odds of a healthy pregnancy.

If your body is not prepared to support for a pregnancy at the time you conceive again, then you need to face a higher risk of repeated miscarriage. Some time is necessary for recovery of the uterus and strengthening of the endometrial lining.

Medically, the safe period for conception is after 2-3 menstrual cycles. Some other practitioners suggest you to wait for six months to one year before trying for another pregnancy.

Are there any chances of having miscarriage again?

Most of the couples who had undergone a miscarriage worry that it will occur again. About 85% of pregnancies who experienced one loss can have successful pregnancy for the next time and 75% of pregnancies can have successful pregnancies that experienced two or three losses.

You should consult your practitioner before you conceive again. This is essential if you have experienced 2-3 losses, have fertility problems, have problems that affect your pregnancy like diabetes and are above the age of 30.

Deciding when to attempt again:

The decision of attempting again is dependent on you couple. Becoming pregnant again never substitute the lost pregnancy, but it will help you in refocusing your attention. If the previous miscarriage is due to any complications, then you should discuss with your practitioner regarding the plans of conceiving again.

Don’t blame yourself for the loss. Often women feel that they are responsible for the miscarriage. The most common cause of miscarriage appears to be a chromosomal abnormality in your developing embryo. It is highly unlikely that anything you did contributed to the loss.

According to the recent report, use of loop diuretics doesn’t seem to be related with changes in bone mineral density, fractures and falls in postmenopausal women.

However, prolonged use may raise the risk of falls or fractures in this group.

Loop diuretics are usually prescribed for congestive heart failure treatment. These particular agents increases calcium excretion and in some studies it has been shown that hypercalciuria is related with low bone mineral density, which is the major risk factor for falls and consequently fractures.

For most of the post menopausal women, developing heart failure and osteoporosis are particular health concerns.

Most of the women experience fractures related to osteoporosis in their entire course of life time and almost one in five women are at risk of developing heart diseases or heart failure at the age of 40.

According to study led by Laura D. Carbone, M.D., M.S., of the University Of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, and her colleagues, no significant differences were found between non users of diuretics and changes in bone mineral density, falls or fractures in postmenopausal women.

However, prolonged use of loop diuretics can increase the risk of falls and consequently fractures in postmenopausal women. Hence it is very important for women to consider fracture prevention measures, particularly those who receive loop diuretics.

In a new case-control study of over 5000 women ranging in age from 21 to 75 who had already received breast cancer treatment were compared with a similar number of women who had not suffered from breast cancer.

The study asked many health-related questions including the amounts of regular tea drunk by each person per day.

According to the results of the study, women especially younger women, who drink large volumes of tea every day reduce their risk of breast cancer by just under 38%.

For the terms of the study, “large amounts” of tea was regarded as more than three cups per day.

In both sets of women almost equal numbers drank three cups or more per day 45% and 44% (control group) allowing for a very good rate of comparison.

Although researcher Dr Nagi Kumar based at Tampa Bay’s Cancer Center and Research Institute states that this is in no way conclusive evidence or proof of the effectiveness of tea in combating breast cancer.

And he concedes that it is possible that the study’s findings could simply be no more than chance or coincidence; he does say that the results are interesting and well worth further enquiry.

Irregular menstrual periods or heavy menstrual periods, mainly referred as abnormal uterine bleeding, are most common concerns for many women. Every woman experiences this specific problem at least once during her entire reproductive years.

More often adolescents in the first few years of menstrual cycle and women after 45 years of age become victims for abnormal or dysfunctional uterine bleeding.

The reason behind dysfunctional uterine bleeding is quite simple. It mainly occurs due to imbalance of most crucial female hormones, estrogen and progesterone.

Role of estrogen and progesterone!

Estrogen is the most crucial hormone which stimulates the growth of uterine lining. Usually, when you have dysfunctional uterine bleeding, you can have periods longer than usual. As a result, the lining of your uterus is exposed to estrogen for longer periods of time.

Once when the ovulation takes place, another important female hormone namely progesterone is produced by your ovary.

This progesterone mainly prepares uterine lining for menstruation and clears off entire surface neatly within few days. So, when there is an imbalance of these major hormones in your body, it results in abnormal uterine bleeding and there will be no monthly release of egg.

Steady exposure of your uterine lining to estrogen, without action of progesterone results in abnormal bleeding. This kind of abnormal bleeding is mainly characterized by bleeding from one area for some time, which will be followed by bleeding in some other area for next few days.

Other uterine bleeding disorders!

Dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB) disorder is quite similar with other types of uterine bleeding disorders. Sometimes DUB overlaps with other uterine bleeding disorders and causes great discomfort for you. Certain most common uterine bleeding disorders that usually overlap with DUB include:

1. Menorrhagia: This is the term used mainly for abnormally long and heavy periods. At times, this type of menstrual problems can also become a sign for DUB. In menorrhagia, you can get periods regularly, but usually lasts for more than seven days. Passing blood clots is quite common and almost 15-20% of women experience this specific type of uterine bleeding disorders, which interferes with your regular activities.
2. Polymenorrhea: With this type of uterine bleeding disorders, you can probably suffer with too frequent periods. Ovulation doesn’t take place during regular menstrual cycle, but get periods more often for every 21 days.
3. Metorrhagia: If you are suffering with uterine bleeding between menstrual periods, it is mainly referred as metorrhagia. With this specific condition, you can experience heavy irregular bleeding.

These are few uterine bleeding disorders that can possibly overlap with your dysfunctional uterine bleeding. So, be aware with all these conditions and whenever you experience any of these conditions, immediately consult your personal doctor to avoid further complications in your reproductive health.

All of us, from time to time, experience what we feel is unusually heavy bleeding during our menstrual periods. Fortunately, most often what we think is abnormal uterine bleeding is not excessive enough to be diagnosed as menorrhagia.

How do you know when bleeding during your period is abnormally heavy? The easiest way to know if you are experiencing menorrhagia is to take note of how often you need to change your pad or tampon. If your period is heavy enough to require changing more often than every one or two hours, or if you have a period that lasts more than a full week, you may be experiencing menorrhagia.
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You’ve just finished making love, and you’re in that pleasant dream-like state when you go to the bathroom and discover that you are bleeding. Nothing can bring you back to reality faster than vaginal bleeding after sex. Post-coital bleeding can occur for a number of reasons, and is nothing to take lightly. Here’s a look at the top 10 causes of vaginal bleeding after sex:

1. Cervical dysplasia: Cervical dysplasia is precancerous changes of the epithelial cells that line the cervix. Risk increases with multiple sexual partners, sex before age 18, childbirth before age 16, or a past history of STDs. Treatment is usually cryosurgery or conisation.

2. Chlamydia: A bacterial infection that is usually transmitted through sexual activity or contact with semen, vaginal fluid, or blood.

3. Gonorrhea: A usually sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacteria. Several pharmaceutical treatments are available.

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