Female Care

There has been a lot of media focus on surgical weight loss in recent years. In part this is due to celebrity stories such as that of Carnie Wilson. However surgical weight loss is not something to be taken lightly. The procedures can have prolonged effects and require sacrifice and life style change just as any weight loss program. These procedures are not quick fixes.

Gastric Bypass, such as Carnie Wilson had, requires that the person make a complete life style change. One must control their portions continually after the procedure because the stomach has been reduced in size. Over eating often leads to nausea, sweating, and vomiting. Therefore this procedure is not for people who do not have the will power to diet and exercise. Rather the procedure is for the person who diets and exercises correctly but can not lose the weight. Also the procedure is not to be used by those who are slightly overweight. One should be at least 100 lbs overweight before considering this procedure in which the stomach is reduced to a small pouch. Continue reading »

Every woman experiences the period called menopause or climax. It is the specific period in women life when estrogen development by ovaries terminates. Usually it comes at 50 years of age. Objectively it is revealed by estrogen level decrease in blood and menstrual periods termination. Generally the process is individual. Every woman experiences it in a different way. At the average the physiological process starts in women of 45-50 years of age and depends on various factors. Heredity plays a big role. Menopause may start earlier or later.

Menopause is characterized by full termination of female sexual hormones development in the female organism, menstrual cycle disorders (change in discharge amount), change in mucous of vagina (dryness), and uterus reduction. A word ‘menopause’ literally translated from Latin means ‘end of menstrual bleeding.’

Symptoms of menopause may appear about 51 years of age, but may be experienced earlier. The early beginning of menopause does not mean anything, just your organism feature. But women should be prepared for this process physically and morally. For this purpose it is better know some symptoms to reveal the beginning of menopause. Continue reading »