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Section Editor: Prof Mini Sood
Associate Professor, Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynaecology,University Technology Mara,Malaysia
According to World Health Organization (WHO), every year 132,082 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and 74,118 women die from this disease. Currently there are about 365.71 million women aged over 15 years who are at risk of developing it. Globally it affects 500,000 women. The majority of these women live in developing countries, including over 100,000 in India alone.
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Smoking impairs memory in women
Friday, March 19, 2010
Women who have been long-term cigarette smokers suffer from impaired memory and thinking, but this effect is not seen in male smokers.
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Chemical in bananas helps fighting HIV
Childhood weight linked to endometriosis risk
Birth control pills have no added health risks
First trimester weight gain & diabetes risk
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Menopause and related health concerns
Friday, March 19, 2010
Menopause is part of the natural aging process for women. It is defined as a woman’s last menstrual period and marks the end of her childbearing years.
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World Menopause Day 2009
World Breastfeeding Week (1– 7 August 2009)
World Population Day 2009
Celebrate Women's Day- fight cervical cancer
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Bleeding after menopause
A few years after menopause if you have spotting, scanty or profuse blood discharge from the vagina, contact your gynaecologist urgently. It could be hormonal but also something as serious as cancer.
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Breast self-examination is a must
Consume fluids while breastfeeding
Hormone replacement therapy
Prevent postmenopausal osteoporosis
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