Genital Warts - Causes and Treatment

Genital warts are the most common sexually transmitted disease. They are small, benign lumps of skin that appear on the vulva and anus, inside the vagina, and on the cervix.
What Causes Them?
Genital warts are caused by the same virus that causes warts on other parts of the body. The virus is called HPV or the [...]

Cystitis

Cystitis is an inflammation of the bladder, which may be the result of an infection or bruising after athletic sex.
The most common symptom is a frequent urge to urinate, with only a small flow occurring each time; this is nearly always accompanied by severe pain, which worsens when urination is completed. Other symptoms that may [...]

What is the Treatment of Menstrual Irregularities?

Nature Cure treatment for menstrual irregularities focuses on removal of “poisons” from the body and improving the general health of a woman. It improves the functions of the uterus and regulates the female hormones. Described below are treatment options for Premenstrual Syndrome and abnormal menstruation.
Premenstrual syndrome­. Treatment of Premenstrual Syndrome [...]

Gonorrhea

This is a common venereal disease that is caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae. It can affect both men and women, and in five out of every six women infected by the bacterium there are no symptoms, which makes it more dangerous. The most serious aspect of this disease is that if it remains untreated [...]

Contraception

If you need your contraceptive method to be nearly 100 percent effective without resorting to sterilization, there are two choices. You can use the combined contraceptive pill or the progesterone intrauterine device, which prevents conception and the implantation of the fertilized egg.
The next most effective means is what is called the “mini-pill” (progesterone-only pill) and [...]

Cervical Cancer - Causes and Treatment

Cancer of the cervix is the third most common female cancer in the US (lung cancer is the most common cancer in women, followed by breast cancer). This cancer is becoming more common, particularly among young women.
Cervical cancer is the ninth most deadly form of cancer in the US, and each year approximately one-quarter of [...]

Fertility And Conception

Fertility is the term generally used to describe the ability to have a baby; conception is the first step to pregnancy. During sexual intercourse, millions of sperm are released into the vagina. At ovulation, an egg is released from the ovary and begins to travel down the fallopian tube toward the uterus. The mucus [...]

The Female Body

We start being female from the moment of conception, when an X sperm fertilizes the female egg. After just a few weeks of development in the uterus, an embryo’s female characteristics are clearly visible. Even at this early stage, the female genitals the labia, clitoris, vagina, and primitive uterus - are all present, and the [...]