DEFINITION PMDD is a condition during which a woman suffers emotional and physical symptoms weeks before her monthly period. The premenstrual dysphoric disorder affects a minute number of women about 3-8% during their years of menstruation. This symptom is characterized by depression, tension, anxiety, and irritability. These symptoms often affect their daily lives, including work, …
HOW TO READ AN ELECTROCARDIOGRAM An electrocardiogram is a non-invasive medical procedure that is used to measure the electrical activity of the heart over a period of time using electrodes placed on the skin. It charts the electrical activity of the heart and shows it as a moving line on the screen or records it …
Axillary web syndrome Got these strings underneath your arm or in your arm, be it forearm, hand or any other portion of your arm? What is axillary web syndrome? This is a medical condition characterized by cord like structures under arms or in the arm itself. This condition is also termed as cording. Unlike the …
FAINTING Fainting is a sudden, brief loss of consciousness from a lack of oxygen to the brain. Medically referred to as syncope, a fainting episode has no medical significance, but sometimes it may be due to a serious illness, condition, or disorder. Every case of fainting should be treated as a medical emergency until a …
Acanthosis Nigricans Acanthosis Nigricans is a difficult name to learn, but it is a highly common skin pigmentation disorder. In acanthosis nigricans, the skin gains a dark texture and becomes thick and velvety. These parts of the skin may also have an odour and itch. Acanthosis nigricans typically implies the presence of another, more serious …
Postpartum Hernia The body goes through a lot of changes during pregnancy and after delivery. Some of these changes go away with time and the body returns to normal. However, some can stick around for a while. One common after-effect of delivery is a bulge in the lower abdomen. This is completely fine and goes …
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LOW TESTOSTERONE (Low-T) Low testosterone is a condition characterized by an underproduction of the male hormone testosterone. Testosterone is a sex hormone made in the testicles. It is often associated with males, although females can have small amounts In men, this hormone helps maintain and develop sexual features, bone density, adequate levels of red blood …
Pneumonia Lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection, in which the air sacs fill with pus and may become solid. Inflammation may affect both lungs (double pneumonia) or only one (single pneumonia). Causes of Pneumonia Streptococcus pneumoniae, a type of bacteria, is the most common cause of pneumonia. Other bacteria types that can cause …
VESICOURETERAL REFLUX (VUR) Vesicoureteral reflux is a condition where urine flows backward from the bladder to the ureters, the tube that connects the kidney to the bladder. Urine, which is the liquid by-product of metabolism in humans, normally flows one way. It travels down from the kidneys, into the ureter and gets stored in the …
ENDOMETRIAL CANCER Endometrial cancer is a type of cancer arising from the tissue of the uterus. The uterus is the hollow, pear-shaped organ in female where fetal development occurs. The top is the fundus, the middle is the cervix, the inner layer is the endometrium, and the outer layer is the myometrium. Endometrial cancer begins …
