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Chlamydia: Sexually Transmitted Infection among Young Adults and Teenagers

Sunday, January 13th, 2008 | Health and Fitness with No Comments »

virus_001.jpgIf you are sexually active, you should concern about the health of your genital organ. When you feel it has been out of usual, you better check the symptoms and ask the doctor. One popular sexually transmitted disease (STD) is chlamydia.

Chlamydia is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the world. Among adults, about 5% of the population is estimated to be infected. Among sexually active adolescent females, about 10% are infected. It is known as the ’silent disease’, because many people do not know that they have chlamydia, because although they are infected, they may not have any symptoms. About 75% of infected women and half of infected men have no symptoms of chlamydia. When left untreated, it can lead to painful health problems and sterility. Chlamydia is transmitted through vaginal, anal and oral sex and can be transmitted from mother to child during childbirth.

In women, symptoms of chlamydia may include:

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Water Birth as an Option to Delivery Your Baby

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008 | Health and Fitness with 1 Comment

paperwork_001.jpgNowadays, every mother who expects to birth her baby soon, tries to find better way and solution for delivering, of course a safe and quick way without any depression. One popular way for delivering a baby is water birth.

Water birth is the process of giving birth in a tub of warm water. Some women choose to labor in the water and get out for delivery. Other women decide to stay in the water for the delivery as well. Proponents believe this method is safe and provides many benefits for both mother and infant, including pain relief and a less traumatic birth experience for the baby. The theory behind water birth is that the baby has been in the amniotic sac for 9 months and birthing into a similar environment is gentler for the baby and less stressful for the mother. Over 4000 mothers or fathers have already registered their babies on the, “I Was Born in Water,” list.

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Is It OK Having Sex during Pregnancy?

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008 | Health and Fitness with No Comments »

Sex during PregnancyWhen you know that you are pregnant, of course as a good mother, you should take care of your womb until you delivery your baby. Taking care of means to love and to make sure it is safe and health, therefore sometimes your doctor will ask you not to make any significant movement which can make you lose your baby. However, what about you or your husband’s desire? Should you refuse him in order to keep your baby? Is there any risk or something which troubles to your womb?

Many women find that they lose their desire and motivation for sex late in the pregnancy - not only because of their size but also because they’re preoccupied with the impending delivery and the excitement of becoming a new parent.

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Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) : The Risks and Treatments

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008 | Health and Fitness with No Comments »

iron_deficiency_anemia.jpgFeeling lethargic during menstruation is a normal result of the plunge in the hormone estrogen that occurs during this point in your cycle. When the estrogen levels start increasing again, Your energy level should return within a few days. However, if the fatigue lasts longer than that or by tired you mean that you’re totally wiped out all week, there’s probably another cause. You may be suffering from iron-deficiency anemia, especially if you have very heavy periods. Let’s find more about it.

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How to Overcome Your Chewing Habit while Working

Thursday, December 27th, 2007 | Business and Career, Health and Fitness with No Comments »

fruit gums - Chewing HabitDepression because of your job will make you think to do something to overcome it. Some psychologists say that some persons will do an oral activities such as chew, eat or even scream, to deal with their depression. Well, now let’s talk about chewing habit. Chewing habit not only comes because of depressed moments, but also when you are really hungry during workhours. Most of people will choose snacks or junk food. If you regularly do this of course it will be bad bad for health considering the cholesterol and other additive substances inside snacks or junk food. Here I have some ideas to overcome this habit.

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How to Keep the Health of Your Vagina

Thursday, December 20th, 2007 | Health and Fitness with No Comments »

Many problems could happen in your vagina. Even some problems are mild, still you should be more concern because those can lead to several serious problems. So, I think you better treat your v-area before something bad happens down there. These suggestions for good vaginal health may help:

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