Monday, May 6, 2013

Tips and solutions, about disease in the era of Modern Women


Tips and solutions

Disease in the era of Modern Women


Dysmenorrhea

Normal adult women who are not pregnant and definitely having periods as regular cycles approximately every month. Distance between menstruation and the length of a normal menstrual varies in every woman. During menstruation, there are other things that arise that menstrual pain, although not all women will experience menstrual pain.

Menstrual pain also varies its strength in every woman, sometimes casual, sometimes to interfere with the activity or not unbearably so need to take pain-reducing medication.
Menstrual pain, known medically as dysmenorrhea, which usually appears before menstruation begins or at the beginning of menstruation usually is normal, so there is no any abnormality is found if checked. Normal menstrual pain is usually caused by contractions of the uterus during menstruation.
However, sometimes painful menstruation is also caused by some diseases, such as endometriosis, infection of the birth canal / pelvis, or cysts in the ovaries. If the family doctor checks you find one of these diseases, treatment consult what can be done to treat it.
For a normal menstrual pain, such grievances can be addressed using a variety of ways. Started using compress towel / bottle warmer in the stomach or a warm bath. The drugs are sold freely can also be used carefully to reduce excessive menstrual pain, such as paracetamol, acetylsalicylic acid, ibuprofen, or mefenamic acid.
If these drugs are less potent, consult a physician customers to be given pain-reducing medication stronger or given other medications such as hormonal drug, a drug that makes frequent urination, or a combination of vitamins and minerals, which can reduce menstrual pain, whereas drugs are chosen depending on the situation.
Consult with your doctor if you also found abnormalities in the menstrual pain is experienced, such as menstrual pain that occurs not before / early menstruation, menstrual pain with vaginal discharge, menstrual pain that continues to grow every menstruation, or menstrual pain that occurs not having periods early ( puberty).


Irregular menstruation

The normal menstrual distance is 28 days plus and minus 7 days, it would be said to be 21-35 days, but can also be up to 40 days. Menstruation is calculated from the distance between the first day to the first day of the next menstruation, not the distance between the last day of menstruation.
So, if the 'late 1 week of the previous month', it is approximately 35-37 days. Still be considered normal, for a long time and the numbers are still normal.
The length of a normal menstrual about 3-7 days, with a number of decays / bleeding during menstruation total about 15-250ml. To estimate the average bandage can hold 20-30ml of fluid.
To prevent infection of the birth canal, well pads replaced at least every 6 hours, even menstrual blood that came out not much. Can be replaced more often if needed.
When first menstruation, usually not directly organized, as well as stops menstruating (menopause). Typically, the distance is longer in adolescents or pre-menopause. When it reaches full maturity (usually at age above 20 years), then the cycle can be said to be regular.
Since the start of menstruation, need to be reminded that always noted her menstrual cycle, both of distance, time, and amount. Making it easier when determining gestational age or when there is a problem of bleeding from the birth canal is not a sign of menstrual disorders or diseases.
Not all bleeding from the birth canal menstruation. If found bleeding from the birth canal outside the cycle, the number / length of more than usual, you should be alert and immediately consult a private doctor / family if it happens constantly. That is why the need to record her menstrual cycle with routine.


Urinary Tract Infection

Pain / burning when urinating is a common complaint, especially for children and women. The most frequent cause of pain / soreness when urinating is an infection of the urinary tract (UTI / UTI). This infection is caused by a variety of bacteria that invade the urinary tract from the bladder to the kidneys start.
ISK is actually not a disease that is difficult to treat, however, if not treated properly, can be the other diseases are more serious, like a stone in the urinary tract and kidneys, bloody urine, and even can lead to kidney damage, kidney disease, or infection throughout the body that can be life threatening.
UTI is more common in women because of the channel between the bladder to the outside world in women shorter than men, so the bacteria reach the bladder more easily. UTI also more apt to occur because the anus is located adjacent to the female genital lips and the mouth of the urinary tract, so the bacteria from the gastrointestinal tract and birth canal can cause infection in the urinary tract.
Whereas in children, it is often easy UTI occurs due to abnormal anatomy of the bladder system or lack of good personal hygiene, including wiping the wrong way and genitalia are rarely cleaned properly in the bath or after urination. UTIs can also occur because of improper use of soaps which can trigger inflammation in the mouth of the urinary tract.
In infants and children, fever is usually just a symptom of a UTI. In adolescents or adults, often encountered any pain / burning when urinating, a frequent urination, pain in lower abdomen / waist, urine is also usually become cloudy, bloody, or less savory smell, fever, and difficult urination complaints.
UTI should be treated by a doctor for necessary treatment that can only be obtained by prescription. For UTI is caused by bacteria, then UTI treated with antibiotics. For patients who have anatomical abnormalities of the urinary tract, the doctor may suggest improvements to the operation through.


UTIs can be prevented by:

* For infants / children: Often changing diapers, education about personal hygiene, cleaning the genitals after urination and in the bath, wiping with a direction from front to back, do not hold back urination, use underwear made of cotton, and drink in the number of sufficient.

* For teens & adults: drinking adequate amounts, use underwear made of cotton, wiping from front to back, do not hold back urination.



Birth abnormalities in fluid Way

Normal fluid that comes out of the birth canal has many functions, such as:
- Wash down the birth canal
- Moisturize the birth canal to prevent damage to the cell walls of the birth canal
- Prevent and fight infection.
The following will explain the birth canal fluid is normal and not normal, so that you can recognize early if there is a problem and be able to immediately consult a family doctor / customers. It is important to observe the changes in the birth canal fluid.
Fluid of normal birth canal should be colored clear or milky white, homogeneous, odorless, and non-irritating / hot / itchy. While the amount of liquid natural birth canal varies much according menstrual cycle. While unusual characteristics:
- Changes in odor, especially a pungent odor, putrid, or rotten
- Changes in color, such as green, gray, yellow, mixed with blood
- Changes in texture, for example, be like pus
- Feeling itching, burning, redness, swelling in the birth canal.

Changes in the birth canal fluid, which is in the so-called 'white', usually most often caused by a bacterial infection, can be caused by bacteria, fungi, or parasites. Most can be transmitted through sexual intercourse, such as gonorrhea, but it can also occur without sexually transmitted, such as bacterial or fungal infections. If you already have a sexual partner, her partner should also be treated together, is to prevent "ping-pong phenomenon '.
If there is a change in the birth canal fluid, consult the family doctor / subscription to be able to do the treatment and prevention information given the right to avoid the recurrence or a more severe disease, including disorders of the reproductive system.
If you do not have a family doctor / subscriptions, find a doctor that you think convenient to be consulted, may want to chat without the rush, willing to answer questions and explain thoroughly about the disease and its prevention in layman's language. Get used to having 1 family doctor so that treatment can be done continuously and recording medical history can be done well and complete.

Here are some tips on prevention of bacterial infection in the birth canal:
- Shower twice a day.
- Make sure the area is always dry the birth canal.
- Always clean in the direction from front to back.
- Make a habit of washing hands with soap and running water touches every area of ​​the birth canal.
- Avoid clothes that are too tight and do not absorb perspiration
- Avoid the use of pads including 'pantyhose' regular / in a long time.
- Replace pads when menstruation later than every 6 hours.
- Use cotton underwear.
- The use of cleaning fluid (douching / feminine sanitizer) only on the recommendation of a doctor.
- Avoid the use of perfumes, sprays, sanitary napkins / toilet paper / tissue areas perfume in the birth canal.
- If local birth canal itch, do not scratch.


Recognize Abnormalities in Breast

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancer to strike women than cervical cancer, so the disease is often a big fear for many women, especially for those who complained of a lump in her breast.
Disease that can attack the breast can be divided into 2 major parts, namely benign and malignant. In fact, breast cancer is just one of many diseases that can attack breast. Lump in the breast is not necessarily caused by cancer, in fact most breast lumps are benign and do not cause loss of breast or death, even that does not require any treatment.
Symptoms / disorders of a common disease in the breast are: a lump, pain, skin discoloration, swelling, heat / burning, change shape / size out of the ordinary, sinking into the nipple, discharge (other than breast milk during breastfeeding ) of the nipple, or lumps in the armpit. Symptoms / disorders can be caused by various diseases and not necessarily caused by severe disease or malignancy (cancer). For certainty, if it finds any of the symptoms / abnormalities such, you should immediately consult a physician customers.
Some of the symptoms / common abnormalities of the disease in the breast are described below:


Lumps

Breast lumps can be caused by various diseases, but most are benign lumps. However, it is advisable to consult a doctor immediately if found a lump while breast self-examination on a regular basis to determine whether the lump is benign or malignant. Doctors can suggest to do an ultrasound or mammography to better ensure that the disease causing the lump. Or if necessary, can be done through biopsy tissue sampling and examined under a microscope to determine whether the lump is benign or malignant.
Can be solid lump (fibroadenoma / FAM, lipoma, etc.) or fluid (cysts). For lumps are benign, are not needed any treatment. If the lump feels intrusive or continues to grow, it can be done if the surgical removal or suction fluid-filled bumps.


Painful

Breast pain consists of intermittent, continuous, or just a pain when touched. It can be caused by many things, most often caused by hormonal changes in the normal menstrual cycle, the use of family planning / contraception / hormonal drugs, or in pregnancy. Pain can also arise if there are lumps, infection, or cancer of the breast. However, breast cancer is rarely painful.
Breast pain often goes away without any treatment. If the pain is felt disturbing, can use the pain-reducing drugs such as paracetamol. For pain in the breast occurs in a long time (over 1 month) or can not be lost with the pain-reducing medication, should consult a physician customers.


Out Fluids

Discharge from the breast is actually a normal thing (as after birth) because the breasts are glands that secrete a fluid known as breast milk (ASI). In addition to milk, can sometimes breast discharge of a watery, clear, and not sticky, it is still normal.
Can come out of breast milk in women who are not breastfeeding. It can be caused by abnormal hormone that triggers milk production (called galactorrhea), can also be caused by a tumor in the pituitary gland (brain regions), brain infection, head injury, or the use of certain drugs.
Discharge from the breast and not normal to a variety of forms, depending on the cause. Fluid can be mixed with blood, which is usually caused by a benign tumor in the mammary gland or breast cancer. Greenish liquid that is usually caused by a benign lump. While liquid smelling pus and is caused by infection in the breast.
If the fluid emerging from the breast that looks normal but outside of lactation and for a long time, or the fluid is not normal, immediately consult a physician customers to be treated according to the cause. Women who are menopausal and having a discharge is not normal and should consult a doctor.


Conclusion

Fear of abnormality / disease in the breast, particularly breast cancer, is a matter which should be mitigated if women want to do early detection for this disease with breast self-examination regularly. Ask your physician customers to provide materials or teach about breast self-examination.
Recommended for each year of breast examination by a physician as part of routine health checks and can be accompanied by additional checks for abnormalities in the breast according to indications such as ultrasound, mammography, CT-scan, MRI, or hormonal tests. So that any abnormalities / any disturbance can be addressed quickly before they escalate and better / worse.

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