No. If you have certain medical conditions, your doctor may decide that HRT would not be a particularly good idea. If you have certain other conditions, he may refuse to prescribe it for you at all. Whether you can (or should) take HRT depends on your doctor’s assessment of the risks involved, and whether you [...]

One of the questions many women ask about hysterectomy is the effect of the surgery on their sexuality, sexual interest, satisfaction and response. Because these areas of a woman’s life are usually shared, sexual partners also have an interest in the answers. Information, where available, is included about the impact on sexuality and sexual function [...]

There are two biological clocks that govern our sleep-wake rhythm, the circadian rhythm and the ultradian rhythm. Ultradian rhythm. This is the 90 minute cycle that goes on round the 24 hour clock. There is some practical significance of this rhythm to those who have sleeping problems. There is a brief period of low arousal [...]

Writer’s cramp is a condition which is widely known to be particularly resistant to treatment. A thirty-two-year-old single woman had a very good and highly paid job managing a large office. Over a period of two years she had developed writer’s cramp. The condition had progressed to such an extent that writing was virtually impossible. [...]

Minerals are also considered extremely important in the treatment of arthritis. Disturbance in the body’s mineral metabolism is usually indicated in arthritis. Therefore, the restoration of proper mineral balance in the tissues is imperative for effective and fast recovery. Various mineral supplements are used by different practitioners. For the United States, the mineral supplements most [...]

The cause of a febrile convulsion, is, as the name implies, a fever or high temperature. Any of the common childhood infections such as chickenpox, tonsillitis, upper respiratory, ear, bowel or urinary infections may cause a high temperature and therefore cause a febrile convulsion. It is unclear whether it is how quickly the temperature rises, [...]

Pain Drugs and the Stomach Nowadays, most of the drugs used for arthritis and other types of moderate pain are non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), a group of agents that includes aspirin as well. While effective in relieving pain, NSAIDs are “two-edged swords” that cause a lot of side effects including even gastric ulcers in possibly [...]

Symptoms: Yellow or milky discharge from the nose; fever; pain; stuffy nose; cough; red, swollen eyelids; headache. Home care: -    Protect the child against sinusitis by giving decongestant cold remedies for a cold and having the child use nose drops, or by treating an allergy with antihistamines. -    Give aspirin or paracetamol for pain. Warmth applied to [...]

These are suggested menus for the three daily meals. Breakfast: A canned fruit juice, a vegetable, a soya beverage, potato bread, banana rye bread, Ry-Krisp, rice pancakes, or waffles. Lunch: Rooster, capon, or canned fish (but never fresh fish or shellfish), vegetables, and a beverage or a fruit (apple, plum, apricot). Dinner: Lamb (including the [...]

IUI is a procedure that puts your partner’s sperm directly into your womb at a much higher level than can be achieved during intercourse, to improve the chances of fertilisation. Who Should Have It? If you have been given a diagnosis of unexplained infertility, you are under the age of 35, and there seems to [...]