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Show date: 8/05/12
Show time: 3:30pm
It’s a condition that is usually associated with middle aged men, but new studies show hair loss is a problem that also affects millions of women. Despite this, many of those affected find the stigma and subsequent psychological impact hard to deal with. Click here for more
Are you suffering from something embarrassing and haven’t a clue what it is? Some intimate health issues can leave us feeling nervous about what could be wrong, and yet we’re too self conscious to chat about it with others.
Even if you confide in your closest friend or mum, does simply the thought of visiting your GP about an embarrassing or intimate health concern cause you to break out in a hot sweat?
With many of us uncomfortable and sometimes even ashamed to share our intimate health complaints, we may find ourselves turning to the wealth of information online for answers. Click here for more
For those young women who have years of worrying about birth control ahead of them, it may be time to take a serious look at the IUD. The IUD is one of the most effective and economical forms of contraception on the market, with pregnancy rates less than .01% per year and costs that can save the average oral contraceptive-user thousands of dollars. Furthermore, recent research demonstrates that IUD users have a 50% reducedchance of developing cervical cancer risk.
Popular as a means of birth control in the 1970s, IUDs fell out of favor after one particular IUD was linked to several deaths. At that time, the DalkonShield became infamous for its serious design flaw. It’s porous, multifilament string allowed bacteria to enter the uterus of users. This led to infection, miscarriage, and even death. Significant redesign to the IUD has resulted in a safer product, though stigma against the Dalkon Shield has resulted in an overwhelming and ungrounded bias against the device. Click here for more
As the Endometriosis Awareness Week 2011 starts tomorrow – 2 March 2011, statistics indicate that it still takes a very long time to get diagnosed with Endometriosis (results from Endometriosis UK’s survey of 3000 women). Detailed results of this survey will be released on ITV’s Daybreak. Click here for more
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