Male menopause, androgen deficiency and PADAM
Both men and women undoubtedly experience symptoms related to reduced production of sex hormones (sex steroids) as they get older. These changes are inevitable, but affect individuals differently. Dr John Dean, Specialist in Sexual Medicine, ... [... more]
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Bipolar affective disorder (manic depression)
Bipolar affective disorder is also known as manic depression or bipolar depression. It is a mood disorder. The sufferer experiences marked mood swings which are beyond what most people experience. These extremes of mood may include the lows of ... [... more]
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Breast inflammation
Breast infection most commonly affects women between the ages of 18 and 50 and is much less common than it used to be. Breast infection can be split into two groups: those which occur in women who are breastfeeding and that which occurs ... [... more]
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Original beliefs
We don't know why people get chronic fatigue syndrome (myalgic encephalomyelitis) (CFS/ME), but it happens every day. Managing chronic fatigue syndrome (myalgic encephalomyelitis) One of the problems reported by many CFS/ME sufferers is the lack ... [... more]
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Mycoplasma pneumonia
The micro-organism Mycoplasma pneumoniae can cause pneumonia, though it is possible to be infected with Mycoplasma pneumoniae without necessarily developing pneumonia. Anyone in contact with a secretion (such as phlegm) from the respiratory ... [... more]
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Glandular fever (infectious mononucleosis)
Infectious mononucleosis, commonly known as glandular fever, is a viral infection, which is caused by the Epstein-Barr virus. The disease is, among other things, characterised by a sore throat, swollen lymph nodes and extreme fatigue. Young ... [... more]
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Heart valve disease
The heart has two halves, a left and a right, each with two chambers - the atrium and the ventricle. Between the chambers are the heart valves which ensure the blood runs only in one direction. There are also heart valves situated between the ... [... more]
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Measles
Measles is one of the most contagious viral diseases. It is caused by paramyxo virus and is the most unpleasant and the most dangerous of the children's diseases that result in a rash. This is due to the complications of the disease. Droplets ... [... more]
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Ménière's disease
The disease is named after a French doctor - Prosper Ménière - who described the condition as being characterised by sudden attacks of dizziness, nausea, vomiting, loss of hearing and a buzzing in the ears (tinnitus). Ménière' [... more]
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The menopause
The menopause, also called the change of life, is defined as the end of the last menstrual period. In Western women it occurs on average at 51 years, but there is a wide range of normal extending from your 30s to 60s. The menopause occurs when ... [... more]
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The menstrual cycle
Menstruation - having periods - is part of the female reproductive cycle that starts when girls become sexually mature at the time of puberty. During a menstrual period, a woman bleeds from her uterus (womb) via the vagina. This lasts anything ... [... more]
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Before your first period
When girls become sexually mature and their bodies become capable of carrying a baby, they begin to produce female sex hormones. These are naturally occurring chemicals that control the development of breasts, the growth of pubic and armpit hair ... [... more]
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