Archive for May 8th, 2009

 

CAN ANYONE TAKE HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY?

May 8th, 2009

There is a list of relative contraindications to HRT, that is those conditions in which you and your doctor will need to consider the balance between the risks and the benefits: • Angina, or if you have a family history of heart disease, was previously thought to be an absolute contraindication, but with research now [...]

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EFFECT OF HYSTERECTOMY ON SEXUALITY AND SEXUAL FUNCTION (PART 1)

May 8th, 2009

For most women, hysterectomy does not adversely affect sexuality. In studies of the effects of the operation on sexual interest and response, a minority of women — between 7 and 20% depending on the study — report some decrease in sexual function after hysterectomy. About the same proportion report an improvement, and more than half [...]

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SLEEP HYGIENE: REGULAR EXERCISE

May 8th, 2009

According to The Oxford Dictionary, hygiene is the principles of maintaining health, such as by cleanliness. There is one part of hygiene which maintains good health at night and promotes sleep. This is ‘sleep hygiene’, and this has become standard terminology among sleep experts. There are five important items that are relevant to sleep hygiene [...]

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