Importance of Nutrition Before Pregnancy
We all are aware that nutrition is important during pregnancy. But, nutrition before pregnancy especially preceding few weeks of pregnancy is no less important. Nutrition during pre-pregnancy period can make lot of difference in the outcome of pregnancy, for the baby as well as for the mother. All expectant mothers should change their lifestyle and eating habits for healthy habits, e.g. smoking, alcohol (other drugs of addiction), caffeine, using certain medications should be avoided. These lifestyle changes should be brought about, ideally before pregnancy, for best result.
Pre-pregnancy nutrition can for improving immune system and health in general as a preparation for coming pregnancy and to make the pregnancy a success for the mother (not hampering general health of the mother) and by delivering a healthy baby, which is the ultimate expectation of pregnancy.
Categories: Pregnancy & Women's Health Tags: flaxseeds, Folic acid, omega-3 fatty acids, RDA, recommended daily allowances, vitamin-D
Diagnosis of Pregnancy
There are many ways to detect (diagnose) pregnancy. Pregnancy can be diagnosed by the pregnant woman without any medical test (without any assistance from a doctor) or it can be detected using medical test without help from a health care provider. The pregnant woman may also be aware of the pregnancy by some typical symptoms.
Symptoms during early pregnancy:
Most pregnant women develop some typical symptoms which may indicate pregnancy. The symptoms during early pregnancy include missed menstrual period (more than few days), nausea and vomiting (known as morning sickness and this is probably due to increased hCG or human chorionic gonadotropin level, which is detected in pregnancy diagnostic test kits), craving of some foods which the pregnant woman may not be fond of before pregnancy (e.g. pregnant woman may develop liking of sour or bitter or some atypical foods), tiredness, frequent urination etc.
Categories: Pregnancy & Women's Health Tags: Pregnancy, Ultrasound
Should You Use Centchroman as Contraceptive?
The answer to the above question is, yes Centchroman should be used as oral contraceptive. Centchroman is highly effective as contraceptive (although it is slightly less effective than combined oral contraceptive pills). Centchroman is a novel and effective nonsteroidal (non hormonal) contraceptive used as once a week dosing. Centchroman acts by modulating the estrogen receptors. It has estrogenic as well as anti-estrogenic actions, e.g. in uterus and breast it has estrogenic action, whereas in bones it has estrogenic action.
After stopping the medication, most women regain fertility (in one Indian study it was seen that except one woman all became pregnant within one year after stopping Centchroman and delivered normal babies). If any woman wants to avoid the side effects (however mild side effects) associated with hormonal combined oral contraceptive pills, taking Centchroman is a good option for them.Categories: Pregnancy & Women's Health Tags: Centchroman
The Lesser known Contraceptive pill Centchroman
Brief discussion on commonly used hormonal oral contraceptive pills:
Oral contraceptive pills are very widely used by women who want to avoid pregnancy temporarily. The most commonly used and widely known oral contraceptive pills are hormonal contraceptives, containing an estrogen and progesterone. Hormonal oral contraceptive pills are widely used because they are most extensively studied and promoted for contraception. The mechanism of action and potential side effects are well understood by doctors and women taking the hormonal contraceptive pills. Doctors and users know what to expect as side effects. Due to extensive studies, hormonal content of these contraceptive pills has been reduced to bare minimum required for contraception and due to reduction in the hormonal contents, the side effects are very little and usually of mild nature which do not need discontinuation of oral contraceptive pills. As hormonal contraceptives are promoted by Governments and health care professionals, they gained popularity and most widely used.Categories: Pregnancy & Women's Health Tags: Centchroman, Oral contraceptive pills
Natural Remedies for Menopause
Menopause is a physiological process in every woman's life, which naturally comes around the age of 45-50 years depending on various factors such as nutritional status, race etc. Menopause being a physiological process is not a problem itself, but for many women there may be some disturbances and health problems in around the time of menopause, which are due mainly to menopause, known as perimenopausal symptoms. If a woman develops symptoms, the problem should be addressed and there are several natural remedies for menopause (perimenopausal symptoms).
Symptoms of perimenopausal symptoms include irregular menstrual bleeding, hot flashes, mood swings, extreme fatigue, insomnia etc. If you are the sufferer of these symptoms you would certainly like them to go away and you may prefer natural treatment for these symptoms. Many women may prefer to use hormone replacement therapy and some prefer natural remedies for menopause. Natural management of menopausal problems may be very helpful to many women suffering from perimenopausal symptoms.Categories: Disease Treatments, Pregnancy & Women's Health Tags: Menopause
Know the Warning signs of Tubal Pregnancy
Tubal pregnancy is one of the most serious pregnancy complications and may lead to death (maternal death) if not detected (diagnosed) in time. In case of tubal pregnancy (fertilization of ovum takes place in the Fallopian tube of the pregnant woman and the fetus starts growing in the tube outside uterus) it is not possible to continue the pregnancy to term. Tubal pregnancy is a form of ectopic (ectopic means away from its natural or usual site, which is uterus) pregnancy, which can also occur rarely in other sites such as ovaries and cervix. Fallopian tube is the most common site of ectopic pregnancy. All the ectopic pregnancies are risky and dangerous for the pregnant woman.
As tubal pregnancy is a serious most complication of pregnancy, it is important to know and understand the signs of tubal pregnancy. Sometimes death may occur (due to bursting of Fallopian tube where ovum is fertilized) before the woman even knows she is pregnant and knowing the signs of tubal pregnancy can avert potential catastrophe.Categories: Pregnancy & Women's Health Tags:
