Antidepressants Blog » Women’s Health http://pharmabloghome.com This blog publishes timely expert- and user-generated articles on topics, such as herbal health, antidepressants, men's health, and cancer. Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:43:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 FEMALE SEX GLANDS: FAILING OVARIAN FUNCTION http://pharmabloghome.com/2011/01/female-sex-glands-failing-ovarian-function/ http://pharmabloghome.com/2011/01/female-sex-glands-failing-ovarian-function/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:27:36 +0000 admin http://pharmabloghome.com/?p=167 If the ovary is not functioning following the time when the girl reaches adolescence, as may occur when there is a necessity for surgical removal or when cysts form in the ovary and destroy the ovarian tissue, a number of significant conditions may appear. One of the most important is development of irregularity of the usual rhythmic flow, sometimes culminating in complete absence of the flow. With this there is a tendency to put on too much weight, to grow extra hair and to develop a pasty skin.
Occasionally the menopause comes on in a woman long before she is forty-eight years of age. This is definitely abnormal. Such an occurrence should lead to an immediate medical examination because it may be associated with social and psychological difficulties. The doctor who is called to study such a patient can bring relief in many instances by prescribing the necessary hormones, according to the condition in each patient.
The menopause may occur quite suddenly. When it does, a number of serious symptoms may develop, including excessive flow and what are commonly called “hot flashes” with drenching sweats, the development of a ravenous appetite and a rapid gain in weight. There are also sometimes changes in the bones and joints, giving rise to the condition known as “menopausal arthritis.” Obviously such symptoms are serious, affecting the entire life of the women concerned. They should be an indication for a complete and careful study of the case and for the administration of such hormones as might be considered by the physician to be desirable.
For the arthritis of the menopause, the use of Cortisone or ACTH has already been shown to be helpful in bringing about relief.
The physician always remembers that the glands are an interlocking chain and the source for disturbance may be not only the sex gland itself, but quite as often the pituitary gland or, occasionally, the thyroid gland. In any event, the psychological aspects must be studied.
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]]> http://pharmabloghome.com/2011/01/female-sex-glands-failing-ovarian-function/feed/ 0 ENDOMETRIOSIS: ABOUT SUSPECTED DIAGNOSIS http://pharmabloghome.com/2009/04/endometriosis-about-suspected-diagnosis/ http://pharmabloghome.com/2009/04/endometriosis-about-suspected-diagnosis/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 05:10:55 +0000 admin http://pharmabloghome.com/2009/04/endometriosis-about-suspected-diagnosis/ A suspected diagnosis is one that is based on the history of your symptoms and a physical examination only.

The symptoms of endometriosis vary widely and the results of a physical examination are not usually conclusive. Therefore, it is not possible to accurately diagnose endometriosis simply from symptoms and a physical examination. In fact, many studies have shown that there is an error rate of up to 50% when the diagnosis has been made on this basis. Even though symptoms may strongly suggest endometriosis, the diagnosis must always be regarded as uncertain until it has been confirmed by a laparoscopy.

Taking a history for endometriosis involves building up a detailed picture of the nature and history of symptoms.

The nature and variety of symptoms associated with endometriosis means that it is often difficult for a doctor, especially a general practitioner, to readily recognize your symptoms as being attributable to endometriosis. Nevertheless, in most cases the nature, timing and progression of your symptoms should eventually alert your general practitioner to the possibility of a diagnosis of endometriosis and therefore the need to refer you to a gynaecologist.

In general, the medical profession believes that the classical symptoms of endometriosis are progressively worsening period pain, pelvic pain, pain with intercourse and infertility. Therefore, many doctors tend to look for that pattern of symptoms when considering the possibility of endometriosis. Their suspicions will often be increased if the symptoms, particularly pain, are reported to be cyclical, especially if they are more severe around the time of your period.

In order to maximize the chances of being diagnosed it is important that a doctor be given as comprehensive a history as possible of all symptoms. The nature, onset, timing, severity and progression of each of the symptoms should be discussed, even if a particular symptom, such as pain with intercourse, is embarrassing to talk about.

Obviously, it should be easier to alert your doctor to the possibility of endometriosis if you have some or all of the typical symptoms. If you do not have typical symptoms, it is important that you make sure that you continue to report your symptoms to your doctor until she or he investigates them properly or refers you to another doctor for further investigation.

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