OCTOBER: BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

The first recorded case of an inflammatory breast cancer: Persian empress Atossa (550 BC to 475 BC), daughter of Cyrus the Great, wife of two Achamenian kings, Cambyses and Darius.   “Cancer may have started the fight, but I will finish it.”  Introduction Since cancer-prevention is not possible, the saying, “prevention is the cure” is amended to “early detection is […]

  “The only person who can save you is you” – Sheryl Crow Introduction Breast cancer is the most common, and the biggest killer, cancer in women in India and worldwide. In India, one woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every three minutes, and one woman dies of breast cancer every six minutes. Out of […]

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Labor pain can be excruciating. Many women have low pain threshold and are unable to bear such pain. For such women, painless delivery may be a need. In this procedure, the women are given an injection of epidural once the active labor begins. Epidural greatly reduces pain, and makes the delivery almost painless. But epidural has certain side effects. Also, it often results in forceps or vacuum delivery. Both these pose risks of injury to the mother and baby. So, several women opt for total natural birth, ‘tnb,’ that is, no pain relief medication during childbirth. But tnb, or natural birth, also have risks. For example, unrelieved labor-pain is associated with postpartum stress, depression, and chronic pain. Therefore, even in a tnb or natural birth, opt for pain relief medication if it becomes necessary. Your gynaecologist looks at your medical, health and emotional well-being, and then recommends the optimum childbirth procedure for you. Follow her advice.

Every human being is the author of his own health or disease. – Gautama Buddha SYNOPSIS Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) is an infection of the female reproductive organs. It is caused by many types of bacteria. If not treated, it can cause complications such as ectopic pregnancy and infertility. PID affects women in reproductive age. […]

Surgery outcome is better if the surgeon is female. – BMJ, number 2 in the list of top medical journals of the world “Patients have a right to know how good a surgeon is,” – Dr. Fiona Godlee, editor in chief of the BMJ Surgeon Rating The US has websites that rate the surgeons. A […]