Category: Women’s health
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Zika virus
The risk associated with the Zika virus for pregnant women and their children is a relatively new phenomenon in medicine since only recently the virus began to spread widely among the population of South America. Like any unknown and potentially dangerous thing, the Zika virus has managed to cause serious public upheaval. Medical workers are…
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Gonococcus
We continue to study sexually transmitted diseases. Especially in summer, they become extremely important along with the knowledge to protect against them. This time, the gonococcal infection comes to the fore. Gonococcal bacteria (Neisseria gonorrhea) equally affect representatives of both sexes and are transmitted to sexual partners through direct contact with any types of mucous…
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Trichomonas is
The list of reasons to avoid unprotected sex is quite long, but we will add one more. Trichomoniasis is one of the little–known sexually transmitted diseases, the transmission of which is associated with a high risk during sex without a condom. It is caused by unicellular parasites of the genus Trichomonas (trichomonas), which are still…
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I had risky sex- now?
It’s summer, it’s warm, and no one changes clothes. He is full of life day and night. Everything reminds me of romance and passion. And this often leads to summer misdemeanors, but if you are not in a relationship and do not have sexually transmitted diseases – what can go wrong? Risky sex, any sexual…
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Oral contraceptives – what is it?
Oral contraceptives are one of the most widely used methods of preventing unwanted pregnancy. They are so widely used that in Scandinavian countries more than 60% of young women prefer this method of contraception. In our country, oral contraceptives are increasingly being imposed as a means of choice, as their reliability increases, and their use…
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Pills before sex cut AIDS risk by 85%
The drug, which has a strong antiviral effect against the AIDS virus, may turn out to be the most reliable means of preventing a dangerous disease that has been developed so far. The Lancet magazine reports that the pharmaceutical product will soon be available to the public throughout the UK. The innovative tool is called…
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Oral sex and throat cancer
Oral sex risks throat cancer Oral sex has been cited as one of the major causes of oral cancer and cancer of the throat (cancer of the oropharynx). There are three key factors that determine the risk of developing cancer in those who regularly engage in oral sex: Floor; Smoking; Number of sexual partners; Based…
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About emergency contraception
Emergency contraception – when, how, and why by accident? Emergency contraception is used after unprotected sexual intercourse or ineffective contraception. For both products, admission should occur as soon as possible. Their effect is associated with the suppression of ovulation, and it is impossible to determine the exact day of ovulation. Timely intake of the hormone…