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Infertility to fertility –Bring home your bundle of joy together!

For those who consider parenting to be something that makes marriage a real bliss, infertility can be devastating. And it is only they who understand the desperation that needs to be undergone to end this endless wait of having their own child and bringing home their bundle of joy.

Childlessness can be traumatic for both genders. For some couples, this becomes one of the biggest hurdles to their marital life. However, infertility is not something incorrigible or inexorable. Rather, a lot of it depends on our own life styles.

Therefore, if it is infertility that is making you feel hopeless and miserable, curving out a solution is the only way out. So how do you go about that?

A journey from infertility to fertility requires a complete know how about the situation and factors that disturb male and female fertility on an elemental level. In India, lack of sufficient awareness related to reproductive health, does not allow patients to opt for infertility treatment measures that are easily available.

Thus, today’s post discusses every aspect related to infertility; including fertilization, to causes that hinder it. Symptoms of male and female infertility have been discussed at length. You may also understand remedial measures that treat problems related to poor fertile health.

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Parathyroid Glands – Four Pillars of Your Bone Health

While there’s much hue and cry about thyroid gland and disorders, little do we know about parathyroid diseases. Blood calcium balance is attributed to Vitamin D levels in body; however, there’s another very significant aspect in our body, that is silently maintaining calcium equilibrium. Yes, you got it right. It is the parathyroid glands that are being referred to here.

The worst part is, parathyroid disorders don’t come up with vivid symptoms. Early signs which have been discussed later in the post, mostly include general weakness and associated pain. Fatigue can be a result of multiple health disorders, and tracking it down to small parathyroid glands in the endocrine system becomes impossible in the beginning.

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Understanding Blood Pressure Abnormalities

Your heart is beating. Keeps on repeating. And that keeps you going. A slight variation from the old melody is something that conveys the greatest truth about life and death.

A beating heart suggests life and existence. On the other hand, an abnormal heart beat can mean anything; from a malfunctioning heart, to a diseased condition and even death. Cardiac or heart related disorders are seeing an exponential rise with every passing year. And perhaps in no time, India shall become the global capital of cardiac disorders. That’s pretty tragic and terrifying!

High blood pressure is one of the most common health conditions in India. Young adults, middle aged and elderly citizens, equally contribute to this growing population suffering from abnormal blood pressure levels. Despite this, people are not doing much to control such menacing escalation.

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Inflammatory Bowel Diseases – CROHN’S and Ulcerative Colitis

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases refer to a set of conditions that result in a troubled and inflamed digestive or gastrointestinal tract. Although, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases exist in different types; the two most common forms are – CROHN’S and Ulcerative Colitis.

Any inflammatory disorder arises when the body causes unnecessary inflammation, that destroys essential tissues and organs. Inflammation is otherwise necessary and exists as the body’s normal response against harmful foreign entities and external damage of tissues. Inflammation is necessary to administer body’s own healing mechanism. However, when the immune system wrongly identifies external threat and thus results in inflammatory actions, inflammatory disorders are said to develop.

Inflammatory bowel disorders (IBD) are also autoimmune conditions, where the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissues of the gastrointestinal tract and cause severe pain, discomfort and even death. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases mostly affect small intestine and large intestine; however, serious cases even infect mouth, esophagus and other parts.

The following discussion entails causes, symptoms and treatment of the two most destructive forms of IBD: Crohn’s disease and Ulcerative Colitis. You may also get sufficient information regarding diet and lifestyle changes that can help you to deal and live with IBD disorders.

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Is Your Drinking Water Jeopardizing Your Health?

While that sip of water had always been regarded as a life savior; today, we are afraid that it can even turn a menace to our own health. Indians are already having a tough time dealing with existing water crisis problems. Moreover, to work out a solution for this plight, is it enough to just have a continuous supply of water? The answer is NO. It is not about the availability of water alone, but safe drinking water is what we need to strive for.

Water borne diseases are the leading cause of death in India. And still we have thousands who consider “clear looking water” to be clean or safe, and thus use it for drinking purposes!

A glass of water that appears to be clear, is not always uncontaminated and safe to drink. Water borne diseases are related to microbes and definitely these are not visible with naked eyes. And who knows, water that looks clear may in real have millions of germs that can get you seriously ill.

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Alzheimer – Are Your Brains Suffering From Type 3 Diabetes?!

While you may feel a little puzzled to relate diabetes with your mental strength; the medical world is conveniently using type 3 diabetes and Alzheimer interchangeably, for quite some time now.

In a nutshell, Alzheimer’s disease defines reduced intellectual capabilities or memory loss to put it in general terms. On the other hand, Diabetes is a condition of having excess sugar content in blood. It may be due to reduced pancreatic function that fails to produce required amount of insulin, needed for processing blood glucose; thus, leaving more than required levels of sugar in blood.

Insulin disorders can lead to “N” number of health issues; if left untreated or ignored. And can lack of insulin lead to loss of memory? The answer is definitely a YES.

So, if you’re still counting Alzheimer – Diabetes connection to be something fallacious and rumored, you’re wrong. It’s time you gear up, accept the fact and do the needful. And if by any chance you happen to be diabetic, now is the time to learn about this degenerative disease, Alzheimer, and stop this probable epidemic from taking a toll in future.

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All would Be Moms – Here’s Your Weekly Guide to Pregnancy Tests

For all those who are reading this article now, a hearty congratulations from our side on reaching the most beautiful and significant stage of your life. In your new journey of bringing a life to this planet, we are there with you always; as you gradually move towards one of the most awaited days of your life.

Parenting responsibilities begin not when you hold the baby in your arms for the first time. It rather initiates right from the moment you know that you have conceived.

Opting for correct and timely clinical tests to monitor fetus development, along with suggested precautions from your doctor, and taking a good care of yourself, together guarantee the wellbeing of your child.

However, before we move into a detailed discussion on tests during pregnancy, I would like to know if all of you reading this article have undergone a clinical pregnancy test to reaffirm conception?

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Throat Cancer – Causes and Treatments

Throat cancer refers to the condition where cancerous cell development takes place anywhere in or around the voice box, vocal cords, oropharynx or tonsils. Depending on the area of cancer growth, throat cancer has been divided into two types – Laryngeal Cancer relating to Larynx and Pharyngeal Cancer relating to Pharynx.

Larynx is what is commonly known as Voice box and houses the vocal cords, that facilitate speech and singing. It is located in the mid line of throat, deep within the skin.

Pharynx is the long tube running behind the mouth and nose, performing two essential functions. Pharynx transfers food from mouth to esophagus and also filters, warms and moistens the air we breathe, so as to conduct the same to the lungs. Thus, pharynx forms an essential part of both are digestive and respiratory system.

Cancers in this area are definitely quite painful. However, the good news is that, accurate treatment and medical procedures administered in a timely manner allow patients to recover and thus survive for several more years. Continue reading “Throat Cancer – Causes and Treatments” →

Colon Cancer – The Easiest Cancer To Prevent

Just a couple of years back, Indian Health experts were in a bewildering state of mind, when Goa was marked to have the highest number of colon cancer cases in India. The veterans made every possible effort to understand reasons that made Indian population so susceptible to Colon cancer. Vigorous research revealed that our choice of food and poor lifestyle are to be held responsible for this declining health standards. However, a lot more could be added to this list and has been discussed later.

Nevertheless, today we do have this one assuring piece of information related to colon cancer. A bit of vigilance related to your personal health, a brief understanding of symptoms or early signs and regular health screening tests can prevent you from developing this bowel cancer.

Colon is nothing but the large intestine and marks the end of human digestive system. The right hand side of colon is responsible for absorbing water and salts from food. And the left hand side stores and regulates evacuation of stool. Last few inches of colon is known as the rectum which terminates with anus and eliminates waste from body. Continue reading “Colon Cancer – The Easiest Cancer To Prevent” →

Mesothelioma – A Rarest Form of Cancer Now in India

Mesothelioma, a rare type of cancer, had always been a notorious health concern for people overseas. However, this had not intruded into the health aspects of Indian population, until September 2015 when the first case of Mesothelioma was reported in Rajasthan.

Mesothelioma involves cancerous growth within the Mesothelium; which is a protective tissue, lining most of our internal organs. Complete cure for this ailment is yet to be formulated; however, various treatment procedures that can reduce the severity of symptoms and consequently ease related discomfort are very much available.

Mesothelioma is related to Asbestos and is more common with men as compared to their female counterparts. One of the deadliest aspects of this disease is that, it can remain undiagnosed for years, as its symptoms mimic many other diseased conditions and thus, gets easily confused with more common health ailments.

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