Archive for the ‘Cancer’ Category
Symptoms of genital warts – If spotted early enough and treated, can reduce the chances of developing cancer of the cervix.Symptoms of genital warts can be many and varied and can even be mistaken for another disease. This is especially true HPV genital condition hasn’t manifested itself in the form of physical warts. It must [...]
Over a year ago my period started on schedule. But, then it never stopped. I got online to look up “long periods” and “heavy periods” because I had always been very regular and now besides going on forever there was a lot of blood. Even clots a few times, which was scary.The internet relieved much [...]
Cervical cancer does not necessarily mean that you will become infertile but the odds are extremely high. This is not an easy concept to come to terms with, even for women who have gone through menopause or who have made up their minds to never have children. The enforced, involuntary removal of the womb is [...]
HPV stands for HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS. There are about 100 different types of HPV infections and these diseases all have different symptoms. Out of 100 HPV types, 40 affect the genital areas. They attack the anus, vagina, penis, vulva, cervix, etc and can even lead to cancer if not treated properly. These viruses are common [...]
Cervical cancer is one of the more insidious types of cancer because there may seem to be no symptoms of the disease or the symptoms may appear only once the disease has become well-established in the woman’s body. This makes regular health checks all the more important and a Pap smear test on an annual [...]
Starting from the outside, the key elements in the female reproductive system are the vulva (or outer lips), the vagina (or birth canal), the cervix (a doughnut-shaped structure that is at the entrance to the uterus), the uterus, or womb (inside which a baby grows before birth), the fallopian tubes (along which fertilised eggs travel [...]