About Chlamydia Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis. When transmitted through sexual contact, the bacteria can infect the urinary and reproductive organs. The term chlamydia typically refers to the STDÂ Chlamydia trachomatis, although two other types of this bacteria also can lead to illness:Â Chlamydia pneumoniae, which can be spread [...]
September 7, 2010 | Posted in
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Genital herpes increases the risk of cervical cancer – which kills thousands of women every year — by acting as an “accomplice” to another common virus that commonly causes this cancer. Herpes simplex virus-2, the cause of genital herpes, was detected in nearly half of women with invasive cervical cancer — nearly twice as often [...]
August 12, 2010 | Posted in
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Herpes simplex viruses — more commonly known as herpes –Â are categorized into two types: herpes type 1 (HSV-1, or oral herpes) and herpes type 2 (HSV-2, or genital herpes). Most commonly, herpes type 1Â causes sores around the mouth and lips (sometimes called fever blisters or cold sores). HSV-1 can cause genital herpes, but most cases [...]
August 11, 2010 | Posted in
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The classic symptom of genital herpes is a cluster of small fluid-filled blisters that break, forming painful sores that crust and heal. This process can take several days. But some people get only a rash or small bumps on the skin that appear to be pimples. Still others have different symptoms, such as painful urination, [...]
August 10, 2010 | Posted in
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Incontinence: What Is It? Urinary incontinence, or loss of bladder control, is a frustrating problem for more than 13 million Americans. Never knowing when and where you might have an accident can impact everything from work to exercise to your social calendar. Urinary incontinence affects people of either gender but is twice as common in [...]
July 27, 2010 | Posted in
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First, you notice shopping for clothes isn’t as fun or simple as it used to be. Next comes the “muffin top” spilling over the jeans. Then the scale delivers dire news: You’re 10, 15, maybe 20 pounds beyond your “normal” weight. Midlife weight gain is common. Many Americans gain a pound or so every year [...]
July 22, 2010 | Posted in
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Step 1. Lie down on a mat. Hold one weight in each hand and extended your arms out at shoulder level. Raise both arms straight up together above your body, keeping your elbow slightly bent, so that the weights meet over your chest. Return the weighs out to your sides at shoulder height. Repeat the [...]
July 19, 2010 | Posted in
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It may sounds strange for some people, but breast enlargement without surgery is already possible for all women. Now women who want to have bigger breasts can achieve this without experiencing the pain, discomfort and dangers of breast surgery. They don’t have to pay a lot of money for implants that may damage or leak [...]
July 7, 2010 | Posted in
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Pregnancy can be an exciting time for the expectant parents-to-be. Sometimes, though, pregnancy doesn’t end as anticipated — with a baby. In rare cases, a woman (or even a man) believes she is pregnant, only to find out that her symptoms were caused not by pregnancy, but by something else entirely. False pregnancy, or pseudocyesis, [...]
July 4, 2010 | Posted in
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That fragrance you wear, perhaps named after a celebrity, may make you feel sexy and irresistible, but chances are the label isn’t telling you everything that’s in it, according to a new report. And that could spell trouble, says Jane Houlihan, co-author of the new report, issued by The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics in partnership [...]
June 29, 2010 | Posted in
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