Let’s talk about women’s health today. Did you look forward to your first menstrual flow? Do you look forward to it now? Several females dread that time of the month, for many reasons. For some, it’s pain during periods, known as dysmenorrhea. For others, it is the abnormally heavy flows that disrupt their normal daily…
Social media buzzed earlier this week when a lady made a post inferring that a female urinates from her vagina. Vagina? A lot of people passed comments that screamed foul of her statement and chided her for passing the wrong information. Of course, the surface anatomy of the female urogenital system reveals two ‘’holes’’; one…
The day is to work, and the night is to sleep. At least, this is what obtains for most people. Of course, there are the outliers. Some people work at night and sleep during the day. Then there’s that group that sleeps all night and day! It is quite distressing when one sleeps away during…
Yes. It is possible to choose the date of birth of your baby. This is made possible via a process known as induction of labour. Induction of labor is the stimulation of uterine contractions during pregnancy before labour begins on its own to achieve a vaginal birth. However, labour induction isn’t that procedure most…
On Children’s health today, let’s learn about Rickets. You’ve probably seen a child with not-so-straight limbs, either as bowed limbs or K-shaped limbs. It could be due to this condition. What is Rickets? It is the condition seen in children when there is a softening and weakening of their bones. What causes Rickets? Rickets occur…
Many are unaware of the Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and its manifestations. There was once a picture and video circulating of a lady on social media, wherein this lady in question could have been mistaken for a man. She had a husky voice and well-distributed facial hair on her face and upper chest. Sadly, the comments…
Hypertension is a silent killer they say. Even if a woman doesn’t have high blood pressure before pregnancy, a form of hypertension can develop after 20 weeks of pregnancy which is known as pre-eclampsia. It includes signs of damage to other organ systems, most often the liver and kidneys. Pre-eclampsia can be life-threatening and at…
Surprised? Well, the bone can be infected in a condition called Osteomyelitis. In fact, it’s a pretty common condition. How does osteomyelitis come about? Infections can reach a bone by when it travels through the bloodstream or it spreads from nearby tissues. Also, infections can also begin in the bone itself if an injury exposes…
Today, we’d be learning about one of the chronic diseases that can be passed on from mother to baby during pregnancy. Let’s look at Congenital Syphilis. What is congenital syphilis (CS)? This is a disease that occurs when a mother already infected with syphilis passes the infection on to her baby during pregnancy. How does…
Most parents wouldn’t feel good about a child’s mild cough but imagine how terrible it’d be when the baby has a whoop? Whooping cough, which is also called pertussis, is a serious respiratory infection caused by bacteria. This infection causes violent, uncontrollable coughing that can make it difficult for one to breathe. Before the advent…