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Monthly Archives: December 2020

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Iron deficiency anaemia

What is Iron Deficiency Anaemia(IDA)?

SymptomsBy Alert DoctorsDecember 31, 2020Leave a comment

A feeling of fatigue and weakness, having pale skin, getting dizzy, or having a strange craving to eat items that aren’t food like dirt, having a red, beefy, swollen tongue, brittle nails and headaches are symptoms of a very common condition known as Iron Deficiency Anaemia. Iron deficiency anaemia is the most common type of…

Fat and healthy

“Fatphobia” – Can one be ‘fat’ and healthy?

Healthy LivingBy Alert DoctorsDecember 30, 2020Leave a comment

There was a bit of controversy on a popular social media platform sometime in the past week, as a female user gave her opinion on an issue. From her words, it was apparent that she was angry with some group of people. She called them ‘’fatphobic’’, or people who practice ‘’fatphobia’’. She said it was…

Braces

What are dental braces used for?

Oral healthBy Alert DoctorsDecember 28, 2020Leave a comment

Let’s discuss oral health today. Have you seen someone smile and while they shine their teeth, it seems a bit strange as it tends to glow under the light and then at that instant you like it? And then curiosity makes you draw closer before they close their mouths and you realize there’s a string-like…

Alcohol

Here’s how alcohol damages the liver

EnvironmentBy Alert DoctorsDecember 26, 2020Leave a comment

It’s the yuletide season. Yaaay! There’s going to be some partying here, and a little get-together there, with a common denominator being the abundance of food and drinks to wash them down. You are particularly delighted that there would be alcohol as well. It’s been your routine for about 15 years now, since your first…

Cervical insufficiency

Causes of miscarriage- Cervical Insufficiency

Women's healthBy Alert DoctorsDecember 24, 2020Leave a comment

Bola has suffered back to back miscarriages in the past two years. Now in another pregnancy, she resolved to do everything to ensure she carried it to term. Hence, she vowed to attend all antenatal visits, change environments, take time off from work and adhere to every health advice from her Obstetrician. However, as she…

Breech presentation

Why do some babies come ‘leg first’ or ‘buttocks first’? (Breech presentation)

Pediatrics, Women's healthBy Alert DoctorsDecember 23, 2020Leave a comment

The delivery experience comes with fresh apprehension and anxiety for the would-be mother. The ante-natal visits, the toll on the mother’s health all sum up to this. You can now imagine how heightened this apprehension can become when she’s informed that her baby was lying abnormally in her uterus. One form of this abnormal lie…

Squirt

Why can’t I squirt?

Sex and Reproductive HealthBy Alert DoctorsDecember 21, 2020Leave a comment

Jizzing! Does that sound familiar? What about ‘’tsunami of love’’? Okay. Squirting? That should ring a bell. The above are colloquial names used to refer to the female ejaculation. However, different females have different orgasmic experiences, wherein everyone who gets an orgasm may not necessarily squirt, while those who squirt report it as accompanying and…

Breathplay during sex

Breathplay during sex: Safe or not?

Sex and Reproductive HealthBy Alert DoctorsDecember 19, 2020Leave a comment

To achieve sexual pleasure, some partners choke themselves during the thick of the process. Yes. You read that right. Medically, this is known as erotic asphyxiation or breath play. It involves the intentional cutting off of the air supply for one or both partners via choking, suffocating, and other acts. It is said to heighten…

(Red, swollen balls) Epididymo-orchitis

Red, swollen balls? (The case of epididymo-orchititis)

Men's healthBy Alert DoctorsDecember 17, 2020Leave a comment

Last time, we discussed blue balls. Let’s go for red today. The epididymis is the coiled tube behind the testicles where produced spermatozoa are stored. The testes produce the sperm but stored as described above. This tube could get inflamed due to instigating factors and (known as Epididymitis,) or affects the testicles as in Epididymo-orchitis.…

Covid vaccine in Nigeria

Facts about covid-19 vaccines

Covid-19 PandemicBy Alert DoctorsDecember 15, 2020Leave a comment

As it stands today, there’s at least one covid-19 vaccine that is now being given to members of the general public. We know that the USA and Canada have started their programs. Production capacity is nowhere what the world needs right now, but it’s a great start and a relief to humans worldwide. As we…

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