The female body is one of nature’s most wonderful and complex creations. It is the origin of all human life. A woman’s journey in life is punctuated by many milestones; childhood, puberty, pregnancy, childbirth, motherhood, and menopause. The reproductive organs specifically, mature during puberty, the stage where a girl becomes a woman and menstruation begins.
A woman menstruates an average of five hundred times during her life, and when she reaches menopause, there is a cessation of all menstrual bleeding. Because women are healthier now, menopause can no longer be indicative of the onset of old age. Nowadays, women can even expect to live a third of their lives following menopause.
Women's health care focuses on helping women maintain optimal health as their reproductive system develops and mature. Alternative medicine's aim is to educate women in preventative steps for maintaining overall health, as well as providing natural treatments for symptoms and diseases related to hormonal and physiological imbalances.
Women's diseases are those involving the female reproductive system and its parts, areas, and accessory organs in a woman's body. Women of various age can have these diseases but generally middle aged women mostly suffer from them.
There are many hormonal and endocrine problems like thyroid problems which are mainly found in women, though the male population is not absolutely immune. Women suffering from female specific hormone problems generally have various similar symptoms such as menstrual periods at the improper time, stopped menstruation or menstruation accompanied by pain, increased or decreased amounts of bleeding during menstruation, backache during the period, headaches, loss of appetite and even depression.
Many diseases that affect women at 80% of the population may include, breast problems including cancer of the breast, irregular periods, pre menstrual syndrome / PMS, menopause issues, polycystic ovaries, endometriosis, fibroids, amenoorhea, dysmenorrhea, uterus prolapse, infertility, heavy periods, ovarian cysts / cystitis, sex organ infections, and painful periods.
Other related diseases like bladder infection and urinary track infection, bacterial vaginitis, gardnerella, and sex organ yeast infection etc.
These issues may cause various symptoms that irritate or are painful, and this varies from individual to individual depending on the problem or disease. As often symptoms may appear similar, a proper diagnoses is necessary in order to diagnose the problem and appropriate treatment.
For example, bacterial vaginitis, or gardnerella, involve change in color, smell, amount, and consistency of the discharge. This usually develops post intercourse, then causes painful intercourse and urination as well as itching. Meanwhile Vaginitis may involve frequent, moist sex organ discharges, odor, vulval or sex organ itching, burning or irritation, and painful urination. There's an overlap and similarity to be seen for sure.
Being susceptible to vaginitis. May result from overusing antibiotics, diabetes, pregnancy, oral contraceptives, obesity, improper and excessive douching, B vitamin lack, thinning of the sex organ wall from menopause, and abrasions or cuts to the genitalia.
Yeast infection is caused by candida albicans fungus. Besides for on the organ, this fungus can be found in the mouth, digestive track or even on the skin or toes.
Amenorrhea, is absence of menstruation,. It is among women's issues that bother women quite frequently. PMS / Premenstrual Syndrome describes physical and behavioral changes that happen to most women seven to ten days before the monthly period.
Main symptoms are retention of water, gaining weight, bloating especially the abdomen, tenderness of the breasts, headaches, swelling of the feet and hands, constipation, depression, being irritable, anxiety, mood swings, tension, sex drive change, and concentration issues. Once the period actually begins these recurring monthly symptoms seem to ebb and decrease.
Breast cancer is a disease found in many and various areas of the world. It is the 2nd most common type of cancer after lung cancer and the 5th most common cause of cancer deaths. It is a hundred times more frequent among women than in men.
Osteoporosis is more prevalent in women over the age of sixty, often after menopause and as a result of female hormonal changes especially estrogen. Osteoperosis is caused by low amounts of calcium and phosphate in the bones, making them porous, brittle causing them to break. Though often not totally understood, it is known that lack of calcium while developing in childhood, inactivity / sedentary lifestyle, and decreased levels of estrogen are risk factors connected to Osteoperosis.
Conventional medicine for women's issues often uses surgery and other invasive medical procedures to deal with common physiological functions, like the hormonal imbalances experienced during menopause.
Women's health may be treated with alternative medicine resulting in long term positive effects. The unique approach of Alternative medicine helps women with different sorts of gynecological, urological issues, and pelvic pain, receive a thorough treatment protocol for their health concerns.
Natural means to treat these issues may involve approaches in nutrition / diet, botanicals, herbs, homeopathic medicine, Ayurvedic medicine, acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine, massage and different types of body based work, hydro therapy and counseling.
The natural practitioner when diagnosing, seeks out the underlying cause of illness and zooms in on how to stimulate the body's own healing abilities. The real goal is to treat in a preventative fashion, helping to avoid the symptoms from cropping up again now and at a later time as well.
Also, since natural / alternative medicine stems from a holistic view of the patient's health, each treatment approach respects the deep connection between mind and body. Yoga and other exercise classes have also been initiated to teach women with pelvic pain how to benefit from yoga postures, pelvic exercises, breathing techniques, and meditations / visualizations, for pelvic health.
In some cases progesterone therapy or other forms of natural hormone replacement therapy are effective. Mainly though, diet, vitamin and mineral supplements, exercise, stress management and various holistic approaches help women regain their good health and maintain their overall well being.
A good diet for example for PMS includes fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts, seeds, and fish. Bioflavonoids and foods high in phytoestrogens are also highly recommended, as many Asian and African cultures which feature foods high in these vital nutrients, have lower rates of breast cancer, very few menopause symptoms, and do not tend to have transition problems, since the modulating effects of bioflavonoids are beneficial for menopause.
The simple importance of diet, nutrition, and exercise overall can be seen by the fact that many women with polycystic ovary syndrome are insulin resistant, which impairs the body's ability to effectively use insulin. Obesity can make insulin resistance worse. A well instituted diet and weight loss regimen can improve both insulin and androgen levels and may even restore ovulation.
Throughout life, a woman's body and reproductive system follow rhythmic patterns of change, monthly cycles, and the completion of those cycles with menopause. Because of their unique makeup, women in general are more in touch with their bodies and themselves.
Self awareness and self care including breast self exams help women become more responsible and empowered for their own health and well being. By becoming acquainted with the needs, characteristics, and issues of each life phase, a woman can benefit by making proper informed choices about lifestyle and health care.
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