Experiencing discomfort during periods is not unusual. It is important to understand and recognise the difference between discomfort and extreme pain. If one has to use a heat pack occasionally and take a couple of paracetamols and manage the day-to-day activities with negligible impact, that is discomfort. This is expected and not a worrisome aspect
‘I never discussed this before because I thought it was normal’ ‘Most women in my family went through this the same way so I thought it’s normal’ ‘Everyone is tired and busy, I thought nothing much of mine too.’ ‘I didn’t want anyone to worry so I didn’t think it was something I should talk
You see her eyes laced with exhaustionHer chest clutched onto a torn tapestryThe mouth she feeds bleeds in her armsDisappearing sand through her fingertips Their touch burns fissures in her fleshWith muted eyes and a deaf screamWho is she?Shhhhhh, the footsteps are fadingWho is she, again? She buries her feet in the caves of existenceOnce,
Breast cancer awareness month is October. I decided to take this opportunity to discuss the factors why some women do not get their mammograms done and subsequently present with cancerous lumps at a much later stage of the disease. I have found them and their family members to share guilt and shame regarding the very
Women are far more susceptible to urinary symptoms than men. We do not usually have clear information available to the public that helps them to identify the differences between some of these conditions which are often lumped under the possibility of a UTI (urinary tract infection). A UTI could be a bladder infection or it
On average, 10 in 100 women have heavy menstrual bleeding, which is more than 80ml of blood in the entire menstrual cycle. 80ml equals 1/3rd of a cup or more than 5 tablespoons. Flooding = Leaking through despite using a tampon or pad Clots = Clumps of blood and lining tissue The average menstrual cycle
