What springs to mind at the mention of heart disease? I immediately associate it with the media’s representation of the disease: The round-bellied father who indulges in regular fry-ups collapses to the concrete floor of the garage where he works The grey-suited CEO, facing far too much pressure from his demanding life, huddled over on…
It gives me great pleasure to author another article for Bham Pharma Ltd as part of their Women’s Health online blog series. We seek to write about important and contemporary issues that affect the health of women across the globe to consider optimal health service delivery. For this reason, I am going to discuss the…
Rett syndrome is an early-onset neurodevelopmental disorder that results in severe cognitive and physical disabilities. It predominately affects females, with symptoms often initially presenting in infancy after a period of typical development. It is estimated that 1 in 12,000 girls are born with Rett syndrome every year, and it is the second most common cause…
The International Day of Action for Women’s Health is a day dedicated to raising awareness about women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights, which has been celebrated since 1987. Every year, women and health organisations worldwide commemorate this day to draw attention to the ongoing disregard for women’s autonomy, coercion, discrimination, and violence. The day…
For tens of millions of women around the world, menstruation regularly, and often catastrophically, disrupts their physical, mental, and social wellbeing(1). A normal menstrual cycle has a frequency of 24–38 days, lasts 7–9 days, and results in 5–80 mL of blood loss. However, variations in any of these 4 parameters constitute abnormal uterine bleeding(2), which…
Despite ovarian cancer being the 7th most common cancer in women, many women are unaware of the symptoms, resulting in 2/3 of diagnoses being made after cancer has already spread. The common symptoms of ovarian cancer (constantly feeling bloated, abdominal, or pelvic pain, feeling full quickly after eating, or an increased need to urinate) can…
Intrauterine devices, or the coil, are an effective contraceptive option. However, their fitting can often be very painful for women, and anaesthesia is not readily provided, and the pain is expected to be accepted.
With 1 in 8 women estimated to be diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime, I would be very surprised if you or someone you know has not been affected by breast cancer (1). Thankfully, the mortality rate of breast cancer is declining worldwide, partly due to early detection (2). This blog aims to raise…
Uterine fibroids represent the most common tumour in women; this is a monoclonal tumour consisting of an abundance of extracellular matrices that bury disordered uterine smooth muscle cells [1]. The incidence is estimated to be 20–40% in women during their reproductive years, and there is extreme heterogeneity between fibroid size, location, composition, and symptomatology [1].…
From a young age, I have always wanted equality. It never mattered to me what someone’s gender, sex, sexuality, race, ethnicity, nationality, religious disposition, or socio-economic status was, what mattered was whether they were a nice person or not. Most of the categories I listed above are beyond people’s control, but the response to all…