Sentences with phrase «of vaginal health»

«Paying attention to all that goes in and around the vagina is part of vaginal health,» Dr. Shirazian says, and that includes what you're washing with.

Not exact matches

Despite its illegality, Brazil's Ministry of Health estimates that about 1 million abortions are performed in the country annually, and that about 200,000 women are hospitalized every year from infections, vaginal bleeding, and other complications from illegal abortions.

Granted, there are health situations that would warrant such, but for years obstetrics encouraged TOL (Trial Of Labor after previous C - section) with many successful healthy vaginal births.

This is a great opportunity to receive breastfeeding assistance, assess weight and health of your newborn, and check in on you (vitals, vaginal / perineal stitches, cesarean scar).

In the research article abstract, the authors of the study believe that the work is significant enough to set a baseline for further research that would follow the health and development of babies after birth for both vaginal deliveries and C - sections.

In the case of an elective cesarean delivery, if the physician believes that cesarean delivery promotes the overall health and welfare of the woman and her fetus more than does vaginal birth, then he or she is ethically justified in performing a cesarean delivery.

Every year since 1983 no fewer than one in five American women has given birth via major abdominal surgery.22, 34 Today one in four or 25 % of women have a cesarean for the birth of their baby.22 The rate for first - time mothers may approach one in three.9 Studies show that the cesarean rate could safely be halved.11 The World Health Organization recommends no more than a 15 % cesarean rate.34 With a million women having cesarean sections every year, this means that 400,000 to 500,000 of them were unnecessary.No evidence supports the idea that cesareans are as safe as vaginal birth for mother or baby.

There are also a number of medical conditions that should be diagnosed and, if appropriate, treated by a midwife or doctor before you start reflexology treatment, including multiple pregnancies, vaginal discharge, uterine pain, epilepsy, diabetes and any other health problems such as heart, kidney or liver disorders.

A sweep is a vaginal exam in which a health care professional will sweep their finger between the cervix and bag of waters surrounding your baby.

For me the only thing that matters is the life and long term health of the baby - and in my particular situation the vaginal delivery just felt too risky.

'' The transmission of maternal microbiomes to the neonate, by vaginal delivery or cesarean section, is shown to affect health from birth to adulthood.»

It's the last paragraph before the conclusion, I believe, where the oh BTW maybe vaginal vs c - section delivery impacts lifelong health gets kind of sandwiched in there.

I didn't see any evidence (1) actually connecting the former to the latter, (2) that the differences at birth are lasting, (3) that the purported diseases associated with the microbiome in adulthood are the same ones associated with c - section (the author cites obesity, but we know that those observational studies re: c - section and obesity are deeply flawed by confounding)(4) that the «microbiotic» benefit of vaginal birth exists regardless of maternal health and matenral microbiome.

I think it means exactly what it says: «The transmission of maternal microbiomes to the neonate, by vaginal delivery or cesarean section, is shown to affect health from birth to adulthood.»

Personally, I find it rather ironic that you're lecturing the blog author on the rigor of language, when, faced with the need to support the claims made by a documentary that has faced absolutely no real standards of intellectual rigor or merit (the kind of evidence you apparently find convincing), you have so far managed to produce a study with a sample size too small to conclude anything, a review paper that basically summarized well known connections between vaginal and amniotic flora and poor outcomes in labor and birth before attempting to rescue what would have been just another OB review article with a few attention grabbing sentences about long term health implications, and a review article published in a trash journal.

Though some obstetricians tout the safety of cesareans and their value in preventing perineal damage, a systematic review of current research shows that vaginal birth is safer for mother and baby than a cesarean — unless there's a clear, compelling health reason for having a cesarean.

Until then, it is comforting to know that an increasing number of obstetricians and other health professionals worldwide (including the current Vice-President and former President of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) are satisfied that elective surgery is favorably comaparable with vaginal delivery, and therefore they support a woman's right to request it.

Women who reported a history of abuse were more likely to report the following symptoms: chronic pelvic pain, frequent feelings of fatigue, obesity, severe PMS, irritable bowel syndrome, frequent headaches, trouble sleeping, frequent vaginal infections, and overall less satisfaction with their physical health than their non-abused counterparts.

Women who have experienced sexual assault and / or rape are more likely to experience the following physical symptoms: frequent feelings of fatigue, obesity, severe PMS, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic pelvic pain, frequent headaches, frequent vaginal infections, trouble sleeping and overall less satisfaction with their physical health.

If you know that your only option will be a cesarean (either because of lack of professionals who can attend a vaginal breech or because of other concerns for health), you may be able to delay the surgery until early labor begins.

However, the World Health Organization (WHO; 2007), the Joint United Nations Program on HIV / AIDS (UNAIDS; 2007) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC; 2008) state that evidence indicates male circumcision significantly reduces the risk of HIV acquisition by men during penile - vaginal sex, but also state that circumcision only provides partial protection and should not replace other interventions to prevent transmission of HIV.

The health of the human vagina depends on a symbiotic / mutually beneficial relationship with «good» bacteria that live on its surface feeding on products produced by vaginal skin cells.

Additionally, evidence around the ideal timing of defibulation during pregnancy and how to manage intrapartum defibulation, as well as the incidence of urinary tract and vaginal infections during pregnancy and the health consequences is urgently needed.

These include voluntary male circumcision — now recommended by the World Health Organization and Joint United Nations Programme on HIV / AIDS as a preventive strategy — as well as vaginal microbicides and oral pre-exposure prophylaxis, all of which confer only partial protection against HIV.

A range of health issues have been linked to the ecosystem of microbes that lives inside us, and babies born by C - section are thought to miss out on bacteria from their mothers» vaginal canal.

The vaginal microbiome influences health and disease of the female reproductive tract, and there is emerging evidence of the involvement of vaginal microbiota in the risk of persistent HPV and subsequent development of cervical cancer.

Data from the University of Chicago's National Social Life, Health and Aging Project (NSHAP), presented in the August 23, 2007, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, showed that many men and women remain sexually active — participating in vaginal intercourse, oral sex and masturbation — well into their 70s and 80s.

But these preparations don't actually improve the health of the vaginal tissue the way estrogen does.

Toni Harman, Your Baby's Microbiome: The Critical Role of Vaginal Birth and Breastfeeding for Lifelong Health (2017)

says Alyssa Dweck, MD, ob - gyn in Westchester, New York and co-author of The Complete A to Z for Your V. «The vagina is an incredibly forgiving area, very rich in nerves and blood supply... so traditional penile - vaginal intercourse isn't going to cause any permanent stretching, although things stretch at the time of course,» Dweck tells Health.

In 2012, the National Library of Medicine National Institute of Health published the results of a study finding that women who received continuous labor support were more likely to have spontaneous vaginal births and less likely to have any pain medication, epidurals, negative feelings about childbirth, vacuum or forceps - assisted births, and C - sections.

Dr. Sherry A. Ross, MD, ob - gyn at Providence Saint John's Health Center in Southern California and author of She - ology, says a well - endowed partner can also make things looser — but only at the vaginal opening, not throughout the vagina itself.

Bottom line: Until more studies are done on vaginal seeding that show real health benefits, do your seeding in your garden and leave your hoo - ha out of it.

A recent survey of women who experienced vaginal dryness showed that only 7 percent of women had health care providers who actively inquired about postmenopausal vaginal atrophy symptoms.

Dr. Ross cites a 2014 British survey in which 65 % of women said they were uncomfortable saying the words vagina and vulva, and that 45 % of women never talk about their vaginal health with anyone, not even their doctors.

«Unequivocally, I can state that the safest method is an uncomplicated vaginal delivery,» says Catherine Spong, MD, chief of the pregnancy and perinatology branch of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in Bethesda, Maryland.

Since women are more predisposed to vaginal diseases such as infections, sexually transmitted diseases, leaky bladders and other diseases associated with labor, all women should be intensely mindful of how to maximize vaginal health care.

«If you're nursing, your vaginal wall probably won't return to normal until you stop and your estrogen levels increase,» says Scott Farrell, chief of gynaecology at IWK Health Centre in Halifax.

Moreover, the effectiveness of probiotics has been proven to improve vaginal health faster than other remedies (such as antibiotics).

1 in 4 women with vaginal atrophy report that it has a negative effect on other areas of their life, including sleep, sexual health, and general enjoyment

Lactobacilli are gram - positive, lactic acid bacteria, and they are very important for the health of the gut, along with the urinary system and vaginal tract.

It has a fantastic level of diversity in its CFUs and probiotic strains with a focus on Lactobacilli (54 billion) to help support urinary and vaginal health.

A more targeted probiotic, it includes a good level of diversity within its strains including Bifidobacteria (5 billion) and Lactobacilli (45 billion) cultures to support immune and vaginal health.

Pau d'Arco (Tabebuia avellanedae) known also as Ipe Roxo, Lapacho, or Taheebo is a tree native to South America, where it has been traditionally used for a very long time to treat a wide range of health problems, including candida overgrowth or candidiasis (including vaginal and oral yeast infection), various types of cancer, infections, gastric ulcers, skin conditions, pain, arthritis, fever, inflammation of the prostate gland (prostatitis), dysentery, skin ulcers, leukaemia, respiratory infections (cold, flu, bronchitis, sinusitis, etc.), herpes simplex virus, bacterial infections including cystitis, etc..

Dr. Louise Wilson, ND starts us off with a closer examination of the longer - term health effects of birthing methods, C - section versus vaginal delivery.

The World Health Organization defines probiotics as «live microorganisms, which, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on the host,» populate the gut, skin, oral and vaginal mucosa, and other areas of theHealth Organization defines probiotics as «live microorganisms, which, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on the host,» populate the gut, skin, oral and vaginal mucosa, and other areas of thehealth benefit on the host,» populate the gut, skin, oral and vaginal mucosa, and other areas of the body.

Menoquil contains Dong Quai to help with mood swings and vaginal dryness, black cohosh for hot flashes, vitamin D and calcium for mood and bone health, and Cnidium Monnieri to fight osteoporosis and to increase * libido all of which are relatively common symptoms that women tend to experience when they enter menopause.

The good news is that boosting your gut / vaginal health now can also decrease your chances of being Group B Strep positive during pregnancy.

As a physical therapist specializing in pelvic health, I am frequently the first person to actually examine in detail the muscles of the pelvic floor by a vaginal or rectal digital assessment.

Also known as vaginal steaming or v - steaming, yoni steaming is a holistic health practice in which a woman allows the warmth of herbal steam to gently permeate her vagina.