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Baby’s Development in the First Month of Pregnancy
During the first 8 weeks, the baby is an embryo. Small buttons appear on the extremities, which will grow into arms and legs. The heart and lungs begin to form. The heart begins to beat the 25 th day. Neural tube that becomes the brain and spinal cord begins to form. At the end of the first month, the embryo is about 9 mm and weighs 0.5 grams At this early stage of pregnancy, exercise bring many benefits for women. However, it is necessary that, before you start, consult your doctor about the type of exercise is recommended for your case.
The body of the pregnant woman
The body of the mother begins to send signals to confirm a suspected pregnancy. The confirmation was made through a test (commercial) l urine or blood tests. Pregnancy will be confirmed if both tests detected the presence of human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), which indicates that a new being has been conceived in the womb of the woman. Because of hormonal changes in your body, the pregnant woman may experience fatigue, nausea and vomiting, an increased volume of the breasts, the more the urge to urinate Read the rest of this entry »
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Vaginal Infections Treatments
Organizations dedicated to the treatment of infections, such as the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and WHO, are clear that for bacterial infections and trichomonas, the drug metronidazole is indicated by its high efficiency and low rate of resistance, says Martin. There are oral treatments (capsules and tablets) and local (cream and eggs). The advantage of the latter lies in the direct application to the infected area and with fewer gastrointestinal side effects.
To increase the effectiveness of treatments and ensure that women do not leave half-when they see improvement, there are drugs with a higher concentration of metronidazole-before 500, now 750 milligrams, so that instead of 10 days of treatment , are seven and thereby ensure that the bacteria causing the infection, death. These new drugs like Gynotran also include miconazole, a compound that decreases the likelihood of 30 or 40 percent of infections including Candida. Its effectiveness lies in eliminating the infection cure, preventing relapses.
Failure to treat these ailments due damaging impact on sexual and reproductive health and increased risk of urinary tract infections and pelvic inflammatory disease. In pregnancy: preterm labor, ruptured membranes, abortion or infection in the newborn.
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Causes, Incidence And Risk Factors Of Acne
Acne is most common in adolescents but can occur in both sexes and all ages. Apparently there is a familial tendency to develop acne. Usually begins at puberty and may continue over many years. Three of every four teenagers have acne to some extent, probably caused by hormonal changes that stimulate the sebaceous glands to produce fat. Other hormonal changes, such as those occurring during menstruation or pregnancy, and those produced by the use of pills of birth control or stress also exacerbate acne.
There are two clinical forms: a mild, called polymorphous juvenile acne or acne superficial and more serious, called cystic acne or deep acne conglobata.
Acne occurs when the sebaceous glands that produce fat and empty into the hair follicle itself, generate more secretion of the skin is able to remove by peeling, so that fat plugs are produced in the follicles (comedones ). When the surface of the plug darkens called pimples. By breaking the cap can get dead skin cells with accumulated grease and bacteria form nodules infected area called pustules.
If these infected areas of skin are deep, can expand to form cysts. A sebaceous cyst forms when the sebaceous gland continues to produce fat. Instead of breaking the wall of the follicle, it continues to get bigger and forming a hard lump (known as cyst) under the skin. The cyst is usually not painful unless they become infected. Acne typically appears on the face and shoulders but can be extended to the trunk, arms and legs.
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