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Thursday, May 31, 2012
TO DAYS HOT BARGAINS
Finding solutions to an embarrassing female problem
It is not an unnatural occurrence – 40 percent of postmenopausal women experience vaginal dryness and an undetermined number experience this condition following childbirth and breast cancer. These numbers remain a mystery, because so few women are willing to discuss this issue with a doctor and many surveys exclude the latter two groups.
Vaginal lubrication is linked to insufficient levels of estrogen, which tend to plummet during menopause, following pregnancy and with treatments for breast cancer. This condition, however, is something women should be discussing with their doctors. Vaginal dryness can be a result of more serious conditions, such as the autoimmune disease, Sjogren’s syndrome, or it could be caused by certain medications, like antidepressants.
Regardless of the cause, intercourse can become very painful. Women may lose the desire to have sex or endure unhealthy pain in the attempt to appease their partner. The impact on your sex life and health –mental and physical – is significant.
There are several things women, particularly menopausal women, can do to find relief from vaginal dryness naturally – and it comes down to simple things you already know are important to caring for your health. These are habits you should make a priority – vaginal dryness is a sign that something is awry inside your body.
1. Hormone balance
Hormonal shifts can occur throughout the female lifespan, but none are as great as the rapid, and often sudden, decline that accompanies menopause. During perimenopause progesterone begins to decline and some women may experience a relative increase in estrogen. When menopause hits, however, estrogen plummets as well. Among the responsibilities of estrogen is vaginal lubrication, which is why vaginal dryness is common in postmenopausal women.
Hormone therapy can bring relief – restoring estrogen and progesterone levels to normal levels can bring back the natural mechanism that supports vaginal lubrication. Studies have shown that in addition to treatment with the estradiol, the estrogen hormone, estriol, is also very effective.
2. Nutrition
Eat plenty of healthy fats. Fats are essential for making hormones - just make sure you choose the healthy ones, like mono- and polyunsaturated fats. Good sources of these fats include walnuts, almonds, olive oil, avocados and certain types of fish. Just remember, fats should consume no more than 20 percent of your diet.
3. Hydrate
Keep your body hydrated. Hydration keeps the body’s mucous membranes moist and functioning. Alternative beverages, like coffee, soda and alcohol, dehydrate the body further. Menopausal women or women approaching menopause, often have trouble ridding these toxic substances from their body, furthering the effects of dehydration throughout the body and exacerbating vaginal dryness.
4. Avoid irritants
Feminine sprays, douches and antibacterial and deodorant soaps steal moisture from the delicate tissues of the vagina and surrounding tissue. Choose soaps that can maintain the pH balance of the vaginal tissue. Look for a moisturizing, hypoallergenic soap with no dyes or fragrances that is non-alkaline and pH balanced.
5. Lubricate
There are many lubricants on the market today. Some have even been specially formulated for menopausal women. Just be sure to choose a water-based formula. There are also all-natural products you can use, like extra virgin coconut oil, which offers a pleasant odor in addition to adequate lubrication. In some cases, you may simply need to learn to lubricate yourself – moisture can pool in the back of the vagina, making it impossible to reach during sexual intercourse. In this instance, you can use your finger to pull the moisture down and coat the dry surfaces.
He's a gift': Baby born with 12 toes in Tennessee
A baby boy born with an extra digit on each foot for a total of 12 toes is being labeled 'a gift.'
Deirdra Malone, of Memphis, Tennessee gave birth to the boy named Bobby Jr two months ago and she didn't immediately notice the additional two toes.
The boy won't have to remove the six toes on each foot for his condition called polydictal because all the digits are healthy and fully formed.
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'Gift': Deirdra Malone, of Memphis, Tennessee gave birth two months ago to a boy named Bobby Jr who has an extra toe on each foot
'Healthy': The boy's six toes on each foot won't have to be removed for his case of polydictal because all the digits are fully formed and in good condition
Ms Malone was thrilled when she first saw her son at Baptist Memorial Hospital East and didn't see any problems with the child.
None of the hospital workers observed the extra digits.
When the hospital gave Ms Malone a copy of her son's footprints that staff members made, she began to count the toes.
She went on to say: 'I said, "Six? No.'
Ms Malone told staff: 'Bring him back.'
'Six?': Ms Malone (pictured) and hospital staff didn't notice the baby's extra digits until they made footprints and realized he had 12 toes
So hospital staff and the mother began to count the boy's toes to find six toes on each foot.
'I was like, what? 12-toed baby?' Ms Malone told the news station.
Doctors called the case rare because the extra toes shouldn't cause any health problems for the baby.
Ms Malone told WREG.com: 'It’s a gift and that’s how I look at him - as a gift.'
'12-toed baby': The boy's mother said his extra toes made him 'a gift' she hopes will make him a football player or track runner with his special digits
Bobby Jr, who was born weighing eight pounds and two ounces, also can keep the extra toes because of its full formation.
Ms Malone hopes the supplementary toes will come in handy in the future.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2152511/Baby-12-toes-Baby-boy-born-12-toes-considered-gift.html#ixzz1wTHl0dxV
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