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96% Vaginal discharge...please help me! (06/13/2008 12:22PM)

In women, the symptoms of gonorrhea are often mild, but most women who are infected have no symptoms. The initial symptoms and signs in women include a painful or burning sensation when urinating, increased vaginal discharge, or vaginal bleeding between periods. Some women have signs or symptoms of infection which include a frothy, yellow-green vaginal discharge with a strong odor.

95% Dairy and Calcium Paradox? (08/15/1999 08:00AM)

That`s why populations with low calcium consumption manage to form healthy skeletons, and high calcium consumers don`t develop bones like mastodons. Green leafy vegetables, tofu, sardines with the bones, calcium fortified juice, dried beans and calcium supplements also provide calcium for the body. If there is insufficient calcium in the blood, the body will leach it out of bones, therefore demineralizing bone, leading to bone loss.

94% Dairy and Calcium Paradox? (08/13/1999 08:16AM)

Robert Heaney, professor of medicine at the Creighton University School of Medicine and a proponent of high dairy consumption, found in a study he co-authored that the "single most important determinate of the rate of bone gain" in young women was not the amount of calcium consumed but the ratio of calcium to protein. That`s why populations with low calcium consumption manage to form healthy skeletons, and high calcium consumers don`t develop bones like mastodons. But what happens...

93% Abnormal pap & HPV (07/23/2007 01:32PM)

Follow up of LSIL — Colposcopy is recommended for women with low-grade lesions (LSIL) (see "Colposcopy" above).

Treatment of LSIL — There are three options for management of LSIL:

* Close follow-up with HPV testing after 12 months or repeat Pap smear at six and 12 months.

* Treatment to remove or destroy the abnormal cells (See "Patient information: Treatment of abnormal Pap smears").

93% Vitamins for age 50+ (07/30/2005 01:37PM)

The Olay vitamins for women over 50 will not hurt you, but may contain less of some nutrients that are still needed for women your age. If you are vegetarian or vegan, you may want to purchase a separate iron supplement in addition to taking the Olay vitamin for women over 50. Complete vegetarians (vegans) should take a multi-vitamin containing vitamin B12 as animal foods are the only source of this nutrient. Try to take your multi-vitamin at a ...

92% Cyst disappeared but CA125 is rising (06/15/2006 09:50AM)

Screening studies show that up to 7% of women can have ovarian cysts.

Ovarian masses can be due to many different diagnoses in reproductive age women, including simple cysts, endometrioma, and benign or malignant tumors.

CA-125 is a tumor marker used to follow ovarian masses, and is most useful is postmenopausal women with presumed ovarian cancer.

92% Female discharge (03/15/2007 08:28AM)

Here is some information that may help you and your husband understand the basics about a woman's vaginal discharge.

Vaginal discharge becomes a concern when a woman experiences the following symptoms:

There is a greater amount of discharge (a woman has to wear and change a panty liner multiple times a day)

the discharge changes from a "normal" color to a brownish, reddish, bright yellow, or greenish color

if the discharge has a ...

91% Chlamydia (08/31/2007 05:54PM)

Most women (75% of women) who get the infection do not realize they have it and half of all men who get Chlamydia do not know it.

4) Can a woman have the infection for 6 months and not be aware of it? We do know that 40% of untreated women who have chlamydia infections will develop pelvic inflammatory disease.

89% Underdeveloped breasts (05/28/2008 01:22PM)

The size of the breast is usually most dependent on the amount of fat tissue that is deposited around the breast tissue. Women with an A size can breast feed just as well as those with a DD size breast - both women actually have about the same amount of mammary or milk producing tissue. Some women have a genetic structure that deposits more fat around the breast tissue than others.

87% HPV help (03/01/2007 12:43PM)

Only 10% of women go on to have persistent HPV infections. It is uncertain how long your boyfriend will have his HPV infection.

3) Condom use among couples who have viral infections such as HPV or genital herpes becomes a personal choice.

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96%	Vaginal discharge...please help me! (06/13/2008 12:22PM)
	In women, the symptoms of gonorrhea are often mild, but most women who are infected have no symptoms. The initial symptoms and signs in women include a painful or burning sensation when urinating, increased vaginal discharge, or vaginal bleeding between periods. Some women have signs or symptoms of infection which include a frothy, yellow-green vaginal discharge with a strong odor.
95%	Dairy and Calcium Paradox? (08/15/1999 08:00AM)
	That`s why populations with low calcium consumption manage to form healthy skeletons, and high calcium consumers don`t develop bones like mastodons. Green leafy vegetables, tofu, sardines with the bones, calcium fortified juice, dried beans and calcium supplements also provide calcium for the body. If there is insufficient calcium in the blood, the body will leach it out of bones, therefore demineralizing bone, leading to bone loss.
94%	Dairy and Calcium Paradox? (08/13/1999 08:16AM)
	Robert Heaney, professor of medicine at the Creighton University School of Medicine and a proponent of high dairy consumption, found in a study he co-authored that the "single most important determinate of the rate of bone gain" in young women was not the amount of calcium consumed but the ratio of calcium to protein. That`s why populations with low calcium consumption manage to form healthy skeletons, and high calcium consumers don`t develop bones like mastodons. But what happens...
93%	Abnormal pap & HPV (07/23/2007 01:32PM)
	Follow up of LSIL — Colposcopy is recommended for women with low-grade lesions (LSIL) (see "Colposcopy" above). Treatment of LSIL — There are three options for management of LSIL: * Close follow-up with HPV testing after 12 months or repeat Pap smear at six and 12 months. * Treatment to remove or destroy the abnormal cells (See "Patient information: Treatment of abnormal Pap smears").
93%	Vitamins for age 50+ (07/30/2005 01:37PM)
	The Olay vitamins for women over 50 will not hurt you, but may contain less of some nutrients that are still needed for women your age. If you are vegetarian or vegan, you may want to purchase a separate iron supplement in addition to taking the Olay vitamin for women over 50. Complete vegetarians (vegans) should take a multi-vitamin containing vitamin B12 as animal foods are the only source of this nutrient. Try to take your multi-vitamin at a ...
92%	Cyst disappeared but CA125 is rising (06/15/2006 09:50AM)
	Screening studies show that up to 7% of women can have ovarian cysts. Ovarian masses can be due to many different diagnoses in reproductive age women, including simple cysts, endometrioma, and benign or malignant tumors. CA-125 is a tumor marker used to follow ovarian masses, and is most useful is postmenopausal women with presumed ovarian cancer.
92%	Female discharge (03/15/2007 08:28AM)
	Here is some information that may help you and your husband understand the basics about a woman's vaginal discharge. Vaginal discharge becomes a concern when a woman experiences the following symptoms: There is a greater amount of discharge (a woman has to wear and change a panty liner multiple times a day) the discharge changes from a "normal" color to a brownish, reddish, bright yellow, or greenish color if the discharge has a ...
91%	Chlamydia (08/31/2007 05:54PM)
	Most women (75% of women) who get the infection do not realize they have it and half of all men who get Chlamydia do not know it. 4) Can a woman have the infection for 6 months and not be aware of it? We do know that 40% of untreated women who have chlamydia infections will develop pelvic inflammatory disease.
89%	Underdeveloped breasts (05/28/2008 01:22PM)
	The size of the breast is usually most dependent on the amount of fat tissue that is deposited around the breast tissue. Women with an A size can breast feed just as well as those with a DD size breast - both women actually have about the same amount of mammary or milk producing tissue. Some women have a genetic structure that deposits more fat around the breast tissue than others.
87%	HPV help (03/01/2007 12:43PM)
	Only 10% of women go on to have persistent HPV infections. It is uncertain how long your boyfriend will have his HPV infection. 3) Condom use among couples who have viral infections such as HPV or genital herpes becomes a personal choice.