health

From the ovaries, outward, all about female-focused health and medicine.

Did I Have a Lucky Escape?
I was at home one grey and rainy afternoon, minding my own business. I don’t really remember what I was doing, but I was probably pottering about the way I always did when I had a day off.
By Jupiter Grant5 years ago in Viva
the fight
I am standing in this rain, again, waiting for a break in the clouds; it seems it has rained forever, that this torrential moment will never end. I imagine a dance between nearly-forgotten memories of sunlight, wishing for these withered seeds in my heart to become flowers. They have been buried so long, though, and I don’t know if they will ever have the chance to bloom. I feel forgotten, and I feel lost.
By Joanna McLoughlin5 years ago in Viva
Socanomics Encompasses...
It is a transformative spiritual experience when you truly connect your soul to your body. Those who have the freedom of mobility maneuver through life unappreciative of the gift of movement. Dance is the release of all the tension the body holds. It is the telling of all the stories of ones’ ancestors and ones’ descendants. It is futuristic folklore. Love. Safety. Understanding. Warmth and Comfort. It is cooling and centering, while somehow erupting the parts of yourself that had been dormant during your moments of stillness.
By Jada Ferguson5 years ago in Viva
The Memory of My Cancer Diagnosis Will Stay With Me Forever
I’d put off seeing my GP for weeks. Though I knew the lump was there, a large swelling on the inner side of my left breast, and had noticed it was growing at an alarming rate, I kept telling myself it was probably just an odd, but entirely benign cyst. At 38 years old, I was convinced I was too young to get breast cancer and, besides, apart from one great Aunt who died of the disease back in the late 1970s, there was no family history. No, I was just being paranoid, I decided. There was no way I wanted to risk showing up at my local GP surgery and being dismissed by the doctor as a silly, time-wasting hypochondriac.
By Jupiter Grant5 years ago in Viva
My Guide to a Healthy VAG
Growing up, I didn't have anyone to teach me how to keep my private areas clean as a female. I always thought any kind of soap and water was just fine. I learned out the hard way that you're not supposed to spray perfume on your vagina or even put baby powder in your underwear because it can cause infection or cancer. However, I am here to tell you what's good and what's not good for a healthy vagina. These are just a few tips that have helped me along the way.
By Mouse5 years ago in Viva
Fibromyalgia is a Little Bitch
When I was finally diagnosed with fibromyalgia, it felt like I’d come to the end of a long, winding, exhausting road. It had taken me years to get my diagnosis, during which I’d seen multiple primary care physicians, gotten multiple referrals, had multiple lab tests, and cried multiple tears. I’d been misdiagnosed with a variety of illnesses along the way – everything from depression to Lyme disease. I’d been advised to go gluten-free, carb-free, meat-free, sugar-free, and to try raw foods. To drink more water. To walk more. One doctor told me my issue was stress, and to take up tai chi, align my chakras, and “chill.”
By Christina Seine5 years ago in Viva
Signs, Symptoms & Treatment of Heart Disease in Women
How does Heart Disease Affect Women? Although heart diseases have been known to be a major cause of death in most adult males, statistical evidence suggests that it is also the leading cause of death in women. A cardiologist will help determine your condition and curate a treatment for you.
By MediBuddy5 years ago in Viva
Using Sanitary Pads for Urinary Incontinence
Menstruation is becoming less and less a taboo topic and is considered normal for women to buy pads. If you live with incontinence, you’re not alone. According to research by National Centre for Biotechnology Information, in women, moderate and severe bother have a prevalence ranging from about 3% to 17%. Severe incontinence has a low prevalence in young women but rapidly increases at ages 70 through 80. In men, the prevalence of incontinence is much lower than in women, about 3% to 11% overall, with urge incontinence accounting for 40% to 80% of all male patients. The good news is, most cases of urinary incontinence are treatable, or at the very least manageable. The first step is getting informed.
By Blessing Akpan5 years ago in Viva
How Not To Do Yoga
I remember the old days when only hippies did yoga. People who looked like they smelled bad and had dirty feet. Swamis and whatnot. Kooks, weirdos. John Lennon. Ralph Nader, probably (I have not researched this). People who drove VW Bugs, and not the hip, cute VW Bugs that are out there now. These were Bugs that always had at least one fender scraping the tire.
By Bev Potter5 years ago in Viva
Coping With Period Pain
If you have ever experienced severe period pain, then you know first-hand how debilitating it can be. For some lucky few, the monthly bleed comes and goes with relative ease, and cramps might come once in a blue moon, if at all. For others, every month brings a jackhammer-like thudding in the pubic region, heavy bleeding, back and leg pain, nausea, and diarrhea.
By Jupiter Grant5 years ago in Viva
It's Time to Talk about Menstrual Cups
Pads. Panty liners. Tampons. Sanitary belts. When it's that time of the month, no option seems good enough. They all have to be changed multiple times a day and you end up shelling out a ton of cash just for something you'll throw away anyway.
By Rachael Dunn5 years ago in Viva
PROCESSING THE TRAUMA OF BIRTH AND BECOMING A MUM.
On December 4th 2020, at 4:45AM my whole world changed forever. After 9 months of what can only be described as crippling anxiety (more on that in another post), an 8lb bundle of pure joy bounded out of my belly and into the world and I became a mum.
By Dani Bell5 years ago in Viva