Climacteric, which is the medical term for menopause is the time in women’s life when their menstrual periods stop permanently. It is also an indication that they will no longer be able to conceive. Menopause usually occurs between the late 40s and early 50s. Before menopause occurs, women usually experience symptoms such as irregular menstrual periods. This means their periods might be for a longer or shorter duration and might be heavier or lighter in the amount of menstrual flow. Other symptoms such as hot flash, which is a sudden sensation of heat that is experienced on the chest, neck, and face during menstrual periods, pain during sex, urinary problems, difficulty in sleeping, and frequent mood swings also indicate that a woman is approaching menopause. Treating menopause Some symptoms of menopause might go away on their own without any medical or therapeutic intervention. Following are some treatment options that can provide relief from some uncomfortable and painful symptoms of menopause. A low-dose of hormonal birth control can help in reducing and providing relief from symptoms such as hot flashes, vaginal dryness, heavy or irregular period flow, and mood swings. Hormonal birth control dosage should be strictly avoided if you smoke as it can increase the risk of developing symptoms of high blood pressure and blood clots.

One of the glaring signs that you are overworking your brain or that you are very stressed is the onset of a headache. Stress headaches are quite common; a few breathing exercises, or a good nap can easily fix this. However, people often experience headaches that cause severe, throbbing pain on one side of the head. This type of pulsating headache that is accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and extreme sensitivity to light is called migraine. Migraine affects around 12% of the population in the country and affects anyone irrespective of their age. Migraine attacks can range from mild to severe and causes excruciating pain and discomfort while it lasts. Migraine attacks can leave the person feeling disoriented and incapacitated for some time and experiencing these attacks regularly can be quite taxing. Some people suddenly start experiencing migraine attacks, whereas, others have a family history of the same. Though there aren’t specific causes of migraine, some factors are believed to contribute to the onset of migraine attacks. They are as follows: Migraine attacks have been attributed to irregularities in the brain’s blood vessel system. If someone in your family has migraine, this makes you susceptible to migraine attacks. It is believed that genetic predisposition causes migraine.

Multiple myeloma is a type of cancer in the blood cells; this usually develops in the plasma cells. These plasma cells are the white blood cells that help in fighting an infection. When you suffer from multiple myeloma, the cancer cells start growing in the bone marrow and take over other strong blood cells in the body. These cancer cells then create new abnormal proteins that have the potential to damage your kidneys. This condition has certain symptoms that include bone pain and fragile bones that are prone to fractures and affects more than one parts of your body Staging of multiple myeloma The initial stage of myeloma is known as the smoldering stage; this stage does not have any active symptoms towards the condition. In this stage, the myeloma cells are present in the body, but they are not making any inroads toward causing damages to the bones or kidneys. The doctor might not be able to trace them in your blood. Stage 1 The affected area in this stage is not more than one, and the number of myeloma cells in the blood and urine is relatively low. The bone X-rays will appear normal, while your hemoglobin levels will be slightly below normal.

The wasting of muscles is known as muscle atrophy. The lack of physical activity contributes to causing muscle waste. This often happens when someone has been through an injury making it difficult or impossible for them to move their limbs. Muscle atrophy can cause one of the arms to appear smaller, and not shorter, than the other. There are two types of muscle atrophy—disuse atrophy and neurogenic atrophy. Both forms look similar but have significant differences among them. When there is a loss of muscle due to lack of physical activity, the condition is known as disuse atrophy. Moreover, when the muscle loss is due to certain issues in the nerves that are connected to the muscle, the condition is known as neurogenic atrophy. Causes of muscle atrophy Disuse muscle atrophy is one of the most common types of muscle atrophy. People who are bedridden often face the condition of muscle atrophy. In most cases, elder persons who are bedridden are often weak and frail, and hence are unable to get out of bed to perform any type of physical activity. Apart from the no physical activity, a sedentary lifestyle is another cause of muscle atrophy. A sedentary lifestyle is a type of lifestyle that involves very little or no physical activities.

An abnormal growth or division of cells in one or both ovaries can cause ovarian cancer. Though ovarian cancer can generally occur at any given age, it is mostly known to affect women who are 50 or older. Some of the common symptoms of ovarian cancer include frequent uncontrollable urination, abdominal or pelvic pain, bloating, and loss of appetite. In some cases, ovarian cancer symptoms may include menstrual irregularities, painful intercourse, backache, indigestion, heartburn, fatigue, and a whole lot of problems. Ovarian cancer is a disease that can be caused due to various factors including inherited genes, acquired genetic changes, reproductive history, obesity, age, frequent smoking and drinking, etc. While it is used as an umbrella term, ovarian cancer includes different types of cancer that all stem from the cells of the ovary. One of the most common forms of ovarian cancer originates in the epithelium including the lining cells of the ovaries. Some of the rare types of ovarian cancer also arise from within the ovaries. Listed below are the broad types of ovarian cancer you must know about. Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) Most cases of ovarian cancer are known to be ovarian carcinoma or epithelial ovarian cancer. This involves three types of major cancer including ovarian cancer, fallopian tube cancer, and primary peritoneal or pelvic and abdominal lining cancer.