How many times a year can I take emergency contraceptives?

There has been a saying circulating on the Internet that emergency contraception can only be taken three times a year at most. Why can’t it be more than three times? Because eat too much [light menstruation irregular, heavy infertility]. It sounds scary, is it really the case? Let’s talk about some of the most concerned issues about emergency contraception. Note: What we want to say here is levonorgestrel-like emergency contraceptives (such as Yuting). Simply put, it is over-the-counter and can be bought by ourselves in pharmacies. Mifepristone is a prescription drug with different mechanisms of action and needs to be medicated according to doctor’s advice. It will not be discussed here. How many times a year can I take emergency Read More …

Pregnancy vaginitis, urethritis, how to do?

The process of pregnancy in October is always full of small frustrations. Some expectant mothers find that there are always some small abnormalities in their private parts, such as a large increase in secretions, yellow color, unpleasant smell, itching, very uncomfortable, and some people have urgent urination, frequent urination and even painful urination. This really makes expectant mothers mad! Go to the hospital to see a doctor, and worry that drugs will affect the baby’s development, not to see a doctor, oneself is really painful. Let’s talk about how expectant mothers should deal with the troubles of private places. Disturbance of Privacy during Pregnancy The uncomfortable symptoms mentioned at the beginning are probably vaginitis and urethritis. Why do these discomfort Read More …

Is the posterior position of the uterus a serious disease? Will it lead to infertility?

Now physical examination is becoming more and more popular, entrance examination, company physical examination, pre-pregnancy physical examination… and married women’s physical examination is usually without vaginal color Doppler ultrasound. Some women will always seriously study after getting color Doppler ultrasound reports, and study every professional term, [uterus posterior position] is one of them. I believe [posterior position of uterus] must have frightened many people, because the content found on the Internet is often like this: The posterior position of uterus will cause dysmenorrhea. The posterior position of uterus is easy to lead to infertility. Women in the posterior position of the uterus should raise their hips or even stand on their heads after having sex, which can improve the chances Read More …

For the sake of baby’s health, six things to pay attention to during pregnancy

A child’s appearance, character and behavior are largely determined by genes contributed by both parents. However, the environment is also crucial to the healthy growth and development of children, and the influence of the environment has begun to play a role since the baby was still in the womb. The influence of environment on fetus cannot be underestimated. It is well known that drinking, smoking or eating unsterilized dairy products can affect the normal development of the fetus. This is already a [commonplace] problem. But in fact, we are talking about [environment] far more than that. There are also other living habits or behaviors that you may not have noticed that will affect the future health of the fetus. Now, Read More …

You need to know these things about ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology.

Ultrasound is energy in the form of sound waves. The most common ultrasonic examination is called two-dimensional ultrasound. This type of ultrasound, It is a sensor (commonly known as an ultrasonic probe) that transmits sound waves to the human body. Once these sound waves encounter human tissues, Reflections will occur, just like echoes. After that, sensors will receive these reflected waves. Different human tissues will receive different reflected waves. Through the analysis of these reflected waves by relevant instruments, images of internal organs can be seen. When used on pregnant women, fetuses can be seen. In gynecology, ultrasound examination is a very important examination and is of great significance in the diagnosis of some diseases, such as pelvic foreign bodies, Read More …

Get [habitual abortion], can you still give birth to a healthy baby?

There are a few women who have experienced an unpleasant spontaneous abortion and then experienced the second and third times, bringing great pressure to their future life. In medicine, the situation of three or more spontaneous abortions is called [habitual abortion], and its incidence rate is 1/300 ~ 1/100. Why is habitual abortion? The occurrence of habitual abortion is similar to that of an occasional spontaneous abortion, but the proportion of various reasons is different. Occasional spontaneous abortion may be the embryo’s own problems, such as chromosome abnormalities; However, if abortion is always spontaneous, the proportion of embryos’ own causes will decrease unless parents themselves have chromosome problems. In patients with habitual abortion, the proportion of uterine abnormalities is relatively Read More …

Eight Things to Know After Induced Abortion

I believe everyone has received small advertisements from various irregular hospitals. The above introduction is mostly about painless abortion and other things. It is said that the operation has the advantages of what, such as painless operation, quick recovery after operation and no influence on normal work. In real life, many girls will also choose to go to surgery on Friday and go to work [with high morale] after taking a weekend off. Induced abortion in the standard sense can be divided into drug abortion and surgical abortion. The former is for intrauterine pregnancy with surgical taboos, and the embryo is discharged out of the body by oral administration of related drugs. The latter is to force the formed embryo Read More …

Knowing Early Can Avoid Early: Eight Causes of Your Breast Milk Insufficiency

Breastfeeding mothers are very concerned about how to lactate, I don’t know much about what factors may lead to insufficient breast milk. While paying attention to lactagogue, In fact, we should also understand the factors that have negative effects on lactation. To avoid these situations, In order to better provide adequate nutrients for the baby. Let’s talk about the factors that affect breast milk secretion. Eight reasons that affect milk production 1. Too little sucking is the most common cause of insufficient breast milk. [The more you feed, The more crowded] is the king of breastfeeding. The baby’s sucking can stimulate the mother to secrete oxytocin, On the contrary, if there is no [milk], The breasts are not emptied, It Read More …

After pouring ice water, it is time to calm down and recognize ALS, a disease.

I was still studying when I first learned about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). At that time, there was not much knowledge of the disease in China. The tutor provided us with a lot of information on foreign language websites. However, at that time, I did not have a very in-depth understanding of the disease. It was not until I became a doctor and received several such patients clinically that I personally felt the [heaviness] of the disease. ALS, also known as “asymptomatic people”, is a rare disease. About 4 ~ 6 people per 100,000 people are likely to suffer from this disease. Most ALS patients suffer from it in adulthood. This is an acquired and progressive disease. Neurons that dominate Read More …