Recently in health and illness Category
Fish devastated by sex-changing chemicals in municipal wastewater | Science Blog
A new concern ecologically is the NuvaRing contraceptive, which has these chemicals embedded in a silicone ring. In order to be sure that there is a high enough level of the hormones to last for the minimum period of 3 weeks, extra is usually required. When the ring is removed, the user is supposed to put it back into the foil pouch and put it in the trash. But there is no guarantee that is what happens. I have been told by patients that they just flushed the ring down the toilet.......
Here is another article on the topic (with commentary)
How Diet Affects Fertility
This is interesting and confirms many suspicions I have had for a while. Now I need to get a copy of this book and compare it to Fertility, Cycles, and Nutrition.
Teen births up for first time in 15 years - CNN.com
once again, PP suggests that contraception not abstinence is the answer.
I have seen lots of contracepting ladies get pregnant. I have never seen a pregnancy in a woman who is not having sexual relations (i.e. is abstinent).
sorry folks, it seems that lately the only time I pop up is with a prayer request. But this is important.
My brother-in-law Matthew is in the hospital right now with a rapidly spreading infection that began in the skin of his abdomen. They are not sure what the organism is yet, but they have started IV antibiotics and may end up having to do surgery. I am thinking either MRSA or a virulent strep, but of course no one will know until the cultures grow out.
Prayers greatly appreciated.
A teenage girl, a terrible injury and a will to recover
Traumatic brain injury did not end up in PVS or death.....
I have heard from other midwives that this is often misdiagnosed as mastitis in postpartum and breastfeeding women. My rule of thumb is that if antibiotics and yeast treatments don't work, get a second opinion from a breast surgeon and specifically ask about inflammatory cancer.
I have had the opportunity to start the diagnostic process for breast cancer a few times in my career. I would rather send 100 women for a second opinion who don't have the disease, than to miss even one who does.
