arteries. Studies have shown that women have a higher chance of developing small vessel disease than men. This is because women may experience lower than normal levels of estrogen at some point in their adult lives. Lower estrogen levels prior to menopause raises the chances‚ as well as mental stress and issues within the functioning of the ovaries. (National Heart Lung and Blood Institute‚ 2011) Other risk factors can be: smoking‚ high cholesterol‚ high blood pressure‚ obesity‚ diabetes‚ and increasing
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(fibroids) in the endometrium. This procedure is often an alternative to major surgery‚ such as removal of the uterus and cervix (hysterectomy). As a result of this procedure: You may not be able to have children. However‚ if you have not gone through menopause (you are premenopausal): You may still have a small chance of getting pregnant. You will need to use a reliable method of birth control after the procedure to prevent pregnancy. You may stop having a menstrual period‚ or you may have
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hospitalization‚ blood transfusion were noted. She claimed to have rheumatism (undiagnosed). OB HISTORY She is a G14P14(12002) all via NSVD at home assistted by a midwife. The 13th child died due to abruptio placenta and curretage was done. She had her menopause at 55 years old. FAMILY HISTORY: Father has rheumatism Mother has a tumor in the uterus The patient has no heredofamilial disease like diabetes‚ asthma‚ hypertension. PERSONAL & SOCIAL HISTORY: The patient is married with 12
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FACTORS AFFECTING HYPERTENSION FACTORS THAT CAN BE CHANGED Sedentary Lifestyle Those who do not exercise are more likely to develop hypertension. These people tend to have higher heartbeat rates than those who work out‚ and this forces the heart to work harder during each contraction. This puts more pressure on the arteries‚ so the propensity for heart diseases or heart attacks becomes greater. A sedentary lifestyle is also a precursor to being overweight or obese‚ which is another hypertension
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ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATORS (SERM) ON VOIDING FUNCTION AND P2X RECEPTOR EXPRESSION IN THE FEMALE RAT TABLE OF CONTENTS Abbreviations Page 6 Abstract Page 6 Study 1 Page 10 Introduction Page 10 Menopause and the overactive bladder Page 10 Estrogens for the treatment of OAB in post menopausal women Page 12 SERM and tamoxifen Page 15 Materials and methods Page 17 Assigning rats into 4 (acute) week and 24 (chronic) week sham and
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Developmental psychology is the scientific study of changes that occur in human beings over the course of their life span. Originally concerned with infantsand children‚ the field has expanded to include adolescence‚ adult development‚ aging‚ and the entire life span. This field examines change across a broad range of topics including motor skills and other psycho-physiological processes; cognitive development involving areas such as problem solving‚ moral understanding‚ and conceptual understanding;
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Contents Page 1. Introduction Task 1 Page 2. Labelled diagram of the Bones of the cranium. Page 3. Labelled diagram of Bones of the face. Page 4. Labelled diagram of the bones neck‚ chest & shoulder. Task 2 Page 5. Labelled diagram showing the position of the Muscles of the face. Page 6. Labelled diagram showing the Muscles that move the head Page 7 .Chart showing the action and location of the muscle of the face. Task 3 Page 8 (A). Describe briefly the function and composition of blood
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Psychology – Adolescence and Adulthood Adolescence – a transition period from childhood to adult hood‚ extending from puberty to adulthood Physical Development 1) Puberty: a period of sexual maturation during which one first becomes capable of reproducing a) Primary Sex Organs develop * Body structures that make sexual reproduction possible‚ e.g. ovaries‚ testes‚ penis b) Secondary Sex Organs develop * Non-reproductive sexual characteristics‚ e.g. enlarged breasts‚ hips‚ facial
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The Sperm and The Egg 1 The Sperm and The Egg Cleveland C. Lawrence‚ Sr. April 11‚ 2015 PSY/265 - PSYCHOLOGY OF HUMAN SEXUALITY
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have gotten a surgery or other procedure involving your urinary tract. Women have a bigger risk of getting a UTI than men do. This is because women have a shorter urethra than in men. Women that are pregnant have a greater risk‚ and women that have menopause. The symptoms of a bladder infection are: cloudy or bloody urine‚ which may have a foul or strong odor‚ low fever‚ pain or burning with urination‚ pressure or cramping in the lower abdomen or back‚ and a strong need to urinate often‚ even right after
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