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16/09/2022

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16/10/2018

Who is a woman? Who is a mother? What is womanhood? What is motherhood?

We need your contribution.

Let's educate ourselves!

09/08/2017

Extracts from facebook/askthegynaecologists

Credit: Dr Chudi Godsons

FACTS ABOUT RHESUS FACTOR AND THE RHOGAM VACCINE

Blood grouping and compatibility are very important in pregnancy.
Rhesus factor is an important aspect of blood grouping every woman MUST know.
There are two categories
• Rh-negative and Rh-positive,

This might sound like a math class, but far from it. It is just a mere classification.
In a simple term “Rh" refers to a particular protein, the Rh factor, that sits on the surface of red blood. About 85 percent of the population carries the Rh-factor protein on their cells. That makes them Rh-positive. However, in some folks they lack this protein and are Rh-negative.

The next question is; does this make any difference in your daily life? The answer is not, not at all. However, when you're pregnant, your Rh status can matter, under some circumstances. That's because your immune system, which monitors your body and bloodstream for foreign cells, recognizes invaders based on the proteins they carry on their surfaces.

So, when cells are littered with proteins that are unfamiliar to the immune system, it will eye those cells more carefully, and, perhaps, attack and destroy them. To your Rh-negative immune system, then, Rh-positive cells look suspicious even if they belong to your fetus. (Remember a Rh-negative mother can have a Rh-positive fetus if the baby's father is Rh-positive.) The situation is called Rh incompatibility.

The next BIG question is, how and when does this incompatibility issue create problems?

Normally during the pregnancy, the maternal and fetal blood systems are totally separate. Your blood and your baby's blood don't mix, so your immune system has nothing to react to. But during labor and delivery, drops of the baby's blood with those Rh-positive cells can get in your body, and your immune system will begin to mount an attack and treat the baby’s blood as an invader.

The good news is, it makes no difference to the baby just born (it won't, for example, have any impact on breastfeeding). But now that your immune system is sensitized and ready to attack Rh-positive cells, it will do so all the time most importantly, during any future pregnancy with another Rh-positive baby, leading to anemia or jaundice in the baby. Or worse, including death.

Inasmuch as it sounds dire, but the situation can be avoided. This is where Rhogam comes in. This is a vaccine-like compound, also known as Rh immunoglobulin, is a blood product that can stop your immune system from attacking Rh-positive cells.

When do you receive this drug?

When a Rh incompatibility is identified, Rhogam will be given, as a shot, during week 28 of pregnancy (it will also be given after the following procedures: chorionic villus sampling, amniocentesis, miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, abortion, uterine bleeding, or any trauma during pregnancy that could leak some of the fetal cells over to you) and then again within 72 hours after delivery, ensuring that subsequent pregnancies are as safe as the first.

Please if you have concerns about getting Rhogam because it is a blood product, keep in mind that there's no evidence that a disease like AIDS or hepatitis has ever been transmitted through the shot. Meanwhile, its benefits are enormous. This is an amazing, lifesaving drug.
Thank you.

08/06/2017

Good morning wonderful family. It has been quite a long while, we apologise for the long silence. We are looking out to engaging more hands as admin, if you can give us your time please inbox us.

Today we are going to look at another life threatening illness (though different from the one that has been on our calendar) as a matter of urgency.

It is all about 'Breast Cancer'

Do you know that breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed life-threatening cancer in women and the leading cause of cancer death among women amounting to about 80 percent death world wide?

In fact being a woman alone places us on the highest risks for breast cancer.
We all know that breast cancer is a vast topic and as such I want to limit our discussion today on the meaning, risk factors and preventive measures.

Breast is a very important part/organ in the body of a woman and should be treated with utmost care

It is defined as either of the two soft, protruding organs on the upper front of a woman's body which secrete milk after childbirth. It helps to give a woman a wonderful appearance. With these, we can see how important breast is.
But, sometimes some some times uninvited visitors invade this precious organ and suppress it from performing it's full functions
Breast cancer is one of these intruders

What is breast cancer then?
Breast cancer is characterised by the
uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in
the milk producing glands of the breast or
in the passages (ducts) that deliver milk to
the ni***es.

Breast Cancer Signs and Symptoms

Knowing how your breasts normally look and feel is an important part of breast health.

Finding breast cancer as early as possible gives you a better chance of successful treatment. But knowing what to look for does not take the place of having regular mammograms and other screening tests.

Screening tests can help find breast cancer in its early stages, even before any symptoms appear.

The most common symptom of breast cancer is a new lump or mass. A painless, hard mass that has irregular edges is more likely to be cancer, but breast cancers can be tender, soft, or rounded.

They can even be painful. For this reason, it is important to have any new breast mass or lump or breast change checked by a health care provider experienced in diagnosing breast diseases.

Other possible symptom of breast cancer include:

Swelling of all or part of a breast (even if no distinct lump is felt)Skin irritation or dimpling Breast or ni**le pain Ni**le retraction (turning inward)Redness, scaliness, or thickening of the ni**le or breast skin ni**le discharge (other than breast milk)

Sometimes a breast cancer can spread to lymph nodes under the arm or around the collar bone and cause a lump or swelling there, even before the original tumor in the breast tissue is large enough to be felt. Swollen lymph nodes should also be checked by a health care provider.

Although any of these symptoms can be caused by things other than breast cancer, if you have them, they should be reported to a health care provider so that he or she can find the cause.
So, self awareness awareness (being aware of changes in your breasts the signs and symptoms of breast cancer) is the key as mammogram do not detect all breast cancer.

Risk Factors for Breast Cancer

A risk factor is anything that affects your chance of getting a disease, such as cancer.
But having a risk factor, or even many, does not mean that you are sure to get the disease.

Some risk factors associated with breast cancer be changed, others cannot be changed

In other words, some are controllable while others are not.

There are a number of factors that have
been shown to increase a woman’s risk of
developing breast cancer:

Age: As a woman grows older, she has a higher ate of developing cancer of the breast. The majority of breast cancer cases
occur in women over the age of 50.8

Family history: If a woman has a personal
or family history of breast cancer she is at
increased risk of developing breast cancer.

Clinical history: Women who have
previously suffered with benign breast
cancer are at greater risk of developing
breast cancer in the future.

A late first pregnancy: Women who have
a late first pregnancy (after the age of 35)
are more likely to develop breast cancer.

Prolonged hormonal exposure: A long
menstrual life or possibly use of hormone
replacement therapy after the menopause
expose women to an increased risk of
developing breast cancer.

Lifestyle factors: For example, being
overweight or obese after the menopause,
physical inactivity, a high fat diet and high
alcohol consumption can play an important
role in the development of breast cancer.
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Women who started menstruating (having periods) younger than age 12 have a higher risk of breast cancer later in life. The same is true for women who go through menopause when they're older than 55.

Using HRT ( Hormone Replacement Therapy)

Current or recent past users of HRT have a higher risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer. Since 2002 when research linked HRT and risk, the number of women taking HRT has dropped drastically.

Having Dense breast

Research has shown that dense breasts can be 6 times more likely to develop cancer and can make it harder for mammograms to detect breast cancer

Lack of Exercise

Research shows a link between exercising regularly at a moderate or intense level for 4 to 7 hours per week and a lower risk of breast cancer.

Smoking

Smoking causes a number of diseases and is linked to a higher risk of breast cancer in younger, premenopausal women. Research also has shown that there may be link between very heavy second-hand smoke exposure and breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women.
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Low of Vitamin D Levels

Research suggests that women with low levels of vitamin D have a higher risk of breast cancer. Vitamin D may play a role in controlling normal breast cell growth and may be able to stop breast cancer cells from growing.

Light Exposure at Night

The results of several studies suggest that women who work at night -- factory workers, doctors, nurses, and police officers, for example -- have a higher risk of breast cancer compared to women who work during the day. Other research suggests that women who live in areas with high levels of external light at night (street lights, for example) have a higher risk of breast cancer.

DES (Diethylstilbestrol) Exposure

Some pregnant women were given DES from the 1940s through the 1960s to prevent miscarriage. Women who took DES themselves have a slightly higher risk of breast cancer. Women who were exposed to DES while their mothers were pregnant with them also may have slightly higher risk of breast cancer later in life.

Eating Unhealthy Food

Diet is thought to be at least partly responsible for about 30% to 40% of all cancers. No food or diet can prevent you from getting breast cancer. But some foods can make your body the healthiest it can be, boost your immune system, and help keep your risk for breast cancer as low as possible.

Exposure to Chemicals in Cosmetics

Research strongly suggests that at certain exposure levels, some of the chemicals in cosmetics may contribute to the development of cancer in people.

Exposure to Chemicals in Food

There's a real concern that pesticides, antibiotics, and hormones used on crops and livestock may cause health problems in people, including an increase in breast cancer risk. There are also concerns about mercury in seafood and industrial chemicals in food and food packaging.

Exposure to Chemicals for Lawns and Gardens

Research strongly suggests that at certain exposure levels, some of the chemicals in lawn and garden products may cause cancer in people. But because the products are diverse combinations of chemicals, it's difficult to show a definite cause and effect for any specific chemical.

Exposure to Chemicals in Plastic

Research strongly suggests that at certain exposure levels, some of the chemicals in plastic products, such as bisphenol A (BPA), may cause cancer in people.

Exposure to Chemicals in Sunscreen

While chemicals can protect us from the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays, research strongly suggests that at certain exposure levels, some of the chemicals in some sunscreen products may cause cancer in people.

Exposure to Chemicals in Water

Research has shown that the water you drink -- whether it’s from your home faucet or bottled water from a store -- may not always be as safe as it could be. Everyone has a role in protecting the water supply. There are steps you can take to ensure your water is as safe as it can be.

Exposure to Chemicals When Food Is Grilled/Prepared

Research has shown that women who ate a lot of grilled, barbecued, and smoked meats and very few fruits and vegetables had a higher risk of breast cancer compared to women who didn't eat a lot of grilled meats.

Now the preventive measures

Engage in routine self check

Limit alcohol. The more alcohol you drink, the greater your risk of developing breast cancer. ...

Don't smoke. ...

Control your weight. ...

Be physically active. ...

Breast-feed. ...

Limit dose and duration of hormone therapy. ...

Avoid exposure to radiation and environmental pollution.

Eat your fruits and vegetables

Avoid Birth Control Pills, Particularly After Age 35 or If You Smoke

Birth control pills have both risks and benefits. The younger a woman is, the lower the risks are. While women are taking birth control pills, they have a slightly increased risk of breast cancer. This risk goes away quickly, though, after stopping the pill. The risk of stroke and heart attack is also increased while on the pill – particularly if a woman smokes. However, long-term use can also have important benefits, like lowering the risk of ovarian cancer, colon cancer and uterine cancer – not to mention unwanted pregnancy – so there’s also a lot in its favor. If you’re very concerned about breast cancer, avoiding birth control pills is one option to lower risk.

7. Avoid Post-Menopausal Hormones

Post-menopausal hormones shouldn’t be taken long term to prevent chronic diseases, like osteoporosis and heart disease. Studies show they have a mixed effect on health, increasing the risk of some diseases and lowering the risk of others, and both estrogenonly hormones and estrogen-plus-progestin hormones increase the risk of breast cancer. If women do take post-menopausal hormones, it should be for the shortest time possible. The best person to talk to about the risks and benefits of post-menopausal hormones is your doctor.

8. Tamoxifen and Raloxifene for Women at High Risk

Although not commonly thought of as a “healthy
behavior,” taking the prescription drugs tamoxifen
and raloxifene can significantly lower the risk of
breast cancer in woman at high risk of the disease.
Approved by the FDA for breast cancer prevention,
these powerful drugs can have side effects, so
they aren’t right for everyone. If you think you’re
at high risk, talk to your doctor to see if tamoxifen or raloxifene may be right for you.

Find Out Your Family History

Women with a strong family history of cancer can take special steps to protect themselves, so it’s important for women to know their family history. You may be at high risk of breast cancer if you have a mother or sister who developed breast or ovarian cancer (especially at an early age) or if you have multiple
family members (including males) who developed breast, ovarian or prostate cancer. A doctor or genetic counselor can help you understand your family history of the disease.

Don’t Forget Screening

Despite some controversy, studies show that breast cancer screening with mammography saves lives. It doesn’t help prevent cancer, but it can help find cancer early when it’s most treatable. For most women, regular mammograms can begin at age 40, but specific recommendations vary by age and risk.

If you are age 40 – 44:

You can choose to begin yearly mammograms. It is important to talk to a doctor about the risk and benefits of mammograms at these ages.

If you are age 45 – 54:

Mammograms are recommended every year.

If you are age 55 or over:

Mammograms are recommended every other year. You can choose to continue to have them every year.

Clinical breast exams and self-exams are not recommended. But you should be familiar with your breasts and tell a health care provider right away if you notice any changes in how your breasts look or feel.

We can do self examination using our fingers or with the aid of a sensor pad.

Stage 1
Begin by looking at your breasts in the mirror with your shoulders straight and your arms on your hips.

Here's what you should look for:

Breasts that are their usual size, shape, and color. Breasts that are evenly shaped without visible distortion or swelling.

If you see any of the following changes, bring them to your doctor's attention:

Dimpling, puckering, or bulging of the skin. A ni**le that has changed position or become inverted (pushed inward instead of sticking out).Redness, soreness, rash, or swelling.

Stage 2
Raise your arms and look for the same changes.

While you're at the mirror, gently squeeze each ni**le between your finger and thumb and check for ni**le discharge (this could be a milky or yellow fluid or blood).

Stage 3
Feel your breasts while lying down, using your right hand to feel your left breast and then your left hand to feel your right breast. Use a firm, smooth touch with the first few fingers of your hand, keeping the fingers flat and together.

Cover the entire breast from top to bottom, side to side from your collarbone to the top of your abdomen, and from your armpit to your cleavage.

Stage 4
Finally, feel your breasts while you are standing or sitting. Many women find that the easiest way to feel their breasts is when their skin is wet and slippery, so they like to do this step in the shower. Cover your entire breast, using the same hand movements described in Step 3.

You can subscribe to the breast alert SMS in the picture below if you need more information on how to stay safe from breast cancer.

Do you have a mother? Do you have a sister? Do you have a wife or a girlfriend? Do you care for their well being? Then share this with as many as you love or cares. Who knows, tat may be all they need to stay safe.

SOURCE:
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04/12/2016

THREE EASY STEPS TO DEAL WITH POSTPARTUM BELLY AND WEIGHT GAIN
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When you have a baby, it is completely normal that you put on some weight in your body or in your belly, so don’t feel bad when your body is simply following a natural process. However, we already established that the earlier you start working on your postpartum body and belly, the easier it would be. This doesn’t mean that it is impossible to address as time goes on, but it is generally better to start early because the effort it would take to address it would be somewhat lesser.

That said; let us also establish some other ways to deal with post-partum belly and weight which we often overlook. Please note that all the information and tips and products we are mentioning here have been tested and proven to work. They are also valid for CS deliveries and normal vaginal deliveries too. However, with CS, we just need to be sure your stitches are healed and that there is little or no pain anymore. That said, the 3 in 1 abdominal binder which we would mention more in this post would best sit well with you especially if your child delivery is fairly recent. On the other hand, if it has been about 5-6 months (even upwards of 5 years) since your last baby, then you are better of going with the High Power Compressor. Lets go!

THE FIRST is having another baby. Sounds funny but it is true. If you have lost time and you wish to have another child, then a new baby creates another opportunity for your belly and all the fats in it to warm up and become soft again for you to work on it. But how many women can bear to move around with a tummy they don’t like only waiting for when they would have another baby…that is if they do so eventually. And given how hard times are, it may be better to have fewer children. However, if you are a woman who needs her belly warmed up and softened, don’t overlook the hot water compress; it works. Or you could use a hot water bag. (Please don’t get burned using very hot water. Use water that is more hot than warm but not too hot).
After you compress for about 20-30 minutes with a damp cloth (make sure you touch everywhere you are not comfortable with), then you can wrap up in the Abdominal Binder or put on the High-Power Compressor for the next few hours in the day or overnight. You would probably need three rounds of hot water so that as one starts to cool off, you replace it. You would definitely see results whether it has only been a few weeks since your baby or even up to 5 years after your last baby. (Please Note: Even if you are many months or years postpartum, and you decide to try this or any of the tips we are sharing here, don’t let anyone discourage you, not even your dear husband. Stay focused. They are the ones who would be the first to speak up about the results when it starts showing).

THE SECOND is the traditional way we back our children. This is the secret of the village woman. She has no 3 in 1 abdominal binder or high power compressor from Mothersbond. She doesn’t even know what these are. But she backs her baby every time to do her chores. That baby would be tied to her back for the next few months or so. But you see, her tying her baby on the back and tightly tying the front part of her belly to make sure the baby is firm enough is another compression opportunity we overlook. In our years of research, we have discovered that the average “village” woman has flatter belly than the city woman. You can check it out for yourself. All the time her baby is on her back and the front part is tied. She has her baby on her back all day until that baby begins to walk or she becomes pregnant again.

She only unties him at feeding times or when she is sure baby is fully as sleep. But how can Mrs. XYZ. who is a banker or a business woman back her baby all day. Thank goodness there is an alternative in the abdominal binder or the high power compressor and better for her, she can wear it night and day. So with the right information and the right binder, she is actually better off than the lady in her hometown that gets to have her baby on her back only during the day. So if you are a career woman or a business woman, yes, get a post-partum belt or binder, but also try to tie your baby in the back if you can. It helps compress your tummy and also helps you and baby bond too. And when tying, try to tie correctly. After the top wrapper around your breast, also have another one that focuses on your belly too…in all, you would need at least two pieces of clothes.

THE THIRD Way to deal with postpartum belly and body is the one we would spend most time on. Dieting! We are more of what we eat than anything else. Now we are not referring to an expensive, cut throat, uncomfortable, tasteless diet which most people detest. (Top Secret: I don’t enjoy them either). We are referring to a diet that is healthy, complete and most importantly, actually sits well with you if you are breastfeeding. These are seven dieting steps which we have shared with so many women and when they get to combine it with using a post pregnancy belt or binder or compression wear, the results have been amazing. Straight to them:

Tip 1. Eat lesser portions of food. If you eat a full plate of food, make it half of that size. Don’t worry that you would feel like you are starving. Within a short time, you would get used to it. You can augment this by eating healthy in between meals. Six small sized healthy meals are better than three heavy meals. We find women say I don’t eat much; in fact, I eat only twice a day. But in reality, these are two heavy meals that push out the tummy to its elastic limit.

Tip 2. Any meal you eat should not make you feel full. This stretches your stomach muscles and gradually, your stomach and entire tummy expands to accommodate that size of food. When this happens, your default stomach size would be big. So try to eat well but not to the point of being full.

Tip 3. Don’t eat again after 6pm each day, try to have your last meal by 6 pm at most. Late night foods make one fat. If you are hungry, take a cup of hot/warm tea. Not a jar/jug of tea which many of us are used to. A cup will do. Or if possible, more vegetables. The idea is to have vegetables in your body early or late at night because that is when most internal body processes take place i.e. when we are least active. This is the time fat forms and this is the best time to attack them too. What these vegetables do is that they release the essential vitamins and minerals our body need in raw form and so when our body is looking for what to convert into energy, all it would see are these essential vitamins and minerals in their purest forms. So taking them early in the morning before breakfast and late at night after dinner makes them readily available and their content would not be diluted or affected by the other food we take.

Tip 4. Cut off sugar completely. Especially sugar from minerals, soft drinks and packed juices. They make the stomach to bloat and swell. The damage sugar from these sources do to a woman’s body can’t be quantified. So let’s just not even go there or else we would veer off.

Tip 5. Fatty foods and starchy foods should be at the minimal. Let your diet be mainly fruits, nuts, vegetables, beans and whole grains like wheat, maize etc. This doesn’t mean you shouldn’t eat normal everyday meals but as long as you have the capacity to control it, the main content should be these items we listed.

Tip 6. Vegetables are a lot better than fruits because of lesser sugar content (Yes, the sugar in fruits are simple natural sugar which contains the type of glucose our bodies need). But it’s better to stay closer to vegetables especially carrots, avocado, spring onions, garden eggs and raw tomatoes (ripe tomatoes washed clean), cucumbers, lettuces and other green vegetables. These are all contained in a typical salad but we don’t want to mention that word “salad” because once we do so, salad cream, mayonnaise, baked beans and ketchup would come into play. Besides, how much tomatoes could be in a plate of salad? Maybe one at the most…but we need you to eat about four balls of each (tomatoes, garden eggs etc.)Eat them in the mornings about two/three hours before your breakfast. We know ripe tomatoes may taste off, but they are great with tummy and general body fat and if you are breastfeeding, they help too. So, for example, you have breakfast at 9am, eat a bowl full of these mix vegetables at 7am every day for as long as possible but at least 4-8 weeks for best results.Tip 7. Cut off Fast-food, Snacks, Suya, Pizza etc. They taste sweet in the mouth but they are not for some people.

For a woman who recently had a baby, replace the pounded yam and intestine meat pepper-soup with Irish potatoes and fish pepper soup {stock fish, fresh fish or dry fish, any would do}…you would be glad you did

16/09/2016

Thank God is friday! Friends, we need to thank God for his mercies and for the gift of life. Yes, we promised to treat a health issue that causes fainting while urinating but due to some factors, let's keep it for another day. Remember that our aim is to build godly women, strenghtens homes th through empowerment & advice. We need members who are ready to teach some skills @ no or minimal cost in order to help each j

31/05/2016

Hello Friends! It has been quite a long time. Let's thank God for life not regarding the economic situation in the country. A popular saying has it that "when there is life, there is hope".

I would advise that we take good care of ourselves especially at this hard times. Let's get more health conscious so that we will not experience bad news.

As a result of this, our post henceforth will shed light more on health related issues especially as it concerns family, women and men. In one of our previous posts, we treated "Hyperprolactinemia" - a condition in which a person has higher-than-normal levels of the hormone prolactin in the blood. In our next post, we shall treat "Micturition Syncope" - fainting during urination, possible causes and prevention.

Until then, stay tuned and never miss out!

14/02/2016

Touching lives is enough to put smile on your face. How many have you lifted up recently? Think of it - a reason for valentine.

25/12/2015

May the blessings that the birth of Jesus Christ brought to mankind manifest in every aspect of your life and that of your family this season and beyond. merry Christmas and happy new year.

23/10/2015

This is to inform all who showed interest in the empowerment programme scheduled for 24th October 2015 that it has been shifted to a new date which will be communicated to you. This is to enable us put some things in order. Thanks for your understanding

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