05/05/2017
*aptFSH Excerpts*
*'Menstruation, Menopause and Menopausal Symptoms'* -
A riveting lecture by
Dr. Thomas Agyarko Poku
_Wed, April 26 2017_ @
_Destiny Women_
Menstruation is the periodic discharging or the flow of blood and cells from the lining of the uterus in females. Dr. Agyarko starts off by demystifying some misconceptions associated with the topic, such as taking of drugs to clear fibroid.
He makes an analogy with the explanation which can be likened to telling a woman when her food is salty, she should add kerosene to subside or reduce the level of saltiness. Another is if a woman doesn't menstruate, it forms fibroid. This he says is simply absurd, fallacious and doesn't inure to their wellbeing as he points out.
He then goes on to explain how many times women menstruate and its normalcy. There are some women who menstruate every three weeks, in such an instance the woman can menstruate twice in a month. Others may menstruate once every month, there may be some who menstruate every two months. There are inconsistencies at times in their menstrual cycle due to their lifestyles, such as frequent night shifts. Environmental conditions and life stressors also play a major role in the inconsistencies.
One may ask, how many days should a woman menstruate? He explaines that, it varies from one woman to the other. Some women do not menstruate through the va**na as most do. This is evidenced in ladies who have very red palms which serves as an alternative path for oozing blood through the va**na. Such women can conceive just as other women do.
Dr. Agyarko moves on further to talk about menopausal symptoms. He highlights some of the major symptoms associate with it as;
✅ Heat under the soles of the feet of women
✅ Women lose their libido or desire for any s*xual encounter.
✅ Women at this stage become talkative.
✅ Women become easily agitated and angered.
✅ Women may experience amnesia and become forgetful.
As women reach this stage, they should explain to their partners what they are going through and as such should bear them out, especially their sudden loss of desire for s*x, which is as a result of the dryness of the va**na at this sage caused by hormonal differentials. Sexual encounter at this stage may cause pain instead of pleasure, alternatively the va**na can be adequately lubricated for s*xual encounter to derive maximum pleasure. Hence Dr. advises the use of medicated creams and gels. Vaseline and Shea-butter may be used as home remedies for va**nal dryness.
In concluding, Dr. advises the women to avoid listening to and dealing with people who claim to have remedies to every illness and seek medical advise at hospitals and s*xual health NGOs. These people sell various drugs and creams which cause more damage and worsen their situation. He also sternly warns women on the dangers of douching and insertion of fingers as theses practises can be very dangerous their reproductive health.
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