If you have symptoms of endometriosis, you are not alone. 1 in 10 women of reproductive age suffers from endometriosis¹. You will probably want to know with certainty whether you have endometriosis or not if you have some symptoms. Scans, blood tests, and internal examinations are not conclusive. Endometriosis can only be diagnosed by laparoscopy. But how is laparoscopy performed, who performs it, and how long does it take?...Read more

Radicular Pain Differential Diagnosis Sciatica and other forms of Radicular pain are frequently presented to general practitioners and musculoskeletal physiotherapists. 60% of patients who presented with a mix of back and leg pain were diagnosed with sciatica in recent primary care research. Clinicians must be able to correctly identify radicular pain and tell it apart from other illnesses due to the high prevalence of sciatica and the pain and...Read more

Ankle Sprains are painful. Sprained ankles are a very frequent and excruciatingly painful condition that is typically brought on by an accident or injury sustained while participating in sports. Many people sometimes wrongly think that their ankle is fractured and seek to get it X-rayed at the hospital. However, as long as you don't overexert yourself, sprained ankles normally recover effectively over a few days or weeks, despite their...Read more

Ovarian cancer is the second most frequent cancer in women after breast cancer. Cancer can be dangerous if left untreated because it spreads to other places of the body. Ovarian cancer is asymptomatic in most cases and is found in an advanced stage, earning it the moniker “silent killer.” Dr Meenu Walia, Director-Medical Oncology & Haematology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Patparganj, answers 10 common ovarian cancer queries. Are There…

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The human body is teeming with microbes. Bacteria and yeast cells are present in a healthy vagina. When the proportion of yeast and bacteria changes, the yeast cells may grow. This results in severe itchiness, oedema, and irritation. Vaginal infection or vaginal candidiasis affects nearly three out of every four women at some point in their lives. A vaginal yeast infection is a fungal infection of the vagina and…

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Pulmonary hypertension is a medical term for excessive blood pressure that affects the right side of your heart and the arteries in your lungs. When these arteries and veins stiffen, and narrow, blood flow to the lungs slows. As a result, your heart must pump blood with higher force. This exertion weakens the cardiac muscles, which may eventually cause the heart muscles to fail. The body does not obtain…

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