It is a fact that sociocultural factors determine taboos. Taboos then can lead to restrictions, which in turn may affect…
Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) refers to a woman having sudden heavy bleeding after giving birth, which can be fatal. In the…
Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (HBOC) syndrome is cancer due to inherited mutated breast cancer (BRCA) genes or some other…
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2022: An Interview with Abeda Steenkamp (CANSA)
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is an annual campaign to raise awareness about the impact of breast cancer….
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Check Your Breasts – Save Your Life: An Interview with Sonja Dinner (The DEAR Foundation)
The good news is: The earlier breast cancer is detected the faster it can be treated, which means that cure…
Acute kidney injury is a sudden reduction in kidney function which usually occurs in conjunction with other health issues. In…
Menstruation is often inconvenient, sometimes painful, but mostly manageable. This applies to an environment with good sanitary standards and a…
This post summarizes the state of knowledge on ectopic pregnancy, a rare but life-threatening complication of pregnancy. Although it only…
Green socks for women with ovarian cancer? What does this mean? Politicians from the left spectrum are referred to, rather…
The skin can react to certain medications by erupting into rashes called fixed drug eruptions. In this blog post, based…
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2020 an estimated 604,000 women were diagnosed with cervical cancer worldwide, and…
This is the ninth and last part of our series about the menopause based on our booklet “Fast Facts for…
This is the eighth part of our series about the menopause based on our booklet “Fast Facts for Patients: Menopause”,…
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects 5–20% of women of reproductive age worldwide. When left untreated, this can lead to issues…
This is the seventh part of our series about the menopause based on our booklet “Fast Facts for Patients: Menopause”,…
This is the sixth part of our series about the menopause based on our booklet “Fast Facts for Patients: Menopause”,…
This is the fifth part of our series about the menopause based on our booklet “Fast Facts for Patients: Menopause”,…
This is the fourth part of our series about the menopause based on our booklet “Fast Facts for Patients: Menopause”,…
This blog post answers the query that most pregnant women who are tested as SARS-CoV-2-positive have: “Will my baby get…
This is the third part of our series about the menopause based on our booklet “Fast Facts for Patients: Menopause”,…