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For women, menstruation can become annoying moments as well as can be a distinct advantage in some situations. Sometimes we feel like cramping on the stomach, dizziness, until nausea, but menstruation can also be used as an excuse for men why we act sucks. Here are the unique facts about the menstrual period which is always experienced by women every month. First week of the menstrual period is the best time to have diet.

According to a study, the first days of menstruation, the hunger hormone in our bodies is reduced so that our food intake at least has been reduced about 12 percent. So, why do not we use that time to implement the diet? Try to stop smoking in the middle of the menstrual period, a study which held at the University of Minnesota in 2008 showed that estrogen is the cause of addiction to a certain substance such as nicotine. In the mid-menstrual period, the estrogen is declining so that you can use it to stop your smoking habit.

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You should always consult with the doctor when you are suspected of having problems that are associated with femininity diseases like irregular menstruation, hormonal problems or diseases that caused by sexual intercourse (STD). It’s important to recognize the symptoms and also to obtain information on sexual health issues that faced by many women; how to prevent it and how to protect the body from these diseases.

Because there is still a stigma about sexual health which caused many women ignored the doctor and apparently this ignorance may seriously affect their health, including fertility. Here are some common diseases that often suffered by women and how to maintain their sexual organ’s health:

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is a viral infection that caused by the most common sexual relationship. Most of these diseases are not so dangerous but if the smear test doesn’t seem normal, then your doctor may recommend for a lab test. HPV can be recognized through cervical smear or sexual health screening. Be sure to check it regularly at least once every three years. Stop smoking, because studies have found a relationship between smoking and vulva cancer and always use condom.

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) affected on 1 of 10 women and it will cause infertility if it not treated properly. The symptoms are: pelvic pain during sexual intercourse, irregular menstruation or vaginal odor changes. See a doctor immediately if you find these symptoms. The disease can easily be cured with antibiotics.

Gonorrhea & Chlamydia is caused by bacteria. Infection will start in a few days to several weeks after sexual intercourse with an infected person. On men, it causes a liquid discharge from the genital organ. Urination can be painful. These symptoms may become severe or doesn’t show any symptoms at all. On women, these symptoms are usually very mild or not felt at all, but if this disease not treated properly then it can be severe and cause infertility. This disease can be cured with antibiotics as long as it got early treatment.

Herpes. It is caused by virus, treatable but not curable. Symptoms may appear between 3 to 10 days after having sexual intercourse with an infected person. Its early symptoms may appear like blisters which then opens into a small hole and watery. The symptoms would disappear in 5 to 10 days. The virus remains in the body and can arise again someday, and often frequently. Women often do not realize that they were suffering from herpes because blisters usually occur in the vagina.

Fungal Infection, it caused by the fungus, which causing reddish irritation under the men’s skin. On women, it will occurred white fluid discharge that causes intense itching. It can be treated with antifungal creams.

Menopause usually occurs on a woman who has age over 50 years old. But today, women are quickly exposed to the risk of early menopause due to improper lifestyle. The condition that causes early menopause, such as infectious diseases, ovarian cancer or ovarian radiation, and these things can not be prevented. But there is also caused by improper lifestyle such as excessive consumption of weight loss medication, strict diet or anorexia.

These causes can actually be prevented. People tend to want losing weight instantly, and often consume several types of weight loss medication all at once and not according to the rules. This condition actually can affect the amount of ovum. The use of various types of weight loss medication can suppress the brain system which controls the maturation of the ovum. As a result, the ovum is not able to grow and finally dead. Or the drugs are directly attack the ovarian and destroy the ovum.

There are several ways that a woman can do in order to prevent early menopause by implementing a healthy lifestyle such as quit smoking, exercising and eating healthy food since young, such as soybeans, red beans, yam or papaya.