Abortion is a delicate situation for even the most sophisticated of women. A universe of conscious and unconscious thoughts and feelings are connected with it. There often is an accompanying sense of fear (associated with the medical procedure itself) and a measure of sadness or guilt (United to one’s personal view of abortion). Although everyone [...]
Anna-Maree was 12 years old when she started to menstruate. Her first few periods were painful with heavy bleeding. Her GP told her that this was fairly common for young girls and that it would settle down in three or four months. Unfortunately her pain did not improve — in fact, it got worse. She [...]
Once a diagnosis has been made the gynaecologist should mark the size and location of all your implants, cysts, endometriomas and adhesions on a drawing or prepared chart of the reproductive organs. If you have any endometrial implants or cysts located outside the pelvic cavity such as on the bowel or cervix, the gynaecologist will [...]
Soya is probably the best-known genetically modified food. Up to 60 per cent of processed foods contain soya, including bread, biscuits, pizza and baby food. Lecithin, contained in many foods, is also made from soya. Just what proportion of that 60 per cent is now genetically modified we do not know, but we can probably [...]