Insight to health and wellness for traditional and modern medicine.
If you’re looking at your birth control choices, one method you may like to think about is the IUD. They’re not for all, but today’s IUDs are known to be both successful and safe for most women. And they’re long-lasting, also. What’s the Intrauterine device? Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are small …
Nowadays, in vitro fertilization (IVF) is a household word. It wasn’t long ago that it was a mystery treatment for infertility known as “test-tube babies.” Louise Brown, born in England in 1978, was the first such child. In a simpler artificial insemination process, doctors insert sperm into the uterus, and …
In our everyday lives, male infertility issues can often be ignored. There tends to be more focus on female fertility in the media. However, at IVI UK, we understand that this need not be the case. So, male infertility problems are important if you and your partner are having trouble …
Methods of hair removal have come a long way since cavemen used seashells to pluck their unnecessary follicles. Now, there are many more options for hair removal methods than ever before. But which of them is the best one for you? Not all skin types are the same. So, you …
A wound is an injury that damages the body. It is a generic term that refers to the harm caused by accidents, crashes, hits, guns, and more. Millions of people in the U.S. injure themselves every year. Those injuries vary from minor to life-threatening. Injuries can occur at work or …
What is circumcision? Circumcision is the surgical cutting of the foreskin in men. The foreskin is the skin that covers the tip of the penis. According to recent estimates, it is common in the United States and parts of Africa and the Middle East. But it is less common in …
It’s more than chills and chattering teeth. Frostbite can lead to severe and permanent damage to areas of the body that gets the bitter cold. The good news is that you can stop it by dressing up warmly, drinking plenty of water. What’s Frostbite? In very cold temperatures, or if a human …
You have two bean-shaped kidneys on both sides of your spine just below your rib cage. Their function is to extract waste and fluid from your body, level your blood pressure, and keep your bones healthy. They also ensure that you have the right amount of nutrients in your blood. …
Infertility in women is defined as not becoming pregnant with frequent intercourse for at least one year. Female infertility, male infertility, or a mixture of these two impact millions of couples. An estimated 10 to 18% of couples have problems getting pregnant or have a healthy delivery. Infertility due to …
A tick bite is never one that can be brushed off, ignored, and deal with later. Many ticks carry bacteria that can cause a wide range of diseases. If tick bite diseases are left untreated, they can lead to severe health problems that may damage the organs, joints, brain, heart, …
