The most common causes are insufficient iron in the diet‚ poor absorption of iron by the body‚ or blood loss- either from long term menstruation or from a hemorrhage. Why are women more prone to IDA than men? Women are more prone to IDA than men because they have a lower supply of iron than men and lose iron more often than men due to blood loss during menstruation. What are the red blood cell indices‚ and what tests are diagnostic for IDA? According to MedlinePlus‚ there are three red blood cell
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What is Endometriosis? This disorder is classified as tissue that normally lines the inside of your uterus‚ grows outside your uterus. Endometriosis most commonly involves your ovaries‚ bowel or the tissue lining your pelvis. There are cases of the endometrial tissue may spread beyond your pelvic region. The misplaced endometrial tissue acts the same as the tissue lining the uterus. The hormonal changes of your menstrual cycle affect the misplaced endometrial tissue. The tissue thickens‚ breaks
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tissue or fluid filled sacs called cysts. The scar tissue and cysts can make it difficult for a woman to become pregnant. The most common symptom of endometriosis is pelvic pain. Pain may be felt before‚ during‚ and after menstruation‚ during ovulation‚ in the bowel during menstruation‚ when urinating‚ during or after sexual intercourse‚ or even in the lower back
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Growth hormone problems Sexual organ problems Heart failure. Symptoms most often develop between the ages of 40 and 60. Males are usually diagnosed after their forties‚ and women about a decade later‚ owing to regular iron loss by menstruation (which ceases in menopause)‚ but cases have been found in young children as well. According to some‚ a one-time study of iron levels early in adult life would be sufficient to evaluate an individual. There is‚ however‚ a tendency for iron to accumulate
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(Herdt 1994). This is a disadvantage for women because they are only seen as a sexual or reproductive property. Similarly‚ in western culture‚ the female reproductive processes is described in many problematic terms. For example‚ medical texts view menstruation as a failure‚ by describing it in negative terms such as debris‚ dying and wasteful (Martin‚ 1991:486). The egg and the sperm are also described in stereotypical feminine and masculine traits (Bonvillian et al. 2013:42). For instance‚ the egg
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Gender Roles and Marriage Among the !Kung Although we have yet to discover complete equality among the sexes in any pre-existing or presently existing society‚ the !Kung people are among the closest to reach such equality. The !Kung are an egalitarian society‚ meaning everyone has access to the valued resources. While the amount of access does vary‚ just the fact that everyone is includedat least on some levelwhen it comes to meeting the essential needs of living is significant. Much of
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The reproductive system is a collection of internal and external organs (male and female) that work together for the purpose of recreating. Many scientists argue that the reproductive system is the most important system in the body. Without the reproductive system we would not be able to reproduce. 1 For the male reproductive system there are two major parts: testes‚ where the sperm is produced and the penis. In males the penis and urethra belong to both the urinary system and reproductive system
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smelling vaginal discharge was also a danger sign in puerperium. Also‚ most of the respondents knew that high fever was a danger sign of the puerperium period with about 63.3% answering in the affirmative. Finally‚ about 79.6% know that normal menstruation is not a danger sign in
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This idea come from the menstruation of female as people at that time though that menstruation is a process of removing bad humours. The idea of bloodletting is reinforced by the humoral theory and research of Galen. Galen states that blood is produced in the live and is consumed in body parts‚ blood is not circulating
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Intro to hematology: 1) Hematology is the study of the blood including what it looks like (morphology) and diseases. 2) The most frequently performed hematologic lab test is the CBC or complete blood count. a) White Blood Cell Count (WBC) count b) Red Blood Cell Count (RBS) count c) Platelet count d) Hemoglobin (Hgb) e) Hematocrit (Hct) f) Differential WBC count g) RBC indices 3) Hemoglobin is a major component of RBC’s and it transports O2 to the tissues and carries CO2 from them back
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