Why don't gynecologists provide the right treatment to infertile women with endometriosis ?
Overtreating endometriosis fromDr Aniruddha Malpani (Source: Dr.Malpani's Blog)
Source: Dr.Malpani's Blog - August 28, 2017 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: blogs
Women are flocking to wellness because modern medicine still doesn ’t take them seriously - Quartz
The wellness movement is having a moment. The more luxurious aspects of it were on full display last weekend at the inaugural summitof Gwyneth Paltrow's lifestyle brand Goop, from crystal therapy to $66 jade eggs meant to be worn in the vagina. Meanwhile, juice cleanses,"clean eating," and hand-carved lamps made of pink Himalayan salthave all gone decidedly mainstream. I myself will cop to having participated in a sound bath —basically meditating for 90 minutes in a dark room while listening to gongs and singing bowls. (I felt amazingly weird afterward, in the best possible way.)It seems that privileged wom...
Source: Psychology of Pain - August 20, 2017 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: blogs
Home remedies: stung by a bee
Generally, bee stings are just annoying, plus home treatment is all that’s necessary to relieve the pain of bee stings. In case you’re allergic to bee stings or you get stung numerous periods, you may have a more-serious reaction that needs emergency treatment.
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Source: My Irritable Bowel Syndrome Story - August 11, 2017 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Ken Tags: IBS News Source Type: blogs
Chronic pain: The “invisible” disability
Sometime back in 2010, a good friend of mine from college who had since become a pediatrician posted a complaint on Facebook about “made up” health conditions. “Fibromyalgia, I’m looking at you,” she wrote. At this time, pain was more of an occasional visitor in my body rather than the permanent tenant it has since become. Still, I was offended on behalf of those patients with the disease.
Fast forward to today and my life is all about pacing. This is because everything I do — cook, sleep, work, walk — takes time. This gradual approach to every aspect of my life is not about enlightenment or mindfulness. It i...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - April 28, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Laura Kiesel Tags: Health Managing your health care Pain Management Source Type: blogs
Informed choice? Giving women control of their healthcare
This report has found that across the country women are not being treated appropriately when it comes to their physical, mental and gynaecological health. Using a survey of over 2,600 women and freedom of information requests, the report highlights the need for improvements in the quality of care for women with fibroids and endometriosis in particular. ReportPress release (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - March 27, 2017 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Patient involvement, experience and feedback Quality of care and clinical outcomes Source Type: blogs
Iatrogenic infertility - when infertility doctors cause infertility !
Being infertile is bad enough, but it's a hundred times worse when the infertility is actually caused by your doctor. This is what we call Iatrogenic Infertility and it is of two types. One is permanent , where your fertility is damaged irreversibly because of something which the doctor does. The second is temporary, where your fertility takes a beating because of the medical intervention he advises.Permanent damage is usually because of surgical procedures. The three commonest offenders in this regard arehysteroscopic metroplasty;laparoscopic ovarian drilling;andlaparoscopic surgery for treatment of endometriosis.Let's lo...
Source: Dr.Malpani's Blog - March 24, 2017 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: blogs
IVF patients need to learn that doctors don't have all the answers
Dear Dr Malpani,I read your recent email with interest, as it relates directly to me.After 5 years of IVF and only one successful transfer, which occurred last year at the age of 49 (2016) and I was pregnant for 11 weeks. Unfortunately the embryo failed at 11 weeks due to Edwards syndrome, but these were my own eggs from about age 46.Since this, I have now done two transfers with donor eggs (23 year old donor) and neither has worked.The only successfully pregnancy I had involved a treatment protocol designed by a fertility immunologist, as a result of extensive and expensive blood tests in the US (exactly a you describe - ...
Source: Dr.Malpani's Blog - March 13, 2017 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: blogs
Endometriosis: Resources
Endometriosis is a disease that can cause pain, infertility and heavy, painful periods among women. Although treatments such as surgery and medication can limit symptoms, there is no cure.
MedlinePlus has information on diagnosis, treatment, current research and other resources for teenagers and adults living with endometriosis.
Endometriosis (MedlinePlus): https://nnlm.gov/bhic/py73 (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - February 20, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Kate Flewelling Tags: Children and Teens Chronic Disease Source Type: blogs
Fertility tests that you need —and those you don’t
This report is for you to use when talking with your health-care provider. It is not a substitute for medical advice and treatment. Use of this report is at your own risk.© 2015 Consumer Reports. Developed in cooperation with the American Society for Reproductive Medicine for Choosing Wisely, a project of the ABIM Foundation. To learn more about the sources used in this report and terms and conditions of use, please visit ConsumerHealthChoices.org/about-us/. (Source: Dr.Malpani's Blog)
Source: Dr.Malpani's Blog - December 23, 2016 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: blogs
All Pain Is Not Equal - RELIEF: PAIN RESEARCH NEWS, INSIGHTS AND IDEAS
Thirty-one-year-old Less Henderson recently returned from a week-long hospital stay after her lung collapsed due to endometriosis, a reproductive disease in which the lining of the uterus grows in other parts of the body, causing pain. Though endometriosis usually only affects the pelvic area, in rare cases like Henderson ' s it can spread further, causing serious and potentially fatal complications.While Henderson ' s collapsed lung was addressed quickly and she is now on the mend, she has not always been as fortunate in the health care she ' s received. Henderson —who is both black and working class—struggled for yea...
Source: Psychology of Pain - September 10, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: blogs
Sex, the infertile couple , and the doctor
We all know that infertility and sexuality are closely linked and this connection has multiple relationships. Thus, having sex infrequently will obviously affect fertility, and this is a surprisingly common problem in today's day and age in metropolises like Mumbai , where many young couples are too stressed out and too tired to be able to have sex. Job pressures , cramped houses with no privacy, and long commutes contribute to this. Perhaps the only occasion when they can carve out time for themselves in order to have baby-making sex is during a weekend, and obviously ovulation is not always that obliging. Thi...
Source: Dr.Malpani's Blog - August 23, 2016 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: blogs
Updated success story using donor eggs
FINALLY OUR DREAM TO PARENTHOOD ACHIEVED @ DR. MALPANI’S CLINIC USING DONOR (EGGS)Update: I wanted to update my success story. We have been blessed with a beautiful, healthy child. As soon as I held my baby, years of pain, heartache, suffering, doubts related to donor decision etc went for a toss forever. I am so thankful to GOD. I feel so good about myself for mustering the courage, taking the risk and deciding to go via donor route and man it was worth the risk! I admit I had bouts of doubtful, stressful days during my pregnancy where I panicked how will the baby look like, what if the baby doesn’t look like my husba...
Source: Dr.Malpani's Blog - July 1, 2016 Category: Reproduction Medicine Tags: donor egg donor egg IVF IVF success story Source Type: blogs
All you wanted to know about egg freezing
This article first appeared at http://eggchill.com/dr-malpani/Want to know more about egg freezing ? Please send me your medical details by filling in the form at www.drmalpani.com/free-second-opinion so that I can guide you ! (Source: Dr.Malpani's Blog)
Source: Dr.Malpani's Blog - June 18, 2016 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: blogs
Endometriosis - what's the right treatment ?
Endometriosis has always been a tricky problem . We still don't understand who gets endometriosis ; what causes it; and why there is such little correlation between the extent of the disease and their patient's symptoms. There are still lots of unresolved questions, which is why there are so many controversies about the impact of endometriosis on fertility . This is why patients with endo are so confused about which is the right treatment for them. After all , if doctors are confused , it is highly likely that patients are going to be completely perplexed as well . This is why patients find that they get diametrically oppo...
Source: Dr.Malpani's Blog - June 17, 2016 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: blogs
The Deadly Disease You Don’t Hear Enough About
Ovarian cancer is always the bridesmaid, never the bride.
At weddings, there’s a reason we focus on the bride. It’s her big event. She’s the center of attention, and rightly so. But sometimes, the bridesmaid’s speech has more to tell us — and we should listen.
We hear a lot about breast cancer. It affects a quarter of a million women and is fatal 15 to 20 percent of the time. Breast cancer is a serious and important disease that merits the time, money, and resources we spend on funding and public awareness each year.
But what do you know about ovarian cancer, a disease with a fatality rate of 65 to 70 percent? Fo...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - February 16, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Access Cancer Women Veterans Source Type: blogs
