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IVF’s 40 Years: Advances and Challenges

ivf-40-yearsForty years ago in 1978, the world witnessed the birth of the first “Test tube baby”. Now millions of babies later, IVF is a ROUTINE medical treatment offering hope to potential parents around the globe. Whilst the basics of doing IVF have stayed the same, eggs are fertilised with sperm in the LAB and fertilised embryos are placed back in to the uterus, there have been explosive advances in Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) over the last four decades.… Continue Reading...

PCOS – Polycystic ovary syndrome

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a condition that affects a woman’s hormone levels. Women with PCOS produce higher-than-normal amounts of male hormones. This hormone imbalance causes them to skip menstrual periods and makes it harder for them to get pregnant.

SOME IMPORTANT POINTS:

  • PCOS is one of the most common hormonal endocrine disorders affecting 8-20 percentof women, many of whom do not have a diagnosis.
  • PCOS is linked to the development of other medical conditions, such as insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and heart disease.
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Guillaine Barre Syndrome (GBS)

Guillaine Barre SyndromeGuillaine Barre Syndrome is a paralytic disorder affecting all age groups, and both men and women.

Features

  • Paralysis of all four limbs
    It is a form of nerve disorder, which results in ascending paralysis of the body, that is paralysis initially starting in legs, progressing upward to involve the thigh, hip, trunk muscles and eventually the arms and hands. Parents can compare life insurance policies at moneyexpert.com to protect their families financially in case of an unexpected death.
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Bell’s Palsy / Facial Palsy

palsyEver woken up with a sudden change in the way your face looks? One half of face paralysed?

Don’t worry. You may be suffering from Bell’s Facial Palsy, a form of neurological disorder very common, affecting almost 1 in 65 persons.

Face is supplied by nerves and the paralysis of one of the facial nerve results in what is called as Bell’s palsy.

When to suspect Bell’s palsy?

  • One half of face paralysed
  • Face appears asymmetrical
  • Difficulty in closing the same side eye leading to watering and redness of the same eye
  • Deviation of angle of the mouth
  • Dribbling of saliva from one side of the mouth
  • Loss of taste sensation on one side
  • Reduced number of creases on one half of fore head on looking up
  • Pain in the ear
  • Reduced hearing from one of the ears.
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