Author: healthtost
The largest known study of elective fertility preservation found that more women in the United States are freezing their eggs than ever before. However, only a small percentage of patients return to thaw these eggs in the hope of becoming pregnant. The number of scheduled elective egg cryopreservation or egg freezing cycles across the country nearly quadrupled between 2014 and 2021, from 4,153 to 16,436. However, only 5.7 percent of these women returned to use their frozen eggs for in vitro fertilization (IVF) within the study’s 5- to 7-year follow-up period, researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles found.…
🍗 Why Chicken Biryani deserves its reputation No Pakistani gathering feels complete without biryani. Whether it’s a wedding, Eid, or just a simple Sunday lunch, The aroma of spices wafting from a steaming pot of biryani defines the feast.But few realize that biryani is not just one dish – it is one culinary universe. Across Pakistan, each region has its own twist — from The spicy red biryani of Karachi to Fragrant Lahore chicken pulao-biryaniand Hyderabadi inspired layered biryani from Sindh. This blog explores it art, science and soul of Chicken Biryanirevealing not only one, but three authentic and healthy…
Well spoken abs they’ve been used to sell products and services for decades, whether they’re on magazine covers or late at night infomercials or social media posts. Naturally, they work properly abs it’s about so much more than good looksproduct commercial and advertising revenue. It is key to increasing core strength and endurance, improving posture, reducing waistline pain and enhancing athletic performance. Research sponsored by ACE searched for to determine how effective some of the most popular ab appliances and abdominal exercises are in activating various core muscles. While Some of the devices have since disappeared into the fitness trend…
People with multiple long-term conditions are two and a half times more likely to die after contracting COVID-19 than others. When children were assessed separately, the risk of mortality among those with multiple long-term conditions increased to almost three times (2.8) the risk of those without. The mortality rates are 22% and 8% respectively. That’s according to an authoritative systematic review and meta-analysis of more than four million COVID-19 patients published today (Thursday 17 October) in Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. The authors call for patients with multiple long-term conditions to be prioritized in health care policies. This…
I have been a successful marriage and family counselor for over fifty years and have learned that people want and need love now more than ever. However, finding the right partner is a real challenge. Even harder is learning the science and art of deepening and keeping love alive once we find the partner of our dreams. I have written seventeen books on love, life and relationships and my book Looking for love in all the wrong places: Overcoming romantic and sexual addictions became an international bestseller. But recently I discovered a program that is even more successful than mine.…
Many women expect menopause to bring hot flashes, mood swings or changes in their menstrual cycle. What is often surprising is the impact menopause can have on vaginal health – especially the onset of atrophic vaginitis and the pain it can cause during sex. If you’re looking for answers about “atrophic vaginitis,” “painful sex after menopause,” or “vaginal dryness and painful intercourse,” you’re not alone. These concerns are common, but with the right knowledge and support, they are also highly manageable. In this step-by-step guide, we’ll explore what vaginitis is, its symptoms and causes, how it leads to painful sex,…
In commemoration of Safe Abortion Day on 28 September, this blog presents some of the work that has appeared in the SRHM journal on abortion during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) spread around the world and healthcare systems faced unprecedented demand, many experts warned of the potential consequences this crisis could have on sexual and reproductive health (SRH). In many countries, stay-at-home orders mean that access to contraception is significantly limited, while the risk of domestic violence has increased, both leading to a potential increase in unwanted pregnancies.[1] In addition, social distance and isolation coupled…
“Don’t eat after 7pm”, “Close the kitchen after dinner”. This advice is repeated so often (usually directed at people trying to lose weight or avoid weight gain) that it takes on a veneer of truth and common sense. Even among my patients who have left the pursuit of weight loss behind (or are working on it), the idea of avoiding dinner or nighttime food is often so ingrained that they won’t eat at that time even if there are good reasons to: They are a healthcare provider in a hospital (where it’s generally hard to find time and space allowed…
Do you feel tingling in your wrist or stiffness in your neck? Don’t ignore it! You may be suffering from a repetitive stress injury. One of the biggest challenges for our health today is the time we spend on activities that cause stress on our bodies. From hunching over a desk for long hours to engaging in high-intensity activity, repetitive use of the same motion causes inflammation and damage to the muscles, nerves, and tendons in the body. The number of Indians suffering from Repetitive Injury, also referred to as Repetitive Intensity Injury (RSI), is on the rise today. A…
Every day, your brain makes thousands of decisions under uncertainty. Most of the time, you guess right. When you don’t, you learn. But when the brain’s ability to judge context or assign meaning falters, thoughts and behavior can go astray. In psychiatric disorders ranging from attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder to schizophrenia, the brain can misjudge how much evidence it needs to gather before acting—or fail to adjust when the rules of the world change based on new information. Uncertainty is built into the brain’s wiring. Imagine groups of neurons that cast votes—some optimistic, some pessimistic. Your decisions reflect the average.” When this…