Womens health is a medical industry focused on the treatment, diagnosis of diseases and condition that affect womens physical and emotional health. Usually women and men share similar health challenges, the only difference is that womens health deserves special attention. There are biological processes like adolescence, pregnancy, childbirth and health risks in young women.
A midwife is a health expert who helps healthy women at birth, birth and after the birth of their babies. Midwives may have babies at birth centres or at home, but most can also have babies in a hospital.
The menstrual cycle is the series of monthly changes the womens body undergoes in preparation for the possibility of pregnancy. Each month one ovarian egg releases - a process called ovulation. Simultaneously, hormonal changes prepare the uterus for pregnancy. If ovulation occurs and the egg is not fertilized, the endometrium is spilled through the vagina. This is the menstrual period. Menstrual irregularities are that the cycles are shorter or longer than usual; They are heavier or lighter than usual; Or they are experienced with other problems.
Breastfeeding is feeding babies and young children in a womens breast milk. Healthcare professionals recommend breastfeeding to begin with the first hour of the baby's life and continue as often as the baby wants.
Fertility is the natural ability to produce offspring. In humans, infertility is the inability to get pregnant after a year of intercourse without contraception involving a male and female partner. There are many causes of fertility, including some that medical intervention can treat.