If you are or have been sexually active and you suddenly experience abnormal growth on your genitals, then chances are that it is a sexually transmitted disease (STD). If the growth is characterized by flesh or gray colored bumps that may be round or cauliflower-shaped, occurring alone or in groups, then you have most likely contracted genital warts.
Also known as condylomata acuminata or...
People often have trouble exposing their feet when they have foot maladies. Calluses and nail fungus are just two of the biggest problems, especially for women.
According James Anderson, a podiatric foot and ankle surgeon from Colorado and also a representative of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, "Many women with common structural foot problems are embarrassed about exposing...
Since the genetic precursors to the female predisposition to hair loss has been widely discussed, it's time to explore the other possible causes for balding. Since not all women have genetics to blame, it's far better to know the other potential causes of hair loss.
To think that genetics is the ultimate cause of hair loss is actually a dangerous assumption, since some serious illness might...
People who are sexually active should be concerned of their reproductive health, especially those who have multiple partners or have exclusive lifetime partners that are or have been in multiple sexual relationships. Sexually transmitted disease (STD), including genital warts, is a harsh reality of life that can be prevented or dealt with when people are armed with the right information....
Sometimes people forget that the feet need a degree of pampering as well. Without proper care, the feet and especially nails will show signs of neglect. Ignore your feet long enough and you will see toenail fungus as well. Now who would want that?
1. Diabetes and toenail fungus
Did you know that diabetics are more prone to toenail fungus than non-diabetics? Since the adult population of...
While it is possible for women to sometimes exhibit male pattern baldness, most women fall prey to another kind of pattern. Female pattern hair loss is by no means 'kinder' to the person affected, but it's often preferable than complete hair loss.
1. Genetics, Once Again
If more than 95% of balding men have genetics to blame, we can say the same for women. In this regard, we can't really...
Bumps and lesions in the genital area should not just be a cause for vain concern. It can mean one of several things including genital wart which is a highly contagious sexually transmitted disease or STD triggered by human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. Of the hundreds of strains of HPV, only a few can cause genital warts, or otherwise known as condylomata acuminata.
HPV infection...
Toenail fungus might be one of the most irritating fungal infections around. The affliction cannot be cured by simple creams. You cannot really see where the fungus is. All you see are the effects on your nails.
1. Anatomy of Toenail Fungus
What happens to the toenails when brittle nail fungus comes in? The problem with this fungal infection is that it is nearly undetectable the first...
Women are by no means safe from balding. While women rarely experience full-blown male pattern balding, the hair thinning that they do experience are often causes of depression and ultimately, a sense of inferiority and self-pity.
However, this does not have to be the case. Women need not suffer in silence, and they need not look in horror at falling hair. If women only went out of their...
Condylomata acuminata is a medical condition caused by the human papillomavirus or HPV. It is sexually transmitted and occurs in 50% of sexually active adults across the US. It is more popularly known as genital warts or venereal warts.
1. What is HPV?
HPV is a serious infection. There over a hundred known strains of HPV, some are low-risk that can cause warts, others are high-risk and...
