Monthly Archives: August 2024

Overview Infertility is a medical condition where a heterosexual couple is unable to get a child after one year of attempting to conceive through regular unprotected sex. Types of infertility; These include primary, secondary and unexplained infertility. Primary infertility: Here, the individual woman has never been pregnant and is unable to conceive after 12 months… Read More »

  Overview Prostatitis is a condition that affects the prostate gland in men and people assigned males at birth, which is associated with inflammation. Inflammation is the body’s reaction to tissue injury. It can also involve areas around the prostate gland within the pelvic area. The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases(NIDDK) developed… Read More »

  Autism Spectrum Disorder Autism is also referred to as autism spectrum disorder. The definition of autism keeps on changing as years go by and as we understand more information about it. Autism is a lifelong neurodevelopmental disability which affects how individuals think, communicate and inter-relate with the world. Autism spectrum disorder, a condition related… Read More »

  Overview Smoking is the unhealthy practice of inhaling smoke from burnt materials, especially of plant origin such as tobacco or bhang. Usually, the material is rolled into a wrapper. Tobacco smoke contains at least 70 known carcinogenic compounds(cancer-causing chemicals). It is harmful to nearly every organ in the human body. Tobacco smoking is the… Read More »

  Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease It is a long-term lung disease that characterized by difficulty breathing. It includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. It causes restricted airflow and breathing problems. Damage caused to lungs by this condition is irreversible. The primary cause of COPD is smoking. However, it should be noted that not every smoker ends… Read More »

Overview Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterial micro-organism, Treponema pallidum. T. pallidum is a gram negative spirochete (spiral-shaped). The infection is spread through sexual contact with infected individuals. This is an infectious disease, that can also spread to other areas if left untreated. It affects the central nervous system(brain and spinal… Read More »

  Overview   Sickle cell disease is a lifelong condition. It represents a group of hemoglobin-related disorders that are inherited from parents to their offspring. Sickle cell are abnormally-shaped red cells, as they appear like crescent moon or sickles, in stead of the normal round disc shapes. It should be noted that an individual can… Read More »

Overview Human Papilloma Virus Infection A DNA(deoxyribonucleic acid) virus from the Paillomaviridae family causes HPV infection. Most of the infections that are due to HPV do not cause any symptoms. They are self-limiting; and resolve spontaneously in less than 2 years. Persistent HPV infection can lead to development of either warts or precancerous cells. Precancerous… Read More »

  Introduction Cervical cancer is a type of cancer that is characteristic of affecting cells in the human cervix. I begins on surface of the cervix. Usually, these cells become pre-malignant/ pre-cancerous. Cervical cancer cells are different from normal cervical cells. For cervical cancer cells, there is; Difference in cell shape and size- cellular pleormorphism… Read More »