04
Aug

Premarin: increases estrogen

The drug named Premarin is used for treatment of the symptoms like hot flashes or vaginal dryness, any kind of burning, irritation. Premarin drug is mixture of estrogen hormones and thus prevents from above mentioned symptoms. In postmenopausal women Premarin prevents from osteoporosis. It also protects from any kind of estrogen lack in the body. It also protect from ovarian failure while replacement of estrogen in women. If you are having diseases like cancer then Premarin may be used after considering your doctor’s advice.

Premarin is a kind of drug that prevents from lowering of estrogen. Estrogen is a kind of female sex hormone which is essential for occurrence of many processes in the body. This estrogen is produced in the female ovaries. And this is the basic need of the body.

04
Aug

What Are the Common Symptoms Of A Yeast Infection In Women?

What are some of the common symptoms of a yeast infection in women? What symptoms to look out for identifying yeast infection of the vagina? Is there a need to identify the symptoms or signs of the infection before going in for home treatment of this infection also known as Candida?

Common signs of Candida infection of the vagina

Early signs of this infection in women include itching and burning in the vagina and on the skin surrounding the vagina. Some women also experience dry, flaky skin in the vaginal area.

Another noticeable symptom of this infection is a thick white curd-like vaginal discharge. It often resembles cottage cheese or ricotta cheese. Normally this vagina discharge will not produce any odor. In rare cases it the discharge may smell like bread or yeast. Sexual intercourse becomes painful because of inflammation and dryness of the vaginal discharge.

04
Aug

How does Anastrozole (Generic Arimidex) work?

Anastrozole, the generic version of Arimidex, is a non-steroidal aromatase inhibitor that works in the body by stopping an enzyme called aromatase. In post-menopausal women, the sex hormones androstenedione and testosterone are converted into oestrogen due to the effect of this enzyme. Many breast cancer types are boosted by the presence of oestrogen. By inhibiting the action of aromatase, Anastrozole stops oestrogen production and thereby arrests the growth of the cancer, making treatment easier.

Arimidex is a safe medication on the whole, though being a chemical formulation, there are bound to be certain Arimidex side effects, both mild and severe. The milder symptoms include anxiety, joint pain, cough, diarrhoea, dizziness, hot flushes, nausea, excessive sweating, trouble sleeping, and vaginal dryness. Among the more severe but rarer symptoms as included depression, fainting, fever, mood changes, swollen or blistered skin, persistent bone pain and weakness, severe vomiting and headache, unusual vaginal discharge, and vision changes. All of these call for dosage changes.