Breast cancer happens in women with frightening frequency; it is actually the second after skin cancer according to the latest statistics. It is actually one woman out of nine who is affected. Western Europe and North America are reported recently to have more and more cases of the illness. It kills 77,000 people annually and 40% of them are women under 65. More »

Babies who were born earlier than 37th week of pregnancy are usually called premature. They are called like this because they are born with less weight and are more susceptible to health problems than full-term new-borne ones.  Preemies need special care and attention because of their immaturity and therefore they are usually kept in a neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU, until their organ systems can is able to function independently. More »

It is almost impossible to imagine a woman and fashion separated. Every year there appear new and thrilling things that make women look even better. It is significant that recently more and more attention is paid to maternity clothes. The more women rebel against baggy-looking things they have to wear instead of the endearing dresses, jeans, skirts, etc. Therefore fashion industry invests more and more funds and ideas into designing new brand especially for the mothers-to-be. There is no need to change your habits any more. A little effort and you will be able to look stunning with the baby bump as well. More »

The condition of menopause occurs to every woman when it’s time. Menopause means that a woman does not have menstrual periods for 12 months. It begins with changes in menstrual cycle length and finishes with the last menstrual period. There are also differentiated the periods of perimenopause (the time around menopause) and postmenopause (all the time after the final period). More »

PMS, or premenstrual syndrome, represents a combination of physical and emotional problems that a woman faces after ovulation and with coming menstruation. The condition is characterized by depressive states, irritability, and tendency for crying, oversensitivity, and also rapid mood changes. In some cases the condition can become more severe and it has the name of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). The latter means all the above mentioned but a lot worse. This condition happens not so frequent and can considerably complicate a woman’s life in this period. More »

A state of depression is a complicated thing and appears much frequent than it was believed before. The problem concerns women a great deal and some percent of them will tell you that they had to seek help form antidepressants. If you carry out a research on the topic you may probably find out that women are more prone for the depressive states but you will unlikely find out why. More »