Vulvitis is inflammation in your vulva, or your genitals. Vulva includes the soft folds of skin that surround your vagina, including your labia majora (the outer folds), labia minora (vaginal lips) and your clitoris. Vulva may become inflamed because of an infection, allergic reaction or injury that irritates your skin.
Osteoporosis causes bones to become weak and brittle, so brittle that a fall or even mild stresses such as bending over or coughing can cause a break. Osteoporosis-related breaks most commonly occur in the hip, wrist or spine.
Nearly 1 in 7 couples is infertile, which means they haven't been able to conceive a child even though they've had frequent, unprotected sexual intercourse for a year or longer. In up to half of these couples, male infertility plays at least a partial role.
Myelopathy is an injury to the spinal cord caused by severe compression that may be a result of spinal stenosis, disc degeneration, disc herniation, autoimmune disorders or other trauma. When any part of the spinal cord is compressed, it causes nerve dysfunction along the spinal cord causing pain, loss of balance and coordination and numbness in the area around the compression point.
Radiculopathy is caused by a pinched nerve in your spine. More specifically, it happens when one of your nerve roots (where your nerves join your spinal column) is compressed or irritated
It is commonly known as high blood pressure, is a chronic medical condition in which the force of blood against the walls of the arteries is consistently too high. Blood pressure is measured with two values: systolic pressure (the higher value when the heart contracts) and diastolic pressure (the lower value when the heart is at rest between beats).
Once you’ve had chickenpox, you won’t catch it again from another person. You can get chickenpox at any age. Adults who get chickenpox may become very sick, so it’s better to have chickenpox when you’re a child or prevent getting it by receiving the vaccine.
Keratosis pilaris is a common condition where small bumps develop on your skin, especially your arms, legs or butt. Excess keratin in your skin causes bumps to form. This condition is harmless and typically doesn’t need treatment, and usually fades by age 30. Treating dry skin with a gentle skin care routine can help.
Colic is frequent, prolonged, and intense crying or fussiness in a healthy infant. Colic can be particularly frustrating for parents because the baby's distress occurs for no apparent reason and no amount of consoling seems to bring any relief.
Uric acid is a waste product that’s created when your body breaks down chemicals called purines in food and drinks. Most uric acid dissolves in blood, passes through the kidneys, and leaves your body in urine. Hyperuricemia happens if too much uric acid stays in your body.
