Women face several common health challenges, from hormonal imbalances and osteoporosis to heart disease and mental health ...

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Health Problems in Women &amp; How to Maintain a Healthy Life | Dr. Jayanthi Khura | MH Bhubaneswar

namaskar I am Dr Janti Kura consultant in Internal Medicine at manipal hospital bumar today I'm going to talk about some general health issues of women so men and women are different and their health is also different they are different biologically socially and behaviorally even the same health problem can occur differently in men and women for example heart disease heart attack is more common in women than in men and the risk increases significantly after menopause also women don't usually have the typical symptoms of chest pain as experienced by men while having a heart attack women have atypical symptoms of heart attack such as they may feel pain in the shoulder or the jaw or they may they may not feel pain at all and they may feel fatigue nausea vomiting dizziness Etc some women even have silent heart attack and they don't even know that they are having a heart attack like heart attack stroke is also very common in women in stroke either you can have a blockage in your blood vessel of your brain or you can have hemorrage in your brain and as a result you may have paralysis difficulty in speaking loss of consciousness or seizure so if we want to prevent heart attack or stroke then we should control our blood pressure blood sugar cholesterol level and our our body weight that is why you should get your blood sugar blood pressure and cholesterol level checked every once in a while and it is advisable to do it at least once a year you should also try to maintain a healthy weight by having a proper diet and following a regular exercise schedule many pregnant women also face the problem of high blood pressure and high blood sugar during pregnancy so if you are pregnant then you should also check your blood sugar and blood pressure and if you are having such problems then you should seek medical attention for that coming to the next problem faced by women and uh I am talking about anemia anemia is very common especially in Indian women and that is because of improper nutrition heavy menstrual bleeding recurrent pregnancy and hookworm infestation which is very common in our country you may feel fatigue and uh tiredness and shortness of breath and uh dizziness or headache then you should check your CBC and you should know your hemoglobin level and if you are having low hemoglobin level then you should seek treatment for it now let's talk about urinary tract infection did you know that women are more prone to having urinary tract infection than men it is because the women have shorter utra as compared to men and hence the bacteria has to travel a shorter distance and then it can cause infection if you have urinary tract infection then you may feel fever chills uh increased frequency of mixtur burning of urination if you are having such symptoms then you should get your urine tested and you should consult a doctor who might prescribe you antibiotics there are ways to prevent urinary tract infection you should drink plenty of water and whenever you are feeling a pressure to pass urine do not hold it pass the urine whenever you are feeling uh the urge to pass secondly uh after having intercourse you must pass uh urine so that you uh so that you can avoid urinary tract infection osteoporosis is another problem faced by women mainly in Wild uh mainly the older women after menopause after menopause because of hormonal imbalance uh the bones uh become weak and they are prone to fracture even with a minor injury so you should get your calcium and vitamin D level tested and uh you can also get a dexa scan to know the strength of your bone and if you're are having any problem in your dexas scan or calcium or vitamin D then you should seek treatment for it women are more prone to mental health issues such as anxiety or depression so if you or anyone near you is having any kind of mental health issues then you should consult a psychiatrist there are some ways you can try at home to relieve your stress for example meditation listening to music following at least one of your hobbies an exercise is a very good way to relieve your stress there is another condition which is known as the autoimmune disease which is very common in women hypothyroidism is such an example and that is why women face more thyroid issues as compared to men the other autoimmune conditions can present as fever fatigue joint pain rashes Etc so if you if you have any such problems then you should also consult your doctor that's all for today from my side on the behalf of women's day happy International women's day so on this International women's day you can gift your mother or sister or your daughter and if you're a you woman yourself then you can give to yourself the will woman checkup package offered by manipal Hospital [Music]

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