pregnancy

While you’re pregnant your weight isn’t going to be an issue. It’s one of the only times in life where ladies are expected to get bigger and eat more, there’s no social stigma attached to weight gain during pregnancy. This is great as…

There are two main types of diabetes and two less known varieties. The two most common kinds are types one and two. Type one is the least common and is an autoimmune condition which tends to be diagnosed very early in life. Type two is…

Being diagnosed with cancer is overwhelming news in itself. Moreover, if a woman gets to know that the disease could also prevent her from having children, it could be traumatic. Gynecological cancers like endometrial cancer or…

Yoga has good reason to claim wellness benefits for every group of users, including those expecting a child. The focus on deep breathing and relaxation make it a perfect choice of complementary practice for expectant mothers. It fits in…

Gestational diabetes occurs during pregnancy, and this is ‘an insulin-resistant state where your response to insulin decreases,’ says Stuart Weiss, MD, an associate clinical professor at New York University School of Medicine's Langone…

Asthma can be a danger to anyone, and can affect you no matter your age or lifestyle. The important symptoms include coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath and tightness in the chest. There are certain triggers that can make the…

Diabetes is an epidemic that affects the wellbeing of people all over the world, regardless of whether it comes as an autoimmune disorder or from lifestyle and eating habits. However, you might not know this but there is a type of diabetes,…

When you have pre-diabetes, not only is your wellbeing at risk to diabetes further down the line, but you’re also at a higher risk of developing gestational diabetes, which affects the wellness of not only you, but your little one too.…

Though gestational diabetes, or diabetes during pregnancy, generally goes away shortly after delivery, if it is not diagnosed, or you don’t manage it properly, the wellbeing of you and your baby are at risk to various wellness…

If you ever needed an excuse to get out of going down on your partner, this may be it: a semen allergy. According to a new report from Dr. Michael Carroll, a lecturer in Reproductive Science at ManchesterMetropolitanUniversity, this is…

Female condoms are used both to prevent unwanted pregnancies and to stop the spread of sexually-transmitted infections (STIs). Like male condoms, female condoms act as a barrier to prevent a man’s sperm reaching the eggs, or ova, of a…

As the beauty editor for Vogue, Sigourney Cantelo has learnt a thing or two about anti-ageing wellness. However, after becoming pregnant, Cantelo decided to put her wellness wallet where her mouth is, and try going chemical-free with her…

Hot flashes are quite common during pregnancy, and affect your wellness and wellbeing due to the changes in hormones that occur in your body at this time. Your sexual and reproductive system is largely governed by hormones, which is why hot…

During pregnancy, most women find that their sexual wellness and wellbeing is affected in numerous ways. Many of them feel faint, lightheaded or hot during pregnancy, due to varying hormones and the extra weight that you are carrying. With…

Endometriosis can really take its toll on your wellbeing, not only affecting your sexual health with severe pain during sex and infertility, but also presenting with other upsetting wellness concerns, such as backache and painful bowel…

For many years, folate has been acknowledged as an essential nutrient during pregnancy and even before thanks to its ability to lower a baby’s risk of birth defects. But recently researchers have concluded that omega-3 fatty acids could…

There are all sorts of external factors which effect us every day. Most of them we won't even notice and for those of us who don't suffer from asthma or hay fever things like the daily pollen count will never be important and as such, we'll…

Research has shown that a mother’s Vitamin D levels at 26 weeks or less have a positive effect to a baby’s birth weight and head circumference, and for the first trimester actually had a negative impact with babies being born small for…

Ever since the 1960s when the contraceptive pill was released, we have been able to choose from a larger selection of methods to prevent pregnancy and safeguard our wellness from sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Where to start…

When you’re pregnant, you don’t only have to watch out for your wellness, but also the present and future wellbeing of the tiny little person growing inside of you. One way you can do this is through your diet, especially in the second…

Roughly two in five women in the United States do not use any form of birth control and many underestimate their risk for pregnancy, according to a recent survey about contraceptive practices in the United States. While contraception is…

In a recent study of complementary therapies, researchers found that women receiving Chinese herbal medicine treatments were twice as likely to get pregnant within a four month period than those taking Western fertility drugs and IVF. The…