March 2009

MUCOPURULENT CERVICITIS: HOW COMMON IS IT? WHAT ARE THE SYMTOMS?

Infections of the cervix are very common. It is estimated that between four and six million women in the United States are diagnosed with MPC each year and that even more women have undetected infection. Accurate numbers are not available, since cervicitis is not reportable to the health department in every state. MPC appears to [...]

STD HERPES: FACTORS WHICH CAN TRIGGER OUTBREAKS

Various factors can trigger an outbreak. Some people, for example, believe that emotional or physical stress brings on oral and genital outbreaks. Others find that outbreaks are brought on by certain foods (nuts, chocolate), trauma to the skin, menstruation, fatigue, poor nutrition, illness, and exposure to sunlight. Keeping track of potential triggers, possibly in a [...]

STD EPIDIDYMITIS: HOW COMMON ARE THEY?

There are no reliable statistics about how many men are diagnosed each year with epididymitis and prostatitis, but we do know that these are common infections. Epididymitis When epididymitis occurs in younger men, it is usually caused by sexually transmitted bacteria, such as those that cause chlamydia, gonorrhea, and nongonococcal urethritis, often acquired through unprotected [...]

LAPAROSCOPIC PELVIC LYMPHADENECTOMY: WHAT HAPPENS

In a laparoscopic pelvic lymph node dissection, doctors make a tiny incision, about half an inch long, just beneath the navel. By means of a small needle, the abdomen is gendy filled with air, to give doctors more room to work. Then, using a tiny camera and watching the procedure as it happens on a [...]

PROSTATE CANCER: MORE ON THE HIGH-FAT DIET

We’ve said that diet probably isn’t enough to cause prostate cancer on its own. However, it can’t be overlooked as a significant risk factor. Several studies have shown that men with high-fiber, low-fat diets are less likely to get prostate cancer. One study found prostate cancer deaths in thirty-two countries to be highly linked to [...]