Dr Gloria
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The Missing Link in Breast Health: Why Lymphatic Drainage Matters
Why Breast Health is More Than Just Mammograms When people think of breast health, the focus is usually on cancer screening, lumps, and mammograms. But there’s an entire system silently…
Here’s what you should know about testosterone
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Testosterone is a hormone made by your sex organs. Although males produce more of this hormone than females, it plays some major roles in both genders, some of which include:…
What are Fibroids? Causes, Symptoms, and How To Treat
Uterine fibroids are benign (non-cancer) smooth muscle overgrowth in or around the womb (uterus). It is the most common tumor of the female pelvic organ with around 1 in 3…
Do Waist Trainers Really Help You Get A Snatched Waist?
Waist trainers.Sweat belts.Sauna belts.Lately, there has been a rise in women wearing corsets and waist belts. Some wear it for fashion. To get the famous hourglass shape. Others wear it…
Painful Vaginal Penetration; 8 Reasons and Management of Vaginismus
Vaginismus refers to painful vaginal penetration. It is the body’s automatic reaction to the fear of some or all types of vaginal penetration. The vaginal muscles tighten up on their…
Cervical Cancer: Six Simple Ways to Reduce Your Risk
Worldwide, cervical cancer is the third most common cancer in women and the second most common cause of cancer death in Nigerian women. The incidence of invasive cervical cancer has…
How Should A Normal Vagina Smell? Two Tips & Truths You Should Know
You’ve come across adverts for different products that promise to make your vagina smell nice. Nice, for most women, means that their vaginas should smell like flowers. But that couldn’t…
Beyond The Clinic – “I hope PCOS -Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, won’t affect my ability to have children’’
What do PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) and a phobia for needles have in common? Amber. Amber is a health practitioner in her twenties who has been living with PCOS for…
12 health benefits of breastfeeding to women and children.
Breastfeeding is perhaps the oldest practice in human history. It is the healthiest and simplest means of fulfilling the nutritional demands of newborns and infants. Nigeria has one of the…
Five Effects of Hypertension in Pregnancy
Pregnancy is special and daunting, but hypertension in pregnancy can make it more challenging. Hypertension is blood pressure that is greater than or equal to 140/ 90mmHg About 1 in…