Some women do not have any problems with their periods, while others complain of severe pain, fatigue and irritability every month. Dysmenorrhea, or menstrual pain, occurs when the uterus contracts to expel dead endometrial tissue. In order to relieve the pain you can try taking a warm bath or consult a gynecologist (or some experienced woman, e.g. a mother, or an elder sister).

The most drastic remedy is a pain reliever. Simple physical exercises can also alleviate discomfort.

“For moderate to severe cramps, I recommend starting with ibuprofen 200 milligrams four times daily or naproxen sodium 220 milligrams twice daily. Again, increase as needed to the maximum dosage and frequency. If cramps are moderate or severe, it is also important to continue taking the pain reliever regularly, even if there is no pain when the dosage is due. The regimen should be continued until the day when symptoms would subside, which is usually by the third day of the menstrual period. If ibuprofen or naproxen sodium at the maximum daily dose does not relieve symptoms adequately, it’s time to contact your health care provider. Also, there are prescription-only medications that are especially effective against the other problems such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Don’t give up hope. Under medical supervision, higher doses and other medications are safe and effective” (source)

NAPROXEN is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). It is used to reduce swelling and to treat pain. This medicine may be used for dental pain, headache, or painful monthly periods.

Anaprox

Naprelan

Aleve

You may have heard of Premenstrual syndrome, or PMS. Premenstrual syndrome is a malfunction in women’s organism before a menstrual cycle. Women who suffer from PMS experience headache, back pain, they feel irritability and mood swings. Other common symptoms of PMS are breast swelling, breast tenderness and emotional vulnerability.

Some women are not subjected to PMS, but others experience even more than the above-listed symptoms. There are drugs which help to ease the symptoms of Premenstrual syndrome and are available without a medical prescription. Reduced salt consumption can also be helpful. If symptoms of PMS poison your life, it is better to consult a doctor, and he will definitely advise some effective treatment of Premenstrual syndrome.

Pads or tampons?

Didn’t you make up your mind yet about what to use once you get your monthly period - pads or tampons? Well, you are the one who makes a choice.

Useful tips about your menstruation

You should pay attention on the intensity of your menstrual flow – it will help you to understand how often you should change your sanitary pad or a tampon. It is not a good idea to use Ultra absorbency tampons. It would be better to take tampons for a light flow and to change them more often. Furthermore, simultaneously with tampons you may use pantiliners, which provide dryness and comfort, and safely protect underwear and clothes.

Today one can find a wide variety of brands and styles of menstrual pads and tampons (known as Feminine Hygiene Products) available. However, this wide choice of goods makes it sometimes difficult to decide on what is better for you. As a rule, absorbency rating system of tampons and pads indicated on the box helps you determine which tampon or pad is right for the amount of your menstrual blood. You should try to correlate the intensity of your flow with the necessary absorbing capacity. It is important to read all special packaging instructions carefully. After trying different hygiene products, you will definitely find those tampons or pads which suit you best.

You should better start a menstrual cycle calendar to keep track of your monthly periods, marking their first day and their duration. It will help you to estimate the duration of your menstrual cycle and to prepare beforehand for this unpleasant time.

Don’t let menstruation to catch you off guard! Don’t forget to put some tampons or pads into your purse as the menstruation can start when no hygiene products are available. Even if you haven't started your period yet, this simple security measure will help you welcome your “guests” fully armed. Besides, you will be able to lend a tampon or a pad to an “unequipped” friend. That happens pretty often.

What you should know about menstruation

Your first menstruation can considerably differ from following ones. It takes several months for a menstrual cycle to establish and become regular, you will also need some months to get used to your periods. You should respect your body and show patience, as you enter a new period of life. If you have any questions, consult your mother or your elder sister.

It is better to avoid scented pads and tampons. Chemical fragrant ingredients can irritate mucous membranes and skin. Normal menstrual flow has no unpleasant odor; on the contrary strong odor means that you do not maintain good personal hygiene. In that case we recommend you to change a pad or a tampon more often. If it does not help, it is better to consult a gynecologist

Some women even at a mature age feel uncomfortable while discussing this topic and are too shy to buy hygiene products in the drugstore or in the convenient store. If you feel the same, keep in mind that the menstrual cycle is a natural and integral part of life of any woman.

Erection (what helps and what prevents it from the scientific point of view)

Speaking of men’s health, the first thing to cross one’s mind is such a delicate theme as erectile functions. Unfortunately, as nowadays we have to face stresses in our daily lives, this topic is becoming more and more urgent. Even young men suffer from erectile dysfunctions. It is quite natural that male impotence is a vital issue for both sexes, as erectile dysfunctions often become the main reason for break-ups of many happy families. Let alone that erectile problems seriously hurt psychological state and self-esteem of representatives of the stronger sex.

Where do these problems come from after all?

Various factors can become causes of sexual dysfunction, but without any doubt psychology plays the leading role. Alas, standard of knowledge of our population on this issue for well-known reasons falls slightly behind of sex competence of e.g. west-Europeans, let alone the Hindu and the Chinese. Not every one of us knows that sometimes erection is not obtained without any clear reasons. It is pretty natural and does not indicate sexual weakness and what is more – development of the impotence, as a lot of men suppose. But it is just the thoughts like this that give impetus to the birth of the psychological complex, when the impeding sexual intimacy provokes not the anticipation of enjoyment, but anxiety and panic: what if I fail as I did last time?

If during love games you concentrate all your attention not on the beloved woman, but on this question, your chances of failure multiply greatly. The trouble is that if a man lacks self-confidence, instead of devoting himself to his natural instincts then, he will be observing his partner’s reactions and the state of his erection. In other words, a man tries to keep his erection under conscious supervision, while this phenomenon is regulated only on subconscious level, instinctively. It’s clear that such an approach does more harm than good. Constant “accidents” eventually lead to the development of a so-called psychological form of erectile dysfunction.

Women influence a lot on men’s self-confidence. Disdainful glance, sneer, or even some unsuccessful joke can turn even a macho man into a psychological impotent. And vice versa, the understanding of the situation and adequate reaction of a beloved woman will bring not a shadow of a doubt about men’s sex abilities.

Right psychological mood towards sex failures is extremely important during the sexual intercourse. This fact is supporte

The organism of the woman is arranged very difficult, for the first time the girl faces these complexities at teenage age when she has a first menses in this connection, there comes reorganization of work of all organism. The set of nuances of maturing and work of a female organism demand an explanation and it is better, if during this period to the girl will explain, that particularly occurs in her organism.

That occurs in an organism of the girl in period "reorganization"

The body of the girl is formed under the influence of female sexual hormones of estrogens: the body weight is enlarged, primary sexual signs (the breast develops, changes affect external and internal genitals) are formed. When the weight of a body of the girl reaches certain level, work joins the higher regulator of activity of endocrine system of an organism - a hypothalamus (the site of a brain which is responsible for work of hormones). Therefore at girls who have the big weight, puberty comes earlier. The hypothalamus influences the main gland of internal secretion - a pituitary gland, which in reply to this signal starts to produce gonadotrophic (stimulating development of sexual hormones) hormones - luteinizing and follicle-stimulating (a LH and a FSH). Under the influence of these hormones in ovaries (female gonads) female sexual hormones (estrogens and progesterone) are produced and the first ovum ripens.

With the first the FSH starts to operate - it stimulates development of estrogens and supervises ovum maturing. The ovum ripens in a special blister, a follicle. When it has ripened, work joins a LH which promotes rupture of a cover of a follicle (this moment is called as an ovulation) and to an ovum exit outside. The ovum goes to travel on a fallopian tube for an occurring there with a spermatozoon. At this time along with rising of level the LH becomes perceptible lifting of level a FSH and testosterone (a man's sexual hormone which in small amounts always is present at an organism of the woman). Small rising of level of testosterone leads to more strongly pronounced sexual inclination.

Under the influence of estrogens the uterus prepares for reception of the fertilized ovum (germ): in it the mucosa to which the fertilized ovum should be attached expands. The LH promotes development in the remained torn cover of a follicle (he turns to a yellow body) progesterone which quantity accrues after an ovulation. If fertilizations does not come, the uterus mucosa is torn away and there comes a menses.

All phases of a menstrual cycle are formed far not at once, it occurs approximately within a year. If hypothalamus or pituitary gland work there can come wrong formation of a menstrual cycle is broken, that is come a delay of sexual development.

What is menarche?

If hormonal development of the girl goes correctly in 12-13 years she has a first menses or menarche. Menarche usually occurs in two years after there are first changes in breast development. During this period there is an active development of a body that to female type: hips become wider, mammary glands are formed, the size of external female genitals is enlarged and their pilosis on female type begins. Menarche is a main sign of puberty of the female organism, specifying in ability of an organism to pregnancy.

Female sexual hormones (estrogen and progesterone) cause a swelling of mammary glands, augmentation of volume of the slime allocated from the channel cervix, growth of a mucosa of a uterus etc., that is prepare an organism for pregnancy. Man's sexual hormones are responsible for sexual inclination. Disturbance of a parity of female and man's sexual hormones, and also insufficiency of gonadotrophic hormones (a LH and a FSH) cause various disturbances in maturing of an organism of the girl.

Offensive time menarche depends on physical development of the girl, its food, the transferred diseases, life conditions etc. Harbingers menarche there can be differences in mood and state of health (irritability, fatigability, depressions, delicacy, headaches, giddiness, pains in the bottom of a stomach, a nausea etc.).

Influence of stresses on formation of a menstrual cycle of the girl

In formation of a menstrual cycle and reorganization of work of all organism the girl becomes very sensitive to a various sort to emotional influences. Stresses promote depression of work of a hypothalamus which not so actively "demands" development by a pituitary gland of gonadotrophic hormones a LH and a FSH. Depression of quantity the LH and a FSH in blood lead to depression of development of female sexual hormones. It can be shown by full absence of a menses (amenorrhea) or sharp disturbance of their regularity.

The first menses can cause a stress condition if it to it not to prepare in the girl, therefore the girl at the age of 10-11 years already should know, that occurs in its organism, it should be psychologically ready to occurrence of the first menses - menarche.

In what cases it is necessary to address to the children's gynecologist?

Very early or, on the contrary, later menarche can be as a norm variant (for example, congenital feature which was at mother), and a disease sign.

Very early occurrence menarche (till 10 years) should be an occasion to the reference to the doctor: it can be a sign of a tumor of a brain or ovaries. Later maturing (after 15 years) can be a sign of any hormonal disturbances and consequently also should be consulted at the gynecologist.

Any disturbances of a menstrual cycle signal that in an organism of the woman there has come any failure. Some women, consider, that it is possible to arrange this failure independently by means of tablets or folk remedies. For example, it is necessary to go on the sea, and here such trouble, as menstruation. But after all we now have so much medicines - really nothing can be made?

The menstrual cycle is a hormonal background of the woman

By means of a menstrual cycle the organism prepares for possible pregnancy. It is very difficult process in which all endocrine system of an organism takes part.

All changes in an organism during a menstrual cycle commands a brain in which organs (a hypothalamus and a pituitary gland) which allocate the hormones regulating all cycle are located.

On a hypothalamus depends, how many it will be allocated hormones by all interested hormonal system. The hypothalamus is very sensitive to stresses and any other psychological influences, therefore stresses cause disturbances of a menstrual cycle in some women.

In a hypothalamus data from all organism about a disadvantage or redundancy of hormones arrive. After the analysis of the received information the hypothalamus gives a command to the gland also located in a brain - a pituitary gland which controls activity of ovaries, allocating gonadotrophic hormones - follicle-stimulating (influences growth and follicle maturing in which the ovum) and luteinizing (promoting an ovulation - to that the follicle bursts develops, and the ripened ovum gets to a fallopian tube).

Besides, the pituitary body gives a command to ovaries, formation of an ovum and its preparation for a fertilization (one cycle - one ovum, alternately in each of ovaries) there begins. The ripening follicle develops a female sexual hormone estrogen.

The follicle grows and, reaching approximately 20 mm, are broken off, and the ovum passes in a fallopian tube to be bridged there to a spermatozoon. The external cover an ovum gets yellow color (a yellow body) and starts to develop a female sexual hormone progesterone. Estrogen and progesterone, getting to blood, prepare an organism for possible pregnancy. The yellow body develops within two weeks, then (if pregnancy has not come) - resolves, level of hormones in blood decreases, the prepared endometrium is torn away, causing a menstrual bleeding.

Under the influence of some factors (stresses, exercise stresses, poisonings) the yellow body sometimes continues to function, forming a cyst which detains a menses. But when the cyst breaks, the menses begins, and together with it the new menstrual cycle is counted.

On this basis work of hormonal contraceptives is constructed: they stimulate in the beginning development of hormones, then (at the termination of reception of tablets) sharply her break, causing a bleeding.

What is the amenorrhea

The amenorrhea is an absence menstruation within 6 months and more at the age of 16-45 years. The amenorrhea at this age is a sign of disturbance of hormonal system of the woman at any level and is accompanied by Infertility. The amenorrhea can be primary (menstruation was never) and secondary (menstruation were, but have stopped). The primary amenorrhea often arises at absence (genetically caused underdevelopment of hormonal system) or a delay of sexual development of the girl (after serious diseases and stresses).

The secondary amenorrhea can arise against serious diseases (for example, a tuberculosis or a heart disease), poisonings, abusing alcohol, a defective food, stresses, various diseases of glands of internal secretion.

As the amenorrhea is treated

Amenorrhea treatment consists in carrying out of a cyclic hormone replacement therapy. Therefore, before to be treated, it is necessary to establish, at what level of hormonal system there was a failure and why it has occurred. The quantity of hormones in blood is for this purpose defined and full inspection for an exception, first of all, tumours and cysts which are subject to surgical treatment is spent. Only after that it is possible to begin treatment by hormones. Cycles of hormone therapy are spent within 3-4 months, and then repeat with 1-2 monthly break for a long time.

Whether it is possible to cause premature menstruation "at will"?

If you have attentively read all about a menstrual cycle and about an amenorrhea already understand, that at a modern level of development of pharmacology it is quite accessible. Whether here only it is necessary to force down a menstrual cycle simply because of desire to go on the sea? After all anybody to you cannot guarantee, that it then will completely be restored. The human body, especially, an organism of the woman is a “high-precision device”, to bring down it from normal activity simply, and here to restore - very difficultly. If to look the summary to application of hormonal contraceptives it is possible to see, that the oldest pharmaceutical firms give there instructions on application of preparations for all occasions. Why? Yes because all these cases are checked already up at clinical tests. And if you start to operate independently anybody to you does not guarantee anything.

Do not try to change the menstrual cycle under the influence of momentary interests - thus it is possible to suffer very strongly.