English Hay varios tipos de lupus, pero las personas frecuentemente usan la palabra « lupus » para referirse al lupus eritematoso sistémico (LES), el tipo más común de ese trastorno. Todos los tipos de lupus son trastornos autoinmunitarios que hacen que el sistema inmunitario de tu cuerpo ataque órganos y tejidos. A pesar de que el lupus afecta a las mujeres abrumadoramente durante sus años reproductivos, la salud sexual y reproductiva todavía es una de las áreas menos estudiadas en lo que Healthy

Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), hives (urticaria) that last 6 weeks or longer (chronic) and have an unknown cause (spontaneous), can have a significant impact on your life. The itchy hives can make you feel self-conscious. They can make it hard to sleep, leading to fatigue, and can make you irritable and depressed, leading to issues with relationships and at work. They can cause severe swelling in the lips, eyelids, hands, feet and other areas of the body. And if you Healthy

English La urticaria crónica espontánea (UCE), es decir, sarpullido (urticaria) que dura 6 semanas o más (crónica) y que tiene un motivo desconocido (espontánea), puede afectar tu vida significativamente. La comezón de la urticaria podría hacerte sentir insegura. Podría dificultar el sueño, causando fatiga, lo cual a su vez, puede provocar irritabilidad y depresión, propiciando problemas personales y laborales. Puede causar hinchazón grave de los labios, los párpados, las manos, los pies y otras áreas del cuerpo. Y si la Healthy

Brittany Barreto, Ph.D., is a podcaster, an entrepreneur, and a molecular and human geneticist. (In other words, she’s really smart.) Read her column here each month to learn about what’s happening in the world of technology and innovation in women’s health. Heart disease is the number 1 killer of women in the United States. Yet women are still more likely than men to be misdiagnosed, dismissed or diagnosed too late, especially Black women, who are more likely to develop heart Healthy

Primary hyperoxaluria (PH) is not just one disease but rather a group of three rare genetic disorders: PH1, PH2 and PH3. They are linked to different genes, and each one causes you to make too much oxalate, a waste product produced by your body. About 8,700 people in the United States have PH, but most do not know it. Among people who are diagnosed: 8 in 10 have PH1 1 in 10 have PH2 1 in 10 have PH3 All Healthy

English La hiperoxaluria primaria (HP) no es un trastorno, es un grupo de tres trastornos genéticos infrecuentes: HP1, HP2 y HP3 Tienen relación con genes diferentes y cada uno causa que produzcas demasiado oxalato, un desecho generado por tu cuerpo. Aproximadamente 8,700 personas en Estados Unidos tienen HP, pero la mayoría no lo sabe. De las personas que recibieron ese diagnóstico: 8 de cada 10 tienen PH1 1 de cada 10 tiene PH2 1 de cada 10 tiene PH3 Todos Healthy

You’ve seen videos on social media or experienced it IRL: The loud crack that can happen during a chiropractic adjustment. For some people, the thought of the spinal adjustment is jarring to say the least. For others, the crack or popping noise is the sweet sound of pain relief. Most people who turn to chiropractic care are looking to ease pain in the body. And chiropractic has been gaining popularity in recent years in part because of the rising interest Healthy

As told to Jacquelyne Froeber February 4 is World Cancer Day. I’d wanted a breast reduction for pretty much my entire adult life. I often dreamed about what it would be like to work out — or just feel comfortable in my clothing — without constant back pain or the uncomfortable side effect of my DD breasts weighing me down. Most of the women in my family have large, dense breasts, but no one ever talked much about how large Healthy