The principal physical and emotional symptoms of PMS include water retention, weight gain, abdominal bloating, breast tenderness, headaches, swollen hands and feet, constipation, feelings of depression, irritability, tension and anxiety, mood swings, a change in sex drive, and inability to concentrate. The symptoms, which reappear at about the same time each month, usually disappear once a woman's menstrual period begins. Treatments for premenstrual syndrome include Botanical Therapies, Exercise, Taking a natural sedative such as chamomile tea before a hot bath, Homeopathic Therapies, Nutritional Therapies, Progesterone Therapy, and well as walking, jogging, tennis and yoga. Vaginitis, or yeast infection, is one of the most common reasons women visit a physician. The symptoms for vaginitis include frequent, moist vaginal discharges, vaginal odor, vulval or vaginal itching, burning or irritation, and painful urination after intercourse.
Several factors increase a woman's susceptibility to vaginitis.
These include the use of antibiotics, oral contraceptives, diabetes, pregnancy, obesity, excessive, improper douching, a vitamin B deficiency, menopausal thinning of the vaginal wall, and cuts or abrasions in the genital area. Inc. PageWise makes no representations about the content published on this site. PageWise hereby disclaims all warranties and conditions with regard to this information, and user agrees that all such use is at its own risk. If you are under 18, please do NOT opt-in to receive email offers on this page.