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Apple added period-tracking to the iOS Health app and launched a clinical study into women’s health back in 2019. Now, the Apple Women’s Health Study team has some preliminary data that affirms that, yes, there is an incredible variety of period symptoms suffered by menstruating people worldwide.
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The findings were from the first 10,000 participants who enrolled in the study using the iPhone Research app and provided demographic data. Of that number, 6,141 participants recorded period symptoms and the most commonly tracked were abdominal cramps (83%), bloating (63%), and tiredness (61%). Or, basically, things anyone who’s ever had a period could tell doctors if they just asked. About half the participants also reported acne, headaches, mood swings, appetite changes, lower back pain, and breast tenderness. Some rarer symptoms included diarrhea, sleep changes, constipation, nausea, hot flashes, and ovulation pain.
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New Delhi– Generally, it is believed that women whose estrogen hormone levels decrease after menopause are at increased risk of coronary heart disease, but due to the changes in lifestyle in recent times, cases of heart disease in women are increasing rapidly, says Ravindra Singh Rao, senior intervention cardiologist and structural heart disease expert, Jaipur.
Now not only after 50, but at the age of 40, women are having heart related problems. In the absence of awareness, they come to the hospital only when the symptoms are severe, which also affects their treatment, he adds.
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Women who live with polycystic ovary syndrome have recounted their experience.
They note that they have suffered from various medical experiences that range from irregular menstruation to unwieldy weight gain and struggles with fertility, among others.
One of the respondents,Mrs. Abimbola,said that by her mid-20s, she was menstruating only once or twice a year.
“I gained weight so easily, I often joked that I could gain weight just from breathing.
“Facial hairs became prominent in my late 20s and my voice got huskier. Often, I need to correct people on the phone that I am not a man,” she said.
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hen I look back on the start of the pandemic, I want to superimpose a moment when I realised what it meant for our attempts to have a baby. I want to tell you about a tearful phone call, or a particular news conference watched with silent dread.
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