Emergency contraception, ie “After Day” pills in questions and answers
What preparations are available in Poland? In Poland, there are two substances registered for use as emergency contraception – levonorgestrel and ulipristal acetate. The effectiveness of the preparations is comparable. What are the indications for emergency contraception? The Day Po tablets are used to avoid pregnancy when it is suspected that the contraceptive used is […]
A quick guide to hormonal contraception
Hormonal contraception oral contraceptives are widely used all over the world due to their high availability and ease of use. It turns out that almost 63% of women regularly use these preparations. Hormonal methods are based on blocking the secretion of hormones responsible for ovulation, blocking the release of eggs from the ovaries in the […]
Vaccine: Why is it worth getting vaccinated?
Vaccine: Despite the undoubted progress of science and the theoretically almost unlimited possibility of synthesizing new drugs and vaccinations, the 21st century brings more and more new infections and reactivation of old, biological enemies. The build-up of drug resistance by bacteria and a small selection of antiviral chemotherapeutic agents poses new challenges to modern medicine. […]
Fear of ticks – tick-borne diseases
Ticks are one of the largest reservoirs of disease pathogens in the world of parasites. Their natural habitat is green areas in Central Europe, the Eastern United States and Russia. Ticks transmit many bacterial and viral diseases, in Poland the most important are bacterial Lyme disease and viral tick-borne encephalitis. Perfect organism? The tick’s organism […]
Semi-solid preparations – ointment and cream
Ointment and cream: depending on the specification of dermatological diseases, suitable semi-solid preparations are prescribed. These include ointments and creams, gels, pastes, poultices and medicated plasters. The choice of one of them should be fully justified, as they differ in many parameters: place of action, depth of drug penetration or potency. The purpose of administering […]
Angina from A to Z
Angina is an acute pharyngitis and tonsillitis. The disease appears most frequently in the season from late fall to early spring. Is a promising disease. It resolves spontaneously even without the use of pharmacological agents. Conscientiousness in the therapy, in the form of taking medications according to the recommendations, allows to minimize the risk of […]
Gastro-esophageal reflux disease – treatment and prevention
Gastro-esophageal reflux disease is the occurrence of the characteristic symptoms or the presence of erosions in the esophagus caused by the reflux of gastric acid from the stomach. Gastric reflux is caused by a pathology of the lower esophageal sphincter function. Reasons and risk factors Disruption of the natural barrier between the esophagus and the stomach […]
Ear pain – causes, treatment
Ear pain – this is a serious problem often reported by patients to family doctors. Ear pain defined as a symptom of outer and middle ear diseases called primary otalgia. However, if it is located outside the ear – secondary otalgia, relapsing pain. Inflammation of the outer ear Causes of pain: bacterial or fungal inflammation […]
Drug or supplement – differences
Drug or supplement what difference? Drug (medicinal product) Diet supplement (foodstuff) Purpose of use: prevention and treatment of existing diseases, diagnosis of conditions indicative of the disease supplementing a normal diet, being a concentrated source of vitamins or minerals or other substances with a nutritional or other physiological effect Requirements: – appropriate clinical trials […]
Urinary tract infections [UTI] – symptoms, treatment
Urinary tract infections – In a healthy organism, the urinary system should be sterile, except for the opening of the urethra, through which microorganisms can enter and colonize other parts of the urinary system. This problem concerns women much more often due to their anatomical structure. Children are also at increased risk of developing urinary […]
