Living with cancer
A diagnosis of cancer changes your life. It changesthe lives of your loved ones, too. It may leave youfacing some unexpected challenges.
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Endometriosis
Endometriosis is a condition characterized by intense menstrual pain that goes beyond the common discomforts associated with flow. This is a very common condition among women of childbearing age that
Cystitis
The term cystitis refers to inflammation of the urinary bladder, in most cases resulting from a bacterial infection. The disorder is especially common among women, who tend to experience it
Renal calculosis
Kidney stones is a widespread disease in industrialized countries, including Italy, especially among adult men, who are affected about twice as often as women. Kidney stones are solid structures of
Amenorrhea
The term amenorrhea refers to the non-occurrence or absence of menstrual flow for a period of time of at least six consecutive months. In cases of “thinning” menstruation, for example,
Vaginal candidiasis
Vaginal candidiasis is one of the most common causes of genital and vulvar discomfort among women of childbearing age, especially between the ages of 20 and 40. At the origin
Ovarian cysts
Ovarian cysts are hollow formations filled with fluid or other materials that may occasionally form within or on the surface of the ovaries at different times in a woman’s life,
Kidney cancer
As with all cancers, the causes of adenocarcinoma and renal sarcomas lie in a series of genetic mutations that allow a group of cells to acquire new characteristics and begin
Medically assisted procreation (MAP)
Medically assisted procreation (MAP) encompasses a range of techniques directed at compensating for situations of infertility in couples, which may depend on the man or the woman. Couple infertility is
Urinary incontinence
Urinary incontinence is a condition related to muscular or neurological deficits at the level of the pelvic floor (consisting of the muscle bundles that close the base of the abdomen),
Benign prostatic hypertrophy
The prostate is a chestnut-shaped gland, several centimeters in diameter, found only in men; it is located in front of the rectum, below the bladder, and surrounds the first part
Renal failure
Renal failure refers to a condition in which the kidneys lose the ability to perform their basic function of filtering blood, with reabsorption of useful substances and elimination of metabolic
Prostatitis
The prostate is a chestnut-shaped gland, several centimeters in diameter, found only in men; it is located in front of the rectum, below the bladder, and surrounds the first part
Polycystic ovary syndrome
Polycystic ovary syndrome or PCOS (Polycystic ovary syndrome) is a fairly common hormonal disorder among women of childbearing age, so defined because it is related to the presence at the
Endometrial cancer
Endometrial cancer is a neoplasm that develops at the level of the tissue lining the inner walls of the uterus and, for this reason, is also called simply uterine cancer,
Breast cancer
Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in the female population everywhere, albeit with different prevalence depending on geographic area, ethnicity, and lifestyle habits, and accounts for about 30% of
Prostate cancer
The prostate is a chestnut-shaped gland, several centimeters in diameter, found only in men; it is located in front of the rectum, below the bladder, and surrounds the first part
Bladder cancer
Bladder cancer is one of the most common malignancies in adulthood in Western countries, especially in the male sex. In most cases, it develops from the cells lining the inner
Varicocele
Varicocele is a venous malformation that results from loss of tone and elasticity of the veins that collect blood from the testis and carry it upward into the large venous
Salmonellosis
Salmonella infection or salmonellosis is a bacterial infection that affects theintestines. This bacterium inhabits the intestinal tract of animals andhumans and escapes to the outside with theexpulsion of feces. It
Dyspareunia
Dyspareunia is defined as persistent genital pain that occurs in women shortly before or during intercourse and sometimes still present after intercourse has ended. Painful intercourse can occur for reasons
Hemorrhoids
Hemorrhoids are vascular structures of the anus and lower rectum that serve to maintain fecal continence. If they become swollen or inflamed, they become pathological and cause a syndrome known
Renal Colic
An attack of renal colic represents one of the most unfortunate clinical experiences because of the intense pain caused by kidney stones that may be present from the kidney to
Anorgasmia
Anorgasmia is the syndrome by which we refer to the difficulty in having orgasms even after normal sexual stimulation. The intensity and frequency of orgasms in women are variables that
Peyronie’s or curved penis disease
Peyronie ‘s disease is a condition resulting from an abnormality of the penis due to fibrous scar tissue that appears on the penis changing its shape during erection, which becomes
