The term dysfunctional uterine bleeding is used when there is heavy or irregular vaginal bleeding and where uterus, ovaries and fallopian tubes are found to be structurally and organically normal on bimanual examination. DUB occurs most commonly at the beginning and at the end of the reproductive years-shortly after the onset of menstrual cycle in an adolescent girl, when the hypothalamic ovarian axis is depressed because of low estrogen output.
Pregnancy :: Abortion, feticide in black & white
The most beautiful part of womanhood, it is said, is the ability to bring forth a new life. But this can prove to be a curse if the new life is unwanted. Unprecedented advances in modern science have, however, empowered a woman to decide whether she wants to give birth or not. Though the word abortion has come out of wraps over the years, it is still being used unscrupulously by many a doctor and patient.