Threats To Women's Health

Kegel is just one of the ways that you can help prevent pelvic problems. However, with so much concern about the increasing numbers of women who are affected by other issues like breast cancer, it is not surprising for many to think that it brings the highest level of threat against women's health. Surprisingly, however, breast cancer is not the top concern.

I believe that it is important to know the various threats for women. Check out the list below to know more about the top threats to women's health.

Heart disease
Contrary to popular belief, heart diseases are not just the top killer for males, these pose high threat against women's health as well. The so-called silent killer, according to statistics, kills one out of four women every year. Health risks rise for women who are 40 to 60 years old.

Cancer
Again, breast cancer is not the leading cancer among women. It is lung cancer, based on the information provided by the American Cancer Society. Next on the list is the colorectal cancer or cancer of the large bowel. Caucasian women are at a higher risk against cancer than African-American women.

Stroke
Stoke is not just a man's problem. Lately, it has appeared to have affected a large number of women as well. Stroke is a serious neurological disorder; it is the top neurological disorder in the U.S., and causes long-term disability to patients who had bouts of it before. More often than not, the events that lead to stroke cut off the oxygen supply to the brain, thus injury to brain cells develop.

Lung diseases
Lung diseases include a wide spectrum of diseases that affect the lungs, including asthma and OCPD or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This group of disease is the top three killer in the United States, many of its victims are women. All in all, there are at least 35 million Americans who struggle with lung diseases every day.

Alzheimer's disease
One in every six women is likely to develop Alzheimer's disease in comparison to one in ten among male, according to the researches at Boston University School of Medicine. There are approximately 5 million Americans who are living with this degenerative neurological condition, two thirds of the affected are female.

Injuries
Injuries, like falls and injuries caused by poisoning, make it to the top threats to women's health. The top injuries that are reported to pose high risks to women are fatal accidents caused by motor vehicle crashes.

Type 2 diabetes
The most common type of the disease, type 2 diabetes or noninsulin-dependent diabetes is a condition that severely affects the body's metabolic processes. Women who have type 2 diabetes are unable to respond to insulin, a hormone that is integral to the regulation of blood glucose.

Flu
Whether it's 'man flu' or 'woman flu', it really doesn’t matter. Flu, common colds, influenza, you name it. Each of these poses a threat to women's health.

Kidney disease
Also known as renal disease, kidney disease develops slowly and takes years to progress to its full-blown state. This damages the kidneys and leaves these unable to filter waste materials from blood.

Hypertension
Or high blood pressure, is a condition that affects both sexes. While men get to develop this earlier, women, after the onset of menopause, become more susceptible to this disease.

Blood poisoning
Although not exactly a medical term, blood poisoning is a term that lay people use to refer to a broad spectrum of conditions that causes elevated toxicity in the blood.

Perinatal conditions
Perinatal conditions are those conditions that arise during the period surrounding childbirth. These include complications of infections, obstructed labour, unsafe abortions and severe bleeding.

Luckily for women, most of these conditions are preventable. Preventive measures to ensure good health at later stages of life could include healthy nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle changes.