Cervical cancer starts in the cells that connect the uterus to the vaginal canal. Human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually transmitted disease, is accountable for the relative quantity of cervical malignancies (Burd, 2003). When the body is open to HPV, the immune system usually defends the body from the virus. The virus, however, can live for years
March is Women’s History Month in the U.S., and while I strive to support and uphold the women in my life daily, I also think it’s essential to use this time to reflect on the women who have profoundly impacted our world. I have the greatest blessing in that one such woman is my own
Polycystic ovarian syndrome is a heterogeneous genetic disorder that mostly affects young girls of fertile age (Norman et al., 2004). Polycystic ovaries contain multiple fluid-filled cysts. In PCOS, excess androgen hormones are produced. Androgens are predominantly present in males and less frequently in females. Multiple cysts in the ovary, almost 10-12 in number are present
What do you think of when you picture a 14-year-old girl? Perhaps you think of your daughter, visibly growing from a child into a woman, or maybe you remember putting on lip gloss in the school bathroom after lunch. You might think of that awkward time in life where you can still see childhood peeking
Cervical cancer is common and affects lower uterine cervical tissue. It is caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV) which is transmitted through oral, vaginal, or anal sex. Cervical Cancer: Global Public Health Concern Around the world, cervical cancer poses an enormous public health risk to women. It is the world’s fourth most deadly cancer among women,
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Literacy – the ability to read and write – has a long history. The earliest forms of written communication dates all the way back to 3500 B.C., with Mesopotamia, Egypt and China acting as early civilizations’ epicenters. The United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) noted literacy is a fundamental human right and the
Imagine being the mother, and only parent, of six children in Nigeria, Africa, who has to decide between keeping her seventh child, held safe within her womb, or feeding the other six children who look at her with hungry eyes of starvation. One of the major global health problems is maternal mortality, but it is
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Research has shown there is a relationship between investing in women, gender equality, and the economic development of a nation. A popular quote says, “if you educate a man, you educate an individual, but if you educate a woman, you educate a nation.” No nation or country can fully reach its potential socially and economically
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Very few things in life are as heinous as the act of trading humans for forced labor, sexual slavery and exploitation, extraction of organs, etc. all of which and many more fall under the umbrella that is human trafficking. According to the article, Human Trafficking, there are six different types of human trafficking: forced labor,
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Discrimination against women still prevails today in many parts of the world. The prejudiced opinion around education for women versus that of men brings up thoughts of entitlement with regards to the right to education as a whole. The Oxford dictionary defines education as the process of teaching, training, and learning, to improve knowledge and
