(BPT) - Secret bottles in the medicine cabinet? Frequent trips to the bathroom? Moodiness, fatigue or changes in social behavior?
Everyone has secrets – that’s no surprise. But whether little or big, secrets can make a real difference in quality of life. When it comes to women keeping their health issues to themselves, the effects can be unnecessary, turning something potentially treatable into a misery to live with. By speaking up about those secret health issues, women can make their lives much more comfortable and enjoyable.
kAmw62=E9 :D 2 9:89=J A6CD@?2= DF3;64E 3J ?2EFC6[ 3FE E96C6 2C6 6IA6C:6?46D E92E 2=>@DE 2== H@>6? D92C6] s:D4FDD:?8 H92E J@F’C6 8@:?8 E9C@F89[ @C 6G6? H92E J@F 5@?’E F?56CDE2?5[ H:E9 7C:6?5D[ 72>:=J 2?5[ >@DE :>A@CE2?E=J[ J@FC 5@4E@C 42? =625 E@ 8C62E6C F?56CDE2?5:?8 2?5 36EE6C EC62E>6?E D@=FE:@?D] (:E9:? 72>:=:6D[ :E’D A2CE:4F=2C=J :>A@CE2?E 7@C H@>6? E@ E2=< 23@FE E96:C 962=E9[ 2D >2?J :DDF6D 2C6 86?6E:4 2?5 42CCJ @G6C 7C@> 86?6C2E:@? E@ 86?6C2E:@?]k^Am
kAm%96 E@A 7:G6 H@>6?’D 962=E9 D64C6EDk^Am
kAm$@>6 @7 E96 962=E9 D64C6ED H@>6? <66A 2?5 H2JD E@ 3C:?8 E96> @FE @7 9:5:?8ik^Am
kAmw62GJ A6C:@5Di |@C6 E92? `_ >:==:@? H@>6? DF776C – FDF2==J :? D:=6?46 – 7C@> 962GJ A6C:@5D 4@?G:?465 E92E 492?8:?8 E96:C A25 @C E2>A@? >@C6 E92? 7:G6 E:>6D 2 52J :D ?@C>2= 3642FD6 :E :D D@>6E9:?8 E96J 92G6 =62C?65 E@ =:G6 H:E9] (9:=6 ?@E =:76 E9C62E6?:?8[ >2?J H@>6? 2C6 F?2H2C6 @7 E96 =2E6DE D276[ 67764E:G6 2?5 >:?:>2==J :?G2D:G6 EC62E>6?E @AE:@?D 2G2:=23=6 E@ E96>] #646?E=J[ 2? @?=:?6 C6D@FC46 7@C H@>6? H9@ DF776C 7C@> 962GJ A6C:@5D[ k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]492?86E964J4=6]4@>^Qm492?86E964J4=6]4@>k^2m H2D 6DE23=:D965 2D 2 A=246 H96C6 H@>6? 42? D92C6 E96:C DE@C:6D 2?5 =62C? 23@FE E96 5:776C6?E @AE:@?D E96J 92G6 7@C E96:C 962GJ A6C:@5D – :? E96 4@>7@CE @7 2 8:C=7C:6?5\E@\8:C=7C:6?5 @?=:?6 4@>>F?:EJ] w62GJ A6C:@5D 42? @44FC 2E G2C:@FD DE286D @7 J@FC =:76[ 36 DFC6 E@ DA62< H:E9 J@FC 962=E9 42C6 AC@76DD:@?2=]k^Am
kAmp5F=E 24?6i }62C=J b_ A6C46?E @7 H@>6? 2C6 EC@F3=65 3J 3C62<@FED H6== :?E@ 25F=E9@@5] p5F=E 24?6 :D 42FD65 3J 9JA6CD6?D:E:G:EJ @C @G6CAC@5F4E:@? @7 9@C>@?6D 2?5 42? 92AA6? 5FC:?8 AC68?2?4J[ A6C:>6?@A2FD6[ 2?5 >6?@A2FD6] %@@ @7E6?[ H@>6? ECJ E@ EC62E 25F=E 24?6 =:<6 E96 E66? <:?5 2?5 H2:E E@ D66 2 5@4E@C 7@C E96:C D<:? AC@3=6>D] x7 J@F 92G6 32D:4 24?6[ EC62E>6?ED H:E9 D2=:4J=:4 24:5 2?5 36?K@J= A6C@I:56 D9@F=5 96=A[ 3FE 7@C D6C:@FD 24?6[ 2 56C>2E@=@8:DE 92D 2? 2CD6?2= @7 AC@5F4ED E@ 4=62C FA J@FC D<:?]k^Am
kAmq=2556C =62<286i %9@F89 3=2556C :DDF6D 2C6 4@>>@?[ E96 >2;@C:EJ @7 A6@A=6 H9@ DF776C 5@ D@ :? D64C6E] pAAC@I:>2E6=J `b >:==:@? p>6C:42?D[ E96 >2;@C:EJ @7 H9@> 2C6 H@>6?[ 92G6 3=2556C :DDF6D] %96D6 3=2556C AC@3=6>D :? H@>6? >2J 36 5F6 E@ 49:=53:CE9 @C 2 ?2EFC2= A2CE @7 28:?8] w@H6G6C[ E96D6 :DDF6D 67764E H@>6? @7 2== 286D 2?5 :? >@DE 42D6D[ 2C6 62D:=J EC62E23=6] xE >2J :?4=F56 E96C2AJ[ 3692G:@C2= 2?5 5:6E >@5:7:42E:@?D[ >65:4:?6D 2?5 :? D@>6 42D6D[ DFC86CJ]k^Am
kAm'28:?2= 5CJ?6DDi w@E 7=2D96D[ >@@5 DH:?8D[ ?:89E DH62ED] %9@D6 2C6 E96 >6?@A2FD6 DJ>AE@>D H6 E2=< 23@FE] qFE H92E 23@FE E96 @?6D H6 5@?’E E2=< 23@FE :?4=F5:?8 A2:?7F= D6In |@C6 E92? d_ >:==:@? H@>6? 2C6 :? >6?@A2FD6 2?5 >@C6 E92? 92=7 @7 E96> 92G6 G28:?2= 2EC@A9J – 2 49C@?:4 2?5 AC@8C6DD:G6 4@?5:E:@? 492C24E6C:K65 3J DJ>AE@>D :?4=F5:?8 G28:?2= 5CJ?6DD 2?5 A2:? 5FC:?8 D6I] (96E96C :E’D =24< @7 2H2C6?6DD @C =24< @7 6>A@H6C>6?E[ H@>6? 5@?’E E6== E96:C 5@4E@C[ E9@F89 D:>A=6 ~%r EC62E>6?ED 2C6 2G2:=23=6]k^Am
kAmx7 J@F 6IA6C:6?46 2?J @7 E96D6 962=E9 :DDF6D =:DE65 23@G6[ A=62D6 766= 7C66 E@ DA62< H:E9 J@FC 5@4E@C] %96J H:== =:DE6? H:E9 2? F?56CDE2?5:?8 62C 2?5 DF886DE E96 36DE EC62E>6?E A=2? 7@C J@F] p=D@[ D66< @FE @?=:?6 C676C6?46D DF49 2D k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]492?86E964J4=6]4@>^Qm492?86E964J4=6]4@>k^2m E92E 42? 96=A AC@G:56 E96 DFAA@CE 2?5 :?7@C>2E:@? ?66565 E@ F?56CDE2?5 E96 36DE EC62E>6?E @AE:@?D 7@C J@F]k^Am
kAmk:>8 DC4lVk2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]2C24@?E6?E]4@>^AC:?ED:E6^x>286(C:E6C]2D9In2CE:4=6:5l`edeeU2>Aj>6>36C:5lfac`fQm9EEAi^^HHH]2C24@?E6?E]4@>^AC:?ED:E6^x>286(C:E6C]2D9In2CE:4=6:5l`edeeU2>Aj>6>36C:5lfac`fk^2mV 3@C56ClV_V H:5E9lV`V 96:89ElV`V ^mk^Am
