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ALL THAT WE WANT TO KNOW PART I Introduction. I am R. Gopala krishnan, 64, retired from BSNL as Asst General Manager. Kerala from Trivandrum and settled in Chennai. The Scientific and Medical Information furnished here in is compiled from various internet sites like kids health.com,4men. com.Yahoo health. Veetu visesham program in Doordarsan kerala chanal etc. It is a presentation aimed at elders and old people – Every effort has been taken to simplify and present the essential points and to make the reading informative and interesting. The subject matter as you know is with out limits –I am presenting it with the title ALL THAT WE WANT TO KNOW. Your comments will support me to further continue the topic. Many of the clarifications marked ***are from Dr Pillai of Kamakshi memorial Hospital and Dr Einstein of chellam Hospital in Chennai who are very close Doctors to me. Q1 Why do it is told by the doctor the full course of antibiotics is to be taken though pain disppaer in a day or two? A1 ***The reason is Anti biotics work on different parts. First day it may be to blood.2nd day it may to hormone. Third it may be to lever etc Q2 Do a diabetic patient can control himself through out life with same dose of pills for insulin with all other food controls and exercises? A2 *** Impossible. Pills dosage has to be increased gradually. At one time say after about 15 years pills may come ineffective. Diabetics have to change to Insulin etc Q3 Do the blood sugar level is to be monitored weekly? A *** Blood sugar levels has to be monitored daily . If it is after a medical treatment even three times a day. When there is a stabilization it can be minimum tri weekly-fasting ,PP and Random Q4 Why do the glucometer reading vary from the report given by Labs by atleast 30 points higher for blood sugar levels?Is it advisable to take blood sugar readings with Glucometer frequently? A4*** In the lab they are taking blood from the veins – impure blood. In glucometer test we are pinching the skin and taking the blood from the artilleries. - pure blood. In the pure blood the blood sugar level is shown higher. It is most advisable with all diabetics to take glucometer readings. May I add the cost of a strip is Rs30-00 But if reading is not monitored you are going to spent Rs 30000-00 and your health as one of the doctors sarcastically told me talking about its importance. Q5 Which is best blood sugar test now relied by doctors? A5 It is HBA1C . Your blood is taken after fasting and the sugar available on red blood cells is calculated. The calculation received is the average blood sugar level in the last three months. The reading and indication of blood sugar is as follows Report figure Indication 4-6 Normal 6-7 Good control 7-8 Fair control >8 Poor control Q6 What is the meaning of Huma Insulin R, Huma Insulin 50/50, Huma Insulin 70/30,Huma insulin N etc. How insulin is to be kept? A6*** basically insulin is not a medicine. It is secretion produced by a process similar to cloning from a person who is not diabetic Regular insulin means it fully for mtce,50/50 means 50% for growth and 50% for mtce Insulin N means it is to be injected in the night only. It is told bloodsugar increase by 30 clock in the morning. To compensate N insulin is taken in the night after 11PM which will function after 3 hours. ***Insulin has to be kept in refrigerator only. If you are making unavoidable travel it is suggested to travel in AC coaches by doctor. If insulin is kept in open its effect is very much reduced. Q7 We hear a lot about prostrate growth in older men. What is the function of prostrate? A7 The main function of the prostate is manufacturing a fluid that is part of the semen.It is evident women do not have prostate gland. Q8 Why testicles are kept out side the body ? A8 The testicles, which help perpetrate the human race, are placed outside the body in the scrotum. They are totally unprotected. The functions of the testicles are to manufacture two things - sperms and testosterone. For sperm production they need to be kept constantly at 94 degreeF. Q8 Why do diabetic patients have erectile dysfunction? A8 The exact cause of increased blood sugar leading to erectile dysfunction is not known. The probable causes are peripheral nerves damage circulatory problems & damage to erectile tissues Q9 What is the effect of not taking proper quantity and proper time insulin? A9*** The effect will felt after a time. To be taken means to be taken. There are no exceptions or excuses( Dr Pillai) Q10 Do patients of susceptible heart attack can have sex? A10 They fear that intercourse will bring on another heart attack and may die. This fear is irrational and has no basis Research shows that 80% of heart attack patients can safely resume sex and 20% have to curtail it, but none needs to abstain. If you can climb two flights of stains briskly, them you can safely resume sex Palpitations and rapid breathing for more than 10 minutes after intercourse. Extreme tiredness for a day following sex Giddiness, irregular heartbeats, chest pain during or after sex. If any of these danger signs are there, then report to your doctor and avoid sex Q11 Do patients of susceptible cancer can have sex? Do patients of arthiritis can have sex A11Cancer can physiologically affect sexual arousal. Treatment for cancer (surgery and chemotherapy) can have an even greater impact on your sex life. Active sex life for people with arthritis is the best medicine. For up to six hours after sex they are pain free Q12 Do surgery or surgical procedure has an impact on one's sex life ? A12 yes. Any surgery or surgical procedure has an impact on one's sex life. It may be for a few days to life long Q13 What is Priapism ? A13 Priapism means an erection that does not go away. For some it may sound like a dream come true, but is in reality a medical emergency. If not treated within four hours it can result in permanent impotence. Priapism was named after Priapus, the Greek god of fertility. He is often pictured as a little man with an enormous, erect penis. The medical definition of priapism is persistent, abnormal erections, accompanied by pain and tenderness. Remember priapism is a medical emergency, so go get help within four hours. The treatment includes application of ice packs to the penis and an injection to deflate your erection Recent research shows that the safest and most effective remedy is terbutaline. It can also be taken orally as a preventive measure for men who are prone to prolonged erections. Q14 Which vitamin reduce sexual drive in Humans? A14 In humans also a deficiency of vitamin E tends to reduce the sex drive, but if the vitamin E levels are normal then supplements will not improve your sex drive. Q15 Do we had fertility control before centuraires? A15 Yes. The history of fertility control can be traced back 4000 years, with the discovery of a prescription for contraception written on an ancient Egyptian papyrus. One of the methods suggested in the papyrus was the local use of a paste containing grounded acacia. The first documented methods of birth control in India were available about 2000 years ago. The great physician `Charaka' mentioned many contraceptive prescriptions in his writings, 100 years B.C. Q16 What is the meaning of contraception? A16 CONTRACEPTION= CONTRA-Latin for against + CONCEPTIO-Latin for the act of conceiving or becoming pregnant. Q17 What is Basal body temperature (BBT)? A17 A woman's resting body temperature goes up slightly around the time of ovulation (release of an egg), when she could become pregnant. Q18 What is LACTATIONAL AMENORRHOEA METHOD (LAM) A18 It is the use of breastfeeding as a temporary family planning method. "Lactational" means related to breastfeeding, and ``Amenorrhoea' ' means not having menstrual periods. LAM provides natural protection against pregnancy and encourages starting another method at the proper time. A woman is naturally protected against pregnancy when Her baby gets at least 85% of his/her feedings as breast milk, and she feeds her baby often, both night and day. Her menstrual periods have not returned. Her baby is less than 6 months old.LAM stops ovulation (release of the egg from the ovaries) because breastfeeding changes the rate of release of natural hormones. Q19 What are NORPLANT IMPLANTS A19 The norplant implant system is a set of 6 small plastic capsules (each the size of a small matchstick) which are placed under the skin of a woman's upper arm. These capsules contain a progestin similar to the natural hormone (progesterone) , that a woman's body makes. It is released very slowly from all 6 capsules. Thus the capsules supply a steady, very low dose. Norplant implants contain no oestrogen. A set of Norplant capsules can prevent pregnancy for at least 5 years. It may prove to be effective longer. Insertion and removal of Norplant capsules requires minor surgical procedures by specially trained providers. There is no delay in the return of fertility after the capsules are removed Q20 Do we have male contraception and vaccines for fertility control? A20 These are yet under trial, and results are awaited. Inspite of searches I could not gather more.. Q21 What is Gynaecomastia? A21 Males during the pubertal growth may have a transient enlargement of the breasts, which is called as gynecomastia. This is seen due to the hormonal changes and is more evident in the obese individuals. Q22 What is CHROMOSOME? A22 The genetic code or the blueprint of the human is carried in these parts of a cell. There are 46 in humans. 45 determine what you look like and how you function. Two determine your sex. XX means you are female. XY means you are male. Q23 What is Estrogen? A23 Estrogen signals an egg to begin to ripen in the ovaries. Estrogen also has an effect on breast growth. Q24 What is PITUITARY GLAND? A24 The gland that produces the hormones FSH and LH. These hormones signal the ovaries when to produce estrogen or progesterone, the two female hormones. It also signals the ovaries when to start functioning at puberty (when you begin having periods). Q25 What is PROGESTERONE? A25 Progesterone signals the lining of the uterus, the endometrium, to change and become the nesting place for a fertilized egg. Q26 What is THYROID GLAND? A26 It is the master gland of the body. It must be working properly or periods don'tcome in women. Q27 An interesting question- when do the eggs are formed in a female? A27 All the eggs a woman will ever have are formed while she is still in her mother's uterus These five million eggs have already formed by the time the mother is five months pregnant and this number is reduced to half a million by birth Q28 How do an human egg ripen? A28 An area of the brain signals the pituitary gland (a tiny gland located at the base of your brain and above the roof of your mouth) to produce the hormones FSH and LH. These hormones are then released into the bloodstream, where they are conveyed to the ovaries. Stress, grief, trips or anything that disrupts a woman's life can keep FSH and LH from being released, thus causing lack of a period. FSH and LH reach the ovaries and signal them to produce the female hormone, estrogen. Estrogen signals an egg to begin to ripen. The egg is ripened in a sac called a follicle. When the egg has completely ripened, it is released from the follicle into the abdomen where it is picked up by the fimbria of the fallopian tubes. Q29 What happen to the eggs not ovulated? A29 All the eggs not ovulated by menopause have died Q30 What is COWPER'S GLAND? A30 gland located just below the prostate gland that secretes pre-ejaculatory fluid to lubricate the urethra. Q31 What is EPIDIDYMOUS A31 The place where sperm mature. It is Located behind the testes. Q32 What is PROSTATE GLAND? Do it create problems in older men ? Probably a question in manyold peoples mind A32 It is a gland located at the junction of urinary bladder and urethra. The ejaculatory ducts (the tubes transmitting the semen from seminal vesicles) pass through the prostate to join the urethra. It is a male accessory sex gland which adds more semen to the ejaculate It keeps the semen from passing into the bladder. The gland can become enlarged (called Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy or BPH) when men get older causing urinary and erection problems The gland can also develop cancer in older men. Q 33 Do doctors resort to prostrate removal when it is enlarged? A33 *** Certainly not. When all other treatment failit is resorted to. Normally prostrate is not removed for young men .In 99% cases after prostrate removal child bearing for impossible their women.it is because the quantity of semen reduce to 10% what it would have been previously.In simple lines prostate secretion contribute 90% of semen. Q34 What is SEMINAL VESICLE A34 It is a sac near the bladder, behind the prostate gland, which adds about 70% of the semen to the ejaculate to allow the sperm to swim. Q35 What is TESTOSTERONE? A35 It is the male sex hormone responsible for male sexual characteristics such as voice deepening, body hair patterns Q36 Do men can father in 80's and 90's? A36Yes is the answer. Men can be fathers in their eighties and nineties. Cary Grant and Charlie Chaplin are good examples of that. Q37 It is told a girl child is born with immature eggs. What is the case of a boy child? A37 Men too. Men are born with immature sperm cells called spermatogonia. At puberty, the pituitary gland produces the exact same two hormones, FSH and LH, that it produces in women. However, the effect in men is very different. One causes the testes to produce the male hormone testosterone, which is required for sperm to mature and for the sex organs to become fully operational Q38 Every body know now a day scanning is preferred to almost all parts of the body. Question- what is scanning? Why do people are advised to take as much water as possible with out urinating? A38 **Scanning is a method of studying an organ by feeding a certain frequency and getting back the reflected frequency and through its variation studying about the organ. (Veetu visesham) It is asked to take water to facilitate to push up the organ and make it more visible Q 39An important question- Do scanning is 100 % reliable? A 39 *** No. only 75%. Most doctors do not take a decision simply based on the scan report.It only supports for their investigation. For example if one scan report suggest suspect kidneys slightly enlarged another may suggest of normal size. Abnormal variation in kidney size along with other indication is there then only kidney problem is looked in to by a doctor Q40 Do onset menopause has changed much in the millennia ?Do it determined by genitically? A40 Although nutrition and exercise have changed our lives so that we live longer, the age of onset for menopause has not changed much in millennia. The age in which you will begin menopause appears to be genetically determined. If your mother was 50, you most likely will be about fifty. Q41 What is osteoporosis: ? A41 It is a decrease in the quality and quantity of bone mass making bones more fragile. This puts you at increased risk for fractures increased risk of heart disease. This is the number one killer of women in the United States. Decreased estrogen can increase your risk of heart attack Q42 What is Hypothalamis and its function: ? A42 Mating, like feeding, takes place under a combination of nervous and hormonal control. Much of this control is mediated by parts of the nervous system within the "visceral brain", in the inferior part of the forebrain and around it, called the hypothalamus Q43 What is hormone and androgen harmone? Which are sex hormones?How do the hormones function? A43 hormone is a chemical substance of an endocrine gland. Endocrine glands, which are also called ductless glans, deposites the hormones into the blood stream. The blood, on its turn, carries the hormones to every part of the body. The hypophysis, also called pituitary, is the master endocrine gland. It secretes a large number of important hormones involved in the control of many body functions The male's ability to produce and secrete semen, as well as to function sexually, is dependent on the androgen hormones, which circulate in the male's body. The sex hormones are estrogen and testosterone. Like all hormones, they are chemical messengers, substances produced in one part of the body that go on to tell other parts what to do. Q44 Do men and women produce estrogen and testosteron, ? A44 Yes. Both women and men produce both estrogen and testosterone, though in different quantities, and both sexes produce less as they age. These hormones seems to affect arousability by altering the threshold for erotic stimulation. Q45 Kindly note I am specifically putting this ques answ. An interesting question- Do Children are sexual even before birth? A 45 Sexuality in infants and toddlers – Children are sexual even before birth. Males can have erections while still in the uterus, and some boys are born with an erection Infants touch and rub their genitals because it provides pleasure Small babies, both male and female, take pleasure in their own bodies and will often touch their genitals. This happens before birth and throughout childhood. Q46 Kindly note I am specifically putting this ques answ DO removal of prostrate gland affect a man's ability of arousal? A46 ** Some older men develop an enlarged or cancerous prostate gland. If the doctors deem it necessary to remove the prostate gland, a man's ability to have an erection or an orgasm is normally unaffected However it may resort as last. Near by is the valve controlling urine passage and semen. if it is incidently touched urine control may be affectedVery careful surgery is required(ref Kids health.com) Q 47 Again an interesting question- What is Vaginismus:? A 47** This is a medical condition that can prevent anything from entering a woman's vagina. If a woman does not engage in intercourse for an extended period of time, her vaginal and pelvic muscles may return to their "virginal" state. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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