Hormonal changes occur in pregnancy cravings

They are not a simple legend of pregnancies, the cravings are real and occur frequently. It is very common, when pregnant, women begin to feel disgust for a meal very determined, even before a child he liked to wait. With only get to see it can cause some discomfort, nausea and sometimes even vomiting. It can also happen in reverse, that suddenly, she loves a plate that was previously unable to eat. Or just want to earnestly take some very specific food.

Scientific basis.
This behavior is nothing strange or should be, as many think, to women seeking to be pampered. Dr. Jose B. Arenas explains. although nothing is known in medicine specifically with the fancy name, is a term widely accepted and has a real scientific basis.

Indeed, the word is not in any fancy medical treatise, but there are others that define these asci or desires as food or product concerned. Thus, if a pregnant woman feels a strong desire for drinking water is called Hidromania. If, however, from the time they become pregnant feel real disgust for this item, this woman will have hydrophobia. Explained Dr. Arenas, this behavior is due to the many changes that occur in the body of the woman when she becomes pregnant.

These changes mainly affect the hormone system. The growth of some specific hormones, like progesterone, chorionic gonadotrophin and placental lactrógeno is responsible for cravings.

The increase of these substances stimulates the pleasure center, as amended. May also affect the sense of smell, so no wonder there is pregnant women who suddenly are unable to use your usual perfume.
These behaviors are especially common in early pregnancy. Keep in mind that these hormonal changes occur in a very short space of time, so the woman's body at first does not fit and protest. As the pregnancy progresses, the female body gets used to these changes, and, like dizziness or nausea, cravings are subsiding. After the birth, everything returns to normal appetites and those averse or disappear entirely.

Lack of food.
It also often happens that in a given time the pregnant woman to have really looking forward to eating some particular food, often very markedly products sweet or salty. Dr. Angel Fernandez Herraiz said that it is not a fad, but a real necessity. When a pregnant you crave something sweet, it will almost certainly because of their blood glucose, ie, the level of blood sugar, very low. This phenomenon is referred to as hunger. Moreover, the preference at a particular time of strong foods such as spicy, may be due to lack of digestive juices.

Stains and spots.
The hemanginomas, spots or moles that babies have at birth, have nothing to do with the vagaries not satisfied. This popular belief has no scientific basis. These malformations of blood vessels that appear as bluish-red spots or a localized accumulation of melanin.

Biological clock to wake up

Every day, we experience changes in mental and physical condition, when the body and brain alternate between a state of alert and activity period of rest, recovery and restoration during sleep. In humans, this "biological clock" is located in a structure of the brain called the nucleus supraquiasmático, concentration of over 10 thousand neurons, located in the midline approximately 3 cm behind the eye. The circadian rhythm is particularly important because it gives the animal migration, hibernation, adaptation of the skin in winter, and many other physiological functions.

The most studied in relation to this "biological clock" has been the hormone secretion (growth hormones, thyroid, adrenal, sex) and sleep patterns (melatonin hormone). A study in the Netherlands in May 2001, researchers measured the temperature of 7 people with a tendency to get up early and 7 people with a tendency to wake up later in the morning. Comparing the temperatures of the two groups and found that on average, in the "early", the temperature rises two hours earlier than in people who prefer to rise late in the morning.

People who have their own "internal clock" marked for hours later, have more difficulty getting up. The researchers wrote that these people can "overcome" their biological clock for work, but in moments of leisure, like holidays, it's easy to return them to their employer and can sleep till late in the morning. Understanding the function of genes regulating this cycle, or circadian rhythm, gives us the possibility to intervene in some cases, to help the person with impaired mental and physical health.

Sex in pregnancy

In pregnancy goes around and changes everything. There is no organ or function that is not given cognizance of that body is impregnated with the state of gestation. Moreover, the functions are modified to do so in view of the preparation for childbirth and breastfeeding. That is, prepare for, anticipate, prevent ...

What about genitalia and sexuality?
Physical changes during pregnancy, both the functions of sexuality and the genitals are at least disturbed, especially in women. It is there in which there are major changes.

Once the embryo is installed on the mother's body makes its own: as you do not want powers (read siblings) produces messages (hormones) that cause the body to copulation, the vagina-a highly unpleasant state of congestion, which causes alterations in the normal flora hamper penile penetration. The vagina is moist but not lubricated.
And sometimes there may be a discrete bleeding, resulting from the friction of the penis with a very congested neck. This, of course, led to alarm and a need to clarify the diagnosis.

Moreover, the breasts are swollen, hard, sometimes painful to pressure, with nipples that, so sensitive, they become impossible to cherish. Inasmuch as gestation progresses, increased uterine size and hence the discomfort. The pelvis is filled with blood and emptying after orgasm is slow, which can generate a feeling of dissatisfaction after intercourse. We must also remember that in recent months, there is no anatomical position that does not create any discomfort to the pregnant woman and only the individual can overcome these drawbacks.

More or less I want?
While many women have a decreased desire during pregnancy, there are many others who feel not feel affected by it. Furthermore, some expressed the desire and increased sexual activity and there are those who profess to have achieved orgasm for the first time in this period (the latter is observed mainly in women who have already had children). Anyway, what remains constant in the future mom is the need to be cared for, pampered and protected. Want privacy, but no sex is practiced, while it tends to make it consider the possibility that her husband find another woman.

Inhibition of desire due to infinite causes, from the strictly biological-by inhibition of the nerve centers, to the personal story of each couple. Fear of loss of the baby, if there were previous abortions or difficulty conceiving, is one of the most frequent.

In women who profess deep religious feelings, sexual pleasure during maternity usually generate conflict, especially if they are not shared by the couple. Moreover, changes in the body of the pregnant woman may lead to loss of self-esteem, which makes the encounter with her husband.

Moreover, society as a whole finds it difficult to integrate maternity and sexuality. For a long time women "hiding" under your belly or dresses large layers, as shown expressing his love had gone to "seed" deal. "

How do the pregnancy test

Pregnancy test
While at the pharmacy are several brands of pregnancy tests, all operating with the same system: measuring the hormone human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in urine. During the first trimester of pregnancy, this hormone is secreted by the placenta in large quantities. Later, the substance decreases significantly.

A few years ago had to wait several days that passed after the first offense, to be able to diagnose pregnancy. At present, the process has been shortened considerably: some tests can even dispel the doubt on the first day of delay.

And is that as time passes are achieved pregnancy tests with more sensitivity. That is, with greater ability to detect small amounts of HCG in the urine. While the oldest measured only 800 m. U.I. / ml.

How to collect urine. All brands are equally reliable if the test is done well. This means doing so with the first morning urine, collected in a sterile bottle (very important: when the test is not going to perform immediately, it is necessary to keep it in the refrigerator at 4 degrees). In addition, further to the letter the instructions provided by the manufacturer.

All women know how to proceed when they find out they're pregnant: begin to take care and call for a shift to the gynecologist. But how to act when the test has proved negative and the period still does not come? In this case, it is advisable to conduct a second test. If the result would again be negative to consult with the gynecologist.

Scratching the belly produces striae pregnant?

According to some statistics, most of the skin stretch marks pregnant presents a greater or lesser degree. They are more frequent in the belly and breasts and leave as sequels white lines or irregular depression after childbirth. This phenomenon is related to the large amounts of circulating hormones during pregnancy.

The striations are presented with more intensity in those women with a genetic predisposition, but do not depend on whether the future mother is no longer scratch or put creams. To diminish to a minimum, should swell as little as possible and use a belt to hold the abdomen from the fourth month of pregnancy. The creams can help, though it is scientifically proven that this is so.

Pregnancy weakens the view?

The effect of circulating hormones and changes in the "internal" (tendency to retention of fluids and salts), increases the volume of the eyeball. This changes the distance between the lens and retina and, usually, accentuates myopias.

It should be noted that these changes are only temporary and that, after birth, sight returns to its previous levels. It is therefore important that all pregnant women carry out a control eye during the first quarter.

Grown after having a child?

None of the hormones circulating in significant quantities during pregnancy favors the increase in height. Growth hormone has fetal and maternal effect (for their concentrations) only at death.

On the other hand, most women became pregnant after adolescence, when they have closed the "cartilage growth" of the bones and stature has been defined.

The pregnant woman should eat twice?

No. Final and absolutely not.
During pregnancy, the effect of placental hormones, there is a tendency to transform the food they eat into body mass (fat). Therefore, even eating the same thing as always, the pregnant feedlot.

To be well nourished she and the baby, the future mother should only eat as usual, choosing foods rich in protein and minerals and avoiding the high caloric content. Throughout the pregnancy, will require a greater contribution of calories, but that does not mean eating for two.

Pheromones, natural aphrodisiacs?

Pheromones exist in several species of animals, both vertebrates and invertebrates. They are chemical messengers used for communication between subjects of the same species. This is secretions that act as signal and cause sexual reactions after being tested or smelled.

We can cite as examples the vaginal secretions of the rhesus mona, which have been chemically identified as short-chain aliphatic acids, which are due to sexual stimulation in male of the species. There are also signs that humans emit and react to certain smells.

In this regard it is significant that seek to do away with all our natural body odors and replace by perfumes containing substances such as musk-than in other species serve as a sexual stimulant.

Humans also segregations
Some data tell us that human pheromones also segregated. In our body there is a set of glands called "apocrine" which are considered non-functional.

However, in other species, these glands are linked to the production of pheromones. The foreskin of the male and lips of the vulva of women contain glands that produce secretions fragrant. In an experiment in laboratory samples of vaginal secretions of 50 young women and it was proved that contained aliphatic acids, the same substances that produce sex appeal in the rhesus monkey.

The presence of these acids reached its highest level in the middle part of the female cycle, in the era of increased likelihood of pregnancy. It is interesting to note that the increase of these substances does not occur in women who have suppressed ovulation by the use of oral contraceptives. Demonstrated that the secretion of them is related to ovulation, although we still do not know what is the importance they have in the human species.

On the other hand, a team of British researchers isolated a sex pheromone from the sweat of men. This substance, concentrated, it smells like sandalwood oil, as everyone knows, is often used in perfumes. According to these researchers, pheromones produce an odor that attracts women.

The first menstruation

After nearly two years of changes initiated pubertal (telarca), appear the first menstruation or menarche. The hormones stimulate the growth of the uterus to increase the size of its inner layer, called "endometrium", which is removed during the menstrual bleeding.

It is very important that the mother speaks of the subject with her daughter not to take the unprepared. And avoid passing an unpleasant moment. The young lady must be prepared for that, in case of travel or just when you're in school, have the elements necessary to deal with the situation assumed as something absolutely normal.

There will surely be scared, doubt, worry, joy, a multitude of feelings, many of them ambivalent and contradictory-that will enable him to reassert on the way to adulthood.

For any doubt, should consult with the doctor of adolescents: if necessary, he will lead the young to a gynecologist. During the first two years after the onset of menarche, there may be irregularities or even absence of menstruation for several months. This is normal and should not be cause for concern.

Changes in puberty in adolescents

The age of great change. Puberty, a period of change, is a particularly difficult stage for the kids. The more parents know the subject, may better understand their children.

Have left childhood, but they still have a long and sometimes difficult path to reach maturity. They are in full time physical, mental and emotional. The male and female hormones, which are necessary for children to become men and women, operating at full capacity. Her body is transformed, and often are not sufficiently prepared for this.

Starting the way:
The onset of puberty varies between eleven and thirteen years in girls and thirteen and fifteen in children. In these, the first sign is the growth of the breasts and the appearance of pubic hair. A little later, at about twelve, the majority have their first menstruation, or menarche.

At this early stage is ladies in the so-called estirón, characteristic of puberty. The result is the typical image of the gawky and awkward teenager who
gives the impression of not knowing what to do with his arms and legs, too big for the rest of the body.
The boys enter puberty between one and two years later than them.

First they grow testes and penis, and you see the pubic hair. Then will come the first voice changes, the first spontaneous ejaculations, especially during sleep and, later, the development of the beard.
Many of them are affected in this age acne, which is responsible for testosterone. This male hormone stimulates the sebaceous glands of the skin and makes the hair is always greasy and face full of granite.

Development plan:
These figures are purely indicative, since puberty passes in each child differently. In most cases, the onset of adolescence depends on hereditary predisposition. Thus, parents worried because her daughter fourteen years is the only of its kind that is not the rule, should try to remember: They probably also had a late development.

But when a child's development differs totally from the normal periods, it is possible that something is not right. Psychological problems, family problems or even a rejection of becoming a larger, making the process can not start or interrupted abruptly. It also depends on health. A serious illness in children late, sometimes change.

Another reason may be the sport. The intensive training, we refer to competitive sport involves a stress-so great that often directly affects children's development.

Causes of male sexual impotence transient

Experts point out that one or more of these factors are the main triggers, and most of the blocking mechanism of the erection.

• Location of stress or tension.
• disorderly hormone, blood type or neurological.
• Some diseases (diabetes) or trauma (fractured pelvis).
• Eating or drinking copious or so uncommon.
• Ingestion of drugs, alcohol, snuff and some medications (antihypertensives, antidepressants, steroids, barbiturates ...).
• Having a relationship with a woman who is not a regular partner.
• Initiate a relationship with excessive expectations (age difference, unattainable).
• End of a crisis sentimental, or conflictual relations recently.
• Long periods of abstinence.
• Lack of self-esteem or problems.
• Poor acceptance of bodily changes (weight gain, hair loss ...).

Some lies about baldness

There are many good tips that we have all heard that one again. Most of them have no medical basis and may even harm.

• The need more power baldies
sexual. And sexuality alopecia have nothing to do. The presence of a different potential of male hormones in the blood is not tantamount to being a master in the arts amatorias.

• Wash your hair every day is unhealthy.
The frequency with which he washes his hair in his downfall does not influence abnormal. On the contrary, specialists warn that it is better to avoid excess fat.

• The hair falls over in Autumn. The hair is not a plant. Therefore, it is not influenced by seasonal changes.

• Cut the tips of the hair makes it grow faster. Another falsehood.
Always grows at the same speed: one centimeter per month, more or less. Cut it often does not accelerate the pace of growth.

• Vitamins are conducive to the strengthening of hair.
Although the intake of vitamins in their correct proportions acts as a system of prevention, there is no direct relationship between consumption of vitamin supplements and additional parking brake hair.

That produces hair loss?

Why we still CALVO?
• Heritage family ( "father of bald, bald children").
• Sensitivity excessive hair follicles to androgens (male hormones).
• protracted situations of stress or nervous tension.
• Some general diseases such as diabetes, disorders of the thyroid.
• postoperative period.
• immunological diseases (in the case of alopecia areata).

THE ENEMY OF OUR HAIR
• The sun and UVA rays.
• atmospheric phenomena: the environmental humidity and wind.
• color often discolor and make permanent.
• Diets decompensated.
• The violent unravel.
• The glue to make queues.
• Some medications (contraceptives, anti ...).

Physical activity combats hypertension

It is not a novelty. Indeed, is already a fact well proven. The cardiofitness, namely physical exercise can push up the performance of the cardiovascular system, exerts beneficial effects in hypertension.

And in mild forms, with pressure values somewhat higher than 140/90, which doctors define as "frontier" may even blood pressure returned to normal values, without having to take pills. Numerous studies have shown that aerobic exercise characteristic of cardiofitness causes a decrease in blood pressure maximum and minimum sleep.

The mechanisms by which this effect occurs are partially known. For example, aerobic activity determines an increase of the capillary network of muscles in the periphery: in this way the same blood flow is distributed in a "tree" bigger and low pressure. Secondly, sport moderate influence on the system of endocrine glands.

What does? Decreases catecholamines, stress hormones that cause the narrowing of blood vessels peripherals, play an important role in the onset of hypertension. However, while making sport benefits the tension, it is essential to choose the appropriate discipline, and to establish accurately the intensity, frequency and duration of effort.

The physical activities more suited to normalize the pressure are jogging, race, swimming, running, walking, cycling and cross-country skiing. And when, during the winter, cardiofitness exercises must be conducted indoors, in the gym is available a wide range of appliances such as treadmills, exercise bikes and step.

Semaphore red, however, for sports that involve anaerobic efforts (as in the shorter sprint distances, the shot put and body building). In any case, to obtain the maximum benefit, exercise should dosificarse with extreme caution, as if it were a drug, because it can be
dangerous, a kind of double-edged sword, if performed without judgement.

The program of physical activity, for example, may include 40 or 50 minutes of training, three or four times a week. What pace should continue? Surely we must avoid the high intensities. The exercises are the most effective light. Experts agree that, ideally, consider keeping the heart beats 60% or 70% of the maximum heart rate, better determined in laboratory with a traditional stress test, rather than with the classic formula '220 - age. "

The most rational and safe to control the intensity of physical activity to which we are dedicating Pulsómetro is to make use of. This device provides a continuous and reliable information about the heart's response during the effort, avoiding the risk of working at levels of heart rate too high regarding the scheduled by the cardiologist.

The Pulsómetro is a perfect guide when it should be very accurately assess performance and maintain control under the regime of training. It also allows control the heart rate and alerts with programmable alarms when they are exceeding the preset values.

Anabolic steroids - Benefits and side effects

Its advantages
The anabolic steroids have been used successfully in the medical world to treat different types of injuries and illnesses, but all reports made so far indicate that the only benefits in healthy people are increasing muscle size and strength and physical endurance to train longer. But there is no evidence that any of these benefits can endure for long.

Disadvantages
(side effects)
Physical.
If the use of hormones does not cause side effects, would be allowed to use all the athletes. The rules that prohibit the use of male hormones are basically designated to protect the physical and mental health of athletes.

Excessive doses can cause, among other things, cancer, hepatitis, risk of heart attacks and direct damage to the same muscle as well as increased cholesterol levels in the blood, stimulate the production of cancer cells, causing the body stops production of testosterone, which in turn would cause severe effects on libido and sexual functions.

Some of the most notorious are the increase in body and facial hair, increased sebaceous secretions (oily skin), acne and priapism (persistent and painful erections). The frequent users also may experience cramps and spasms associated with rapid changes in their muscle mass.

Ordinarily, when used oral steroids, can suffer from gastrointestinal problems, including loss of appetite, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation and bowel irritation. When steroids are introduced into the body, a portion of the male hormone becomes the female hormone (estrogen), it can get to develop the bust in men.

Since the beginning of their use, can have headaches, bleeding from the nose, fatigue, weakness and fainting. In youngest users can cause cessation of bone development, which affects their growth, and further intensify even more the appearance of acne.

As if all this were not enough, a recent report indicates that excessive testosterone can cause the growth of prostate and block the flow of urine. It has also been seen in both men and women cause temporary infertility.

Psychological. Steroids, on the other hand, largely affecting the central nervous system and, indeed, psychological symptoms can be even more palpable that the biological at 70 per cent of cases are the first to appear.

Many consumers say they feel very well during the period using steroids, but studies say the opposite has been found that those who have used changing moods, showing aggression, violence, depression (especially when there is a dependency steroids), paranoia, extreme irritability without apparent cause, disappointment and sense of invincibility.

Steroids also increase the level of cortisol, a hormone the body, which is largely the cause of stress. This can cause neurological problems and hypertension. A study conducted by Harvard University, concluded that one eighth of the users of anabolic steroids suffered from the so-called "body-of Psychosis," which includes symptoms of hallucinations and paranoia.

The anabolic steroids as all types of drugs, have advantages and disadvantages; unfortunately, the latter are higher. At first, steroids were classified as miracle drugs.

A large number of athletes took their use to view their surprising results, why is that they have been awarded their jobs. However, increasingly people are within their influence, making the drug not only covering the sports world, but also in many developed countries is a fashion in gyms and even in schools and universities.

The psychological and medical communities around the world continue to study how beneficial and harmful are, and are increasingly being uncovered negative effects that positive.

The best time of sex

If you're very concerned about finding the right time for sex, a group of American scientists has concluded (after years of studies and surveys) that most men get more satisfactory orgasms, frequent and lasting around the 10.24 pm, with five minute margin before or after this time.

The variables were taken into account were the hormone levels per hour, the frequency of relations, lighting conditions and testimonials from more than 11,000 men within a year.

What does hypnosis?

The word comes from "hypnos" or "sleep" in Greek. But a definition is incorrect because the hypnotized is not asleep, but in a trance.

Despite this, still conscious, although brain functions have changed. The thinking and logic are asleep and do not interfere, so that the patient ignores what he sees, does not allow outside influences him.

This is a scientific explanation, this is a psycho-biological phenomenon during which our brain responds to a stimulus, the concentration and subsequent deep trance. By the power of the mind, our hormones secrete substances anaesthetic or otherwise acting as certain drugs and amending our state.

During this experience we are not at the mercy of hipnotizador; it only takes afloat a capacity that we have all but ignore how to use.
It also should be noted that not everyone can be hypnotized.

Some are very skeptical and reluctant, consciously or unconsciously, hypnotizing it by simply left. These are people who are very analytical autobloquea with his attitude, while others, especially the most imaginative, have a greater capacity for relaxation and concentration. The latter are the majority and can easily reach the trance.

Finally, remember that often we find ourselves in a light trance without realizing it. When we are very interested in something we see or read, for example, we arrive at yourself momentarily from the outside world, to isolate what is around us. Many people get listening to music.

Trying to win without sex

The sexual desire and enjoyment vary greatly during pregnancy, not just one woman to another but also within the same across different stages.
Investigations show that pregnant women are generally produces a decline in sexual interest during the first quarter (especially if you suffer from fatigue and nausea), followed by an increase in the second quarter and then another decline in the third.

In the first quarter women live sensations and attitudes are very different compared to sex, but in most there is a decrease in desire and intensity of orgasm from the time that pregnancy is confirmed.

The causes are varied
One is the principle that there is a series of unpleasant symptoms: nausea, vomiting, insomnia, fatigue, which often leave little room to sexual desire.

These are due to the influence of hormones that feed the embryo (placental progesterone and other hormones).

Headaches during pregnancy

The headaches are common in pregnancy. There are various theories about its causes, usually agree on the role of hormones.

Progesterone would have a direct effect on the brain arteries, and was known to classical migraine is due to a special dilation of some of these arteries.

He also indirectly hinder the emptying of bile in the gallbladder, progesterone contribute to headache.

Also, this hormone is responsible for changes in vision (for example, increasing myopia), which also added to facilitate the emergence of real crisis headaches.