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Genital Warts, Anal Warts and STD’s Warts are benign cysts or lesions that can occur anywhere on the body. There are over 100 strains of...

Anal bleeding can be embarrassing, but it is also a message that your health may be at risk. Understanding the common causes of anal/rectal bleeding...

The belly button or navel, or more technically the umbilicus, is basically a scar left over form childbirth. This site of the former connection...

Constipation is not something that often comes up in day to day conversation. But no matter how unpleasant it is something that has affected each of...

Some people are more prone to developing skin tags than others, and some people are prone to developing an excessive number of skin tags. There are...

Pruritus Ani can be a real pain in the... Pruritus Ani is the medical term for itching around the anus. The irritation of anal itching or Pruritus...

Impetigo is a bacterial infection of the skin and is most often seen in young children. Often related to poor hygiene it has a history of being...

Like its antithesis constipation Diarrhoea may not be a particular pleasant subject. But the truth is it is problem that almost everybody has had to...

Hyperhidrosis or excessive sweating can effect any body part normally associated with sweat glands. People can experience excessive sweating from the...

Having to excuse yourself to the bathroom frequently can grow into an embarrassing habit. But worse than being embarrassing, frequent urination...

The skin and superficial tissues are at risk from damage from many sources. These can be direct injuries, infections, viruses and other...

Technically the word incontinence only describes half of a condition. The medical definition of the term incontinence is the inability to voluntarily...

Irritable Bowel Syndrome also known as IBS can be a very uncomfortable condition. Fortunately IBS rarely causes any permanent medical harm and it...

No-one wants to admit that they have or have had haemorrhoids, but unfortunately they are a very common disorder and can affect anyone. They...

Loss of libido or the sex drive is far more common in women than men, however decreased sexual appetite does effect both sexes. The are many factors...

Though sometimes unsightly and therefore embarrassing most skin moles rarely present any true health risks. In fact there was a time when a mole in a...

Piles or haemorrhoids as they are more accurately referred to can be an often embarrassing, sometimes painful problem. Piles are exceedingly common;...

Puberty no matter when it occurs brings its own set of issues and difficulties. And while every parent laments that their little boy or girl is...

When a woman or her doctor refers to a “yeast infection” they are most likely referring to a case of vaginal thrush. Vaginal thrush is caused by the...

Snoring is one of those health issues that can affect the people around us more than the snorer him or herself. Just ask any spouse who has had to...

Everyone is familiar with scars. It is hardly possible to go through childhood without a minor scar or two to show for it. Scars are part of the...

Unwanted body hair among women is far more common than you might think. Since there is such a social stigma attached to excessive body hair on women...

Uncontrollable shakes and tremors are not only embarrassing in social situations. In the most extreme cases shakes can have an extremely...

Worms are embarrassing infections, but ones that must be recognised and treated. Understanding what it means to have worms, how worms are...

For the many people suffering from excessive wind, flatulence is no laughing matter. Wind is a normal bodily function. Even excessive wind is...