HIV and AIDS
HIV is a virus that can be transmitted between humans. You get a HIV infection if you get infected by the virus. AIDS is a disease state that occurs when the immune system is so weakened by a HIV infection that you can get other diseases.
Read MoreObstructive sleep apnea syndrome in children
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) in children means that the child has a respiratory delay due to narrow airways. This means that the child has a car sound when inhaled, usually snoring sounds, and sleeps anxiously. The lack of good sleep allows the child to become tired or hyperactive during the days. It can also be difficult to gain weight. If your child has a respiratory break or strained breathing while sleeping, contact a health care center.
Read MoreSlick Patch
A latch is a small sheet of latex or plastic that you can use as a cover if you want to lick in and around someone’s sheath or anal opening.
Read MoreObstructive sleep apnea
Sleep apnea means you get short, repeated breathing breaks while you sleep. Most often this is because the tongue falls backwards in the throat and closes to the air stream. Breathing stops interrupting sleep and you often get tired during the days. There is effective help to get that allows you to breathe as usual when you sleep.
Read MoreSTDs – sexually transmitted infections
STDs are infections that you can get by having sex. Some STDs are included in the Infection Protection Act and you must test if you suspect you have any of them.
Read MoreLung collapse – pneumothorax
During a lung collapse, air has entered the lung sac, which surrounds the lung. Then the lung itself will collapse completely or partially and you will find it difficult to breathe. A minor lung collapse often heals by itself. A major lung collapse is treated in hospitals.
Read MorePulmonary Emphysema
Pulmonary emphysema means that the small lung blisters are damaged. Then it becomes more difficult to breathe. The disease is usually due to prolonged smoking and is almost always part of the disease COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Read MoreCOPD – chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
COPD is a disease that affects the lungs and airways. The disease makes you more difficult to breathe and can cope less. COPD develops slowly over several years and is mainly caused by tobacco smoking. Treatment usually reduces the hassle.
Read MoreAsthma in children
Asthma is a disease of the respiratory tract that sometimes makes it difficult to breathe. Prolonged coughing is also common. Asthma is treated with various kinds of medicines that the child can breathe. With proper treatment, children with asthma can live an active life without being hindered by asthma.
Read MoreVestibulitis – Sore Opening
In vestibulitis, the small, superficial nerves found in the mucous membrane of the ventricle have become hypersensitive. It hurts in and around the opening to the sheath when you have slit or insert something into the sheath.
Read MoreFungus in the vagina
Mushrooms in the genital area are harmless but can be cumbersome as it usually itch and sting. It is common to get mushrooms in the vagina. Mushroom on the penis, on the other hand, is unusual. It is often possible to treat the fungus with non-prescription drugs.
Read MoreLichen sclerosis and atrophicus
Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus is a disease that causes itching and skin changes, usually in the genital area. The disease does not infect. For most people, the hassles are alleviated and many become perfectly well after treatment.
Read MoreItching of the genital area
It is common for it to scratch around the slide opening and on the labia. The most common causes are the fungus in the abdomen or some form of eczema. Often you can treat the itching with non-prescription drugs. The itching can sometimes be due to a STD. Then you need treatment.
Read MoreEndometriosis
Endometriosis means that the uterine mucosa grows outside the uterus. Roughly one in ten people who have menses have the disease. A common symptom is having a lot of pain associated with menstruation. The most common thing is that you need treatment to relieve the pain or disappear.
Read MoreRespiratory difficulties in children
When a child has difficulty breathing it is usually due to the airways being narrow somewhere or the lungs not functioning properly. The cause may be, for example, an infection, asthma or that the child has had an object in the airways. Breathing difficulties can be very serious and you usually need to seek care right away for the child.
Read MoreNarrow foreskin
Having narrow foreskin means not being able to pull the foreskin back over the eyelid. Up to the age of school it is common to not be able to withdraw the foreskin. Usually, no care is needed as the foreskin can usually be retracted when the child reaches school age.
Read MoreForeskin Problems
The foreskin is called the movable skin which lies over the outer part of the penis, the oblong. You may have problems with the foreskin for a variety of reasons.
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