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Acne/Spots
Acne can be a terribly embarrassing problem, but the good news is that today almost every case and type of Acne can be resolved....
Adult Bed Wetting
Bed wetting may be an important clue to a physical or mental health concern, but it is also embarrassing for many adults. Understanding what could be causing your nocturnal enuresis, how it is affect...
After-Pains Following Delivery
After pains happen following the birth of a baby and exist because the womb must contract down in size to its original size....
Anal & Genital Warts
Genital and anal warts effect the genitalia of both men and women. Genital and anal warts are spread through sexual contact...
Anal Bleeding and What Could be the Cause
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 allows you to view this symptom as a potential war...
Asymmetric Breasts
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Women can be very self-conscious when it comes to having asymmetric breasts. Many women with Asymmetric Breasts feel embarrassed, sexually inadequate, and unattractive. This can lead ...
Athlete's Foot
Feet clothed in shoes and socks create an environment that is a paradise for fungi. Athlete’s foot is an infection caused when the mold or fungus that grows on the surface of the foot actually grows i...
Bad Breath
Bad Breath can be very socially embarrassing, but because of social norms, most people will not tell the person with bad breath or halitosis that they do indeed have a problem that needs to be address...
Baldness: What Can I Do About It?
Though it affects the majority of men at some point, many men remain highly embarrassed by baldness....
Becker's Nevus
Becker’s Nevus is a form of a localized Hypertrichosis or excessive hair growth. Hyper pigmentation, or an area or patch of dark skin most often accompanies the Nevus, which usually occurs predominate...
Belly Button Discharge
Occasionally the simple innocuous belly button can be the site of an embarrassing, often unpleasant smelling discharge....
Bleeding After Giving Birth
Post-natal bleeding (or lochia) is not a subject that many women discuss even though it is a natural part of the birthing process. While you may feel embarrassed to discuss it, it is in your interests...
Bleeding During Intercourse
There are many reasons a woman may experience bleeding during or after intercourse. Understanding that such bleeding is often a sign of another health problem is important to getting available treatm...
Blushing/Flushing
We live in a society where first impressions are very important. Dealing with uncontrollable blushing or flushing in social or work situations can be really problematical....
Breast Acne and How to Treat It
Breast acne is an embarrassing condition, but one that is both preventable and treatable. Understanding what causes breast acne, how to prevent it and the many different treatment options available s...
Breast Feeding in Public
Breast feeding in public continues to be topic of heated debate in England. Although there are laws surrounding this subject, many feel that these are outdated and need re-assessing....
Cloasma or Melasma: Skin Darkening During Pregnancy
Cloasma and melasma are medical terms used to describe skin darkening during pregnancy. There is a range of ways for women to cope with skin darkening during pregnancy, and though most skin darkening...
Cold Sores and How to Treat Them
Cold sores are ugly and infectious, so knowing what causes them, common symptoms, how to treat them and how to hide them are important....
Confronting a Loved One's Embarrassing Behaviour
Confronting a loved one’s embarrassing behaviours can be awkward for all involved, but if you don’t do it then more hurt and embarrassment could flourish in the future. Look for a pattern of behaviou...
Constipation
Constipation effects everyone at some point or another. Constipation is at its least uncomfortable and stressful, at its worse, chronic constipation can lead to serious health problems....
Coping With a Speech Impediment
Living with a speech impediment can be an embarrassment for those old enough to understand that their speech is not fluent....
Coping With Dandruff
Dandruff in its simplest explanation is dead skin cells flaking off of the scalp. This is a perfectly normal occurrence and bodily function. In some folks the cell die off is more severe, and the resu...
Coping With Excessive Skin Tags
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 many reasons skin tags develop, and there are both ...
Coping With Gynaecomastia
Gynaecomastia is a fairly common problem that affects men. It means that there is an excessive amount of breast tissue present which can occur for a number of reasons but commonly because of hormonal ...
Coping With Memory Loss
There is no denying that experiencing memory loss can be embarrassing, both for you and the person who must watch you struggle to come up with information....
Coping With Morning Sickness in Public
There is little you can do to cure morning sickness, so coping with it in public is basically about lessening any associated embarrassment....
Coping With Pruritus Ani
There are many causes of anal itching or Pruritus Ani. Most of the time Anal itching though uncomfortable, is rarely indicative of a serous disease state....
Coping With Razor Bumps
Understanding what causes razor bumps, how to treat them and how to avoid them in the first place should help you cope with this irritation as infrequently as possible....
Coping With Receding Gums
Receding gums can be embarrassing but there are ways to cope with this condition once you recognise it....
Corns: Prevention and Treatment
Corns are hard calluses that form on the toes when the bones push up against a shoe and they are put under pressure....
Cystitis: Urinary Tract Infection
Cystitis is also often referred to as a Urinary Tract Infection (UTI). Cystitis usually effects the bladder, were it is called a lower urinary tract infection. Cystitis effects an estimated 2 million ...
Dealing With Impetigo
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 considered an embarrassing illness though this may not b...
Diarrhoea
Diarrhoea is problem that almost everybody has had to deal with from one time or another. Diarrhoea effects men, women, and children. Diarrhoea is clinically defined as a loose or watery stool...
Embarrassing Emotions During Pregnancy
Experiencing intense and diverse emotions can be quite common during pregnancy, but this doesn’t make it any less embarrassing to the women trying to cope with this new reality....
Excessive Earwax and How to Treat it
Excessive ear wax is an issue which can affect your health as well as your well-being....
Excessive Sweating
Hyperhidrosis or excessive sweating can effect any body part normally associated with sweat glands. People can experience excessive sweating from the underarms of course, but common areas also include...
Exploring Poor Hearing
Many adults are embarrassed by declining hearing, even when it is evident to themselves and their loved ones that they are unable to hear as well as they did in the past. Rather than avoiding this re...
Facial Hair
For an extraordinary number of women, excessive facial hair is no laughing matter. For some women even the ever so slightest amount of what they perceive as noticeable facial hair is “excessive”....
Foot Odour
Foot odor is very common. Even people who are otherwise well groomed, and sweet smelling...
Frequent Urination and How to Treat it
Frequent urination can become embarrassing and uncomfortable, and sometimes it can be a symptom of a more serious underlying health concern....
Hair Loss & Thinning
Baldness and thinning hair is not a uniquely male problem. And as socially self-conscious as thinning hair can be for men, it can be completely devastating for women....
Hairy Toes & Feet
Excessive hair on the feet and toes of a woman can be decidedly unattractive and a real cause for self-consciousness....
Handling Female Baldness
Handling female baldness and hair loss usually means seeking professional help to investigate underlying or contributing conditions. Knowing common causes of female hair loss, treatments for baldness...
Helping Someone Else Seek Help
Helping someone else seek help for an embarrassing condition will likely require dedicating your own time and energy to try to solve the problem. Discussing your worries, researching self-help method...
Herpes and Blisters on the Body
Herpes is a viral infection that can result in cold sores or the more commonly considered embarrassing genital form depending on which type of herpes it is....
Hot Flushes
Hot Flushes are one of the most dreaded side effects of menopause. The hot flush as the name implies is the sudden onset of a feeling of intense heat. The hot flush is often accompanied by a reddening...
Impotence and How to Treat It
Impotence and erectile dysfunction can be embarrassing for men of all ages. There are both physical and psychological causes of impotence and erectile dysfunction, and medical, psychological and surg...
Inability to Urinate
An inability can be an embarrassing and uncomfortable condition. It can also commonly be caused by other health conditions, so understanding the associated symptoms and seeking medical attention is i...
Incontinence
There are many types of urinary incontinence. Urinary incontinence – the lack of ability to control elimination of liquid waste. Urinary incontinence effects both men and women....
Incontinence During Pregnancy
Incontinence during pregnancy is relatively common though many women prefer not to talk about what they perceive as an embarrassing condition. Understanding the causes of incontinence during pregnanc...
Infected Nails
The appearance of yellow, cracked, thick, crumbly or otherwise discolored nails of the toes and fingers is not uncommon, the most common reason especially in the toenails is a fungal infection....
Infections & STD's
STD’s are equal opportunity offenders. You do not have to be of a specific race, creed, color, or religion, or from any one particular socioeconomic group to contract an STD....
In-Growing Toe Nails
In-growing toenails are one of the most common foot problems encountered by foot care specialists....
Inverted Nipples
Inverted nipples that point inward rather than outward are part of human individuality and the variations of the unique body....
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
IBS is actually one of the most common conditions diagnosed by doctors. The symptoms of IBS for the most part can be controlled through lifestyle changes and medications....
Leaking Breasts During and After Pregnancy
Leaking breasts during and after pregnancy is not something most women look forward to, but it can be dealt with with minimal fuss. Understanding why breasts might leak during and after pregnancy, st...
Leaking Nipples
Whether leaking nipples are something to be concerned about depends on when the discharge from the nipple is occurring....
Living With and Treatments for Haemorrhoids
Haemorrhoids are caused as the vessels of the rectum and anus become enlarged due to a build of pressure from within....
Losing Toenails
Understanding the causes of toenail loss, the process of losing a toenail and how best to cope with bare toenail beds should all help you deal with this situation should you need to....
Loss of Libido
Loss of libido or sexual desire cab effect both men and women....
Male Infertility Issues
Infertility, while difficult to accept or deal with, especially for men when male egos become involved, should never be avoided, but rather confronted....
Moles
A mole can be described as any small dark spot on the skin. Moles can appear almost anywhere on the body, and can be of a variety of shapes and coloration....
My Urine Has Gone an Odd Colour
Urine should usually be clear and a straw yellow - however, there are times that urine can turn all kinds of different colours. The cause is usually harmless - something that you have eaten or drunk, ...
Oral Thrush
Thrush or more accurately oral thrush is a fungal infection of the mouth. It can occur in healthy adults or more commonly in adults with compromised immune systems....
Penis Problems
Peyronie’s disease, also called curvature of the penis, is a very common often-embarrassing penis problem....
Period Problems
Periods can be a pain-- an inconvenience with mood swings, migraines, bloats, and nausea. But for some menstruating women, periods are terribly painful....
Piles
Piles are exceedingly common, almost every adult will experience them at some time or another....
Postpartum Fecal Incontinence
Postpartum fecal incontinence may affect as many as 1 in every 4 women who give birth, but this embarrassing condition is not often discussed. Understanding why fecal incontinence occurs after pregna...
Pregnancy Related Stretch Marks
Generally an unwanted part of pregnancy, stretch marks can be quite worrying and noticeable when they first develop, but over time they will fade and become less obvious....
Premature Ejaculation and How to Treat It
Premature ejaculation, or ejaculating very quickly with little control, can be an embarrassing occurrence for a man....
Preparing for a GP Visit
Preparing for a GP visit not only makes you feel more confident about your appointment, but more in control of your own health....
Prostate Problems
The prostate serves a necessary function, but it is one of those body parts that unfortunately can cause some uncomfortable if not common problems....
Puberty Issues
Precocious Puberty, Puberty, Early Onset of Puberty, Period, menstruation, first period, first menstrual cycle...
Recognising and Treating Bunions
If there is a painful, swollen bump in the joint that connects your big toe to your foot - you likely have a bunion....
Resuming a Normal Sex Life After a Baby
Women should not be tempted to have sexual intercourse, receive oral sex or take part in heavy petting immediately after having a baby a these activities can pose a risk to their health....
Sex and the Menopause
Coping with sexual problems during the menopause. Self-help treatment and when to visit your GP....
Stained Teeth
Red wine, coffee and cigarettes can all have a negative effect on health but they can also cause your teeth to become discoloured very quickly....
Talking to an Adolescent About Hygiene
Talking to an adolescent about hygiene has the potential to be embarrassing for you both, but speaking frankly and privately should help alleviate some of the tension....
Talking to an Elderly Person About Hygiene
Talking to an elderly person about hygiene is a delicate situation. Show older adults the respect they deserve, look at their limited hygiene routines to determine if there are warning signs of healt...
Telling Someone About an Embarrassing Issue
Telling someone about an embarrassing issue is one of the hardest conversations you can have. Whether the embarrassing issue is theirs or yours, such conversations must be framed with care and concer...
Thread/Varicose Veins
Thread varicose veins or spider veins are those thin blue “spidery” lines that show up seemingly out of nowhere on the face, nose, and most particularly the legs....
Thrush
Vaginal thrush is caused by the yeast candida. Candida is a microbe that normally lives in and around the skin of the vagina...
Treating Head Lice
Though most usually associated with children, head lice can be an itchy and embarrassing problem for kids as well as adults....
Treatments for Snoring
Snoring may be at its least an annoyance for sleep-mates, at its worst it can cause lack of sleep, or be indicative of more serious health problems....
Twitches
Twitches also known as nervous tics are involuntary movements that usually occur in a person’s face, arms or shoulders....
Types of Skin Scars
Scars are part of the healing process. Scars are fibrous tissue that replace skin or other tissue after an injury....
Unsightly Warts on the Face and Neck
Facial warts and those that appear on the neck are fairly commonly but can cause a lot of embarrassment and irritation for the affected person....
Unwanted Hair
Most women fight a daily battle with unwanted hair growth on their legs, under their arms, feet, toes, intimate areas, and yes the face....
Vaginal Discharge and Odour
There are many different causes of vaginal discharge with odour - and treatment will depend upon the underlying cause....
Varicose Veins
Varicose Veins are the twisted often-bulgy veins that develop usually in the legs and feet....
Verrucas
Verrucas can be an annoyance, a cause of personal self-consciousness and worry, and sometimes pain....
What are Boils and How Can I Treat Them?
Boils are ugly to look at and embarrassing to suffer. Recognising the symptoms of boils, how to treat them, what complications could result from them and how to avoid a recurrence are all important f...
What Are Shakes?
Shakes can have an extremely debilitating effect on lifestyle. Simple everyday tasks such as pouring a cup of tea can become impossible....
What Causes Restless Legs?
Restless Legs Syndrome is a neurological disorder that often includes embarrassing symptoms such as an inability to control the movements of one's legs, feet or toes....
What Causes Skin Ulcers?
When we speak of skin ulcers we are usually referring to those wounds that are slow to heal or non-healing....
What Causes Worms and How are they Treated?
Worms are embarrassing infections, but ones that must be recognised and treated. Understanding what it means to have worms, how worms are contracted, the symptoms of worms in humans, how worms are tr...
What is Causing My Testicular Pain?
Testicular pain can be embarrassing, but it must be treated as significant until a medical professional tells you otherwise....
What to Do If Your Waters Break in Public
when the waters break during labour, the sac which contains the baby and the surrounding fluid splits open to allow for the passage of the baby during birth....
Wind
Wind is a normal bodily function. Even excessive wind is unlikely to be indicative of any serious pathological issue, and can usually be corrected through dietary changes...
Wrinkles & Thread Veins
There are several medically proven treatments available that can fight the look of aging skin and can reduce the appearance of wrinkled skin....
Your Sex Life During Pregnancy
Sex during pregnancy can be an embarrassing topic to talk about, but there is nothing shameful about finding out how to protect yourself, your baby and your relationship during this time....