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Reproductive Health
Men’s Clinic Opens to Manage Erectile Dysfunction
The Ashanti Regional Hospital (Kumasi South Hospital) will from August 1, 2018 open Ghana’s first all men health unit to handle all kinds of Erectile Dysfunction. The facility named “Men’s Clinic” which would be operating on Wednesday…
Do You Know: Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) Can Make You Barren?
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an infection of the female reproductive organs. It usually occurs when sexually transmitted bacteria spread from your vagina to your uterus, fallopian tubes or ovaries.
Pelvic inflammatory disease often…
Adolescent Reproductive Health (ASRH) outreach programme for the youth of James Town in Accra.
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service (GHS), on Tuesday, organised an Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (ASRH) outreach programme for the youth of James Town in Accra.
The…
Adolescent Pregnancy is Mostly Unintended
Adolescent pregnancy in ninety nine percent of the cases is unwanted and is the major consequence of adolescent sexual activity, other than STDs. This issue has affected youth, families, educators, health care professionals, and government…
What Does VDRL Testing Mean?
VDRL (Venereal Disease Research Laboratory) is a serological (blood) test that is mainly used in the investigation of Syphilis. Syphilis is a Veneral ( sexually Transmitted Infection) caused by Treponema pallidum. There Are stages of this…
Do You Know Syphilis Can Cause Madness?
Syphilis is a bacterial infection usually spread by sexual contact. The disease starts as a painless sore — typically on your genitals, rectum or mouth. Syphilis spreads from person to person via skin or mucous membrane contact with these…
Gonorrhea (Babaso) Can Cause Blindness in Your Child
Gonorrhea is the same as "Babaso" in Ghana and is an infection caused by a sexually transmitted bacterium that can infect both males and females. Gonorrhea most often affects the urethra, rectum or throat. In females, gonorrhea can also…