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What Is Killing Our Women? Things To be Considered Immediately!

Women’s Health

Though worldwide the life expectancy of females at birth is more than men – 68.2 years for men and 73.2 years for women, in India, however, the life expectancy for both sexes is the same, and yet, there are many reasons as to why women die sooner due to negligence over the years.

Women’s Health is linked to the status of women in society and the culture that brews within this structure. There are a lot of health issues that mushroom from the socio-economic scenario. There are Women’s Health issues that women face which include breast cancer, ovarian cancer, PCOS, menopause, and others but there are a few health conditions that we tend to ignore or overlook that are killing our women.

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Heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death for women. Symptoms of a heart attack include chest pain, shortness of breath and weakness in arms. Women are also likely to experience shortness of breath, and nausea or vomiting. However, women may not recognize their symptoms as a heart attack, and dismiss it as working out too hard or having heartburn.

Dr. M.G. Kartheeka, MBBS, MD

These include; death during childbirth, illiteracy and ignorance, violent attacks on women, etc.

Overall, these factors adversely impact women’s health; mental and physical well-being. Further, a woman’s ill health affects not only her as an individual, but her family suffers too.

Women are more likely to experience bone ailments than males since they typically have smaller, thinner bones. Almost 80% of Indian women suffer from bone thinning. The danger of osteoporosis, which can lead to joint pain and easily cracked bones, rises with bone density loss.

Dr. Ashish Bajaj – M.B.B.S, M.D.

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As a society, we need to actively work towards providing our women with good health because a healthy woman ensures a healthy family. Women are not the weaker sex; society has made them so. We need more awareness drives, camps that educate rural women on the issues mentioned above, campaigns and projects that will help change mindsets and help save our women!

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