Hepatitis B and C between STD?

    The both hepatitis can be transmitted by infected needles, by infected blood, by infected organs or bone marrow, and by sexual contact, sometimes by tattoos, and when you share the same syringe and needle with an infected person. Hepatitis B can be transmitted vertically from mother to child through pregnancy.

      Hepatitis B virus is more infectious, this is why,it can be transmitted by sexual contact.

      Hepatitis C virus can be also transmitted by sexual contact, but because C virus is not so infectious, is very rare when a hepatitis C is transmitted this way. That’s why, we must to consider hepatitis B and C between sexually transmitted diseases (STD).

      Both hepatitis can become severe, and share the same complications. The only thing is, the hepatitis B has 85 % chances to be cured with a good treatment and 15 % develop complications.

    Hepatitis C evolves in a chronic pattern in a large percentage of cases. Complications are: chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis of the liver, hepatic cancer and liver insufficiency.

    These complications can appear in both hepatitis B and C. The most severe is hepatitis C, because a large percentage of people develop chronic hepatitis, develop liver failure, cirrhosis and cancer.

In conclusion, we have the chance to be cured by B Hepatitis, but Hepatitis C become chronic almost all the time.

   Another aspect is, when you have or had hepatitis B and/or C, you cannot be a blood, bone marrow or organ donor. In the same time, if you develop liver insufficiency, you will need a transplant.

Think twice, when you have an unprotected intercourse.The condom use will be always a good idea , preventing a large number of infectious and deadly diseases .
It is always more easy to prevent than to be cured.

New trends in Mamography

Every society which has a lot of respect for the people, invest a lot of money in healthcare and also in prevention. In the last 30 years, all women had a mammogram at 40 years old  in order to prevent breast cancer. A lot of women discovered in early stages their breast cancer. This was very good for some of the women. Mammography was and continues to be a good preventative measure. But the American studies and statistics had shown, even if the US healthcare invested a lot of money in a lot of preventative measures, like mammograms, the numbers of breast cancer discovered didn't justify the money spent. 

They consider that breast cancer has a large probability to appear after 50 years, and they reconsider the use of mammograms for women beginning with 50 years old.

All women who have breast cancer in 1st and 2nd degree relatives, is it highly recommended to have their mammograms at 40 years, because they are at risk. Why 40 years and not sooner? Because mammograms can irradiate the body, and the eggs from ovaries. We consider that at 40 years old, the women had their children, and can do a mammogram after this age. Not to forget about men who can develop also breast cancer in a small percentage, but in general is more aggressive. For all people at risk, the first mammogram age will remain 40 years old .It is always better to prevent.

Because Canada tries hard to be in trends with US in terms of health, technology and prevention, right now in Canada, all women will have a mammogram at 50 years old. 
This is a new guideline and I consider it is better to be informed.