However, health bodies state the painful chronic disease actually affects 10 percent of women, with around 176 million people ...

Indeed, clinicians are now advised to screen all diabetic patients older than 50 years of age with an ABI, whether they have PAD symptoms or not, and it is feasible to screen other high-risk groups.

(2004) women with myomas were more likely to report a "gushing"-type of bleeding and high pad/tampon use than women ... [27] Although bleeding and pelvic pain symptoms are frequently reported ...

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) involves a debilitating narrowing of arteries in the legs, and the National Institutes of Health estimates that 1 in every 20 Americans over 50 is affected.

More advanced symptoms include ulcers of the foot or gangrene of the foot or toes, which may result in amputation. PAD also can lead to coronary artery disease, which could cause a stroke or heart ...

Feelings of 'gripping or cramping' in the leg could be a sign of the 'silent killer' heart disease, which many are unaware of ...