Many people are able to fully recover from COVID-19. However, some continue to have long-lasting health effects. These patients, often called long-haulers, may need focused medical care to address the ongoing effects of COVID-19. Post-COVID conditions are a wide range of new, returning, or ongoing health problems people can experience for weeks after first being infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. Typical long-lasting symptoms: • Brain fog, or trouble concentrating, remembering or sleeping • Blood-clotting disorders • Anxiety and depression • Blood sugar issues including diabetes •
Endometriosis is a disease in which cells that normally grow inside the uterus grow outside the uterus on the surface of abdominal organs, and can cause pain and infertility. The disease affects 1 in 10 women and causes fertility problems in nearly half of women with the disease. Andrea Braundmeier-Fleming, PhD, knows the disease well. The SIU Medicine research scientist has suffered from it for over 30 years and it became a motivating factor in her career in medical immunology research. She and her colleagues have published results from a new study that could lead to a more rapid diagnosis of
Endometriosis is a disease in which cells that normally grow inside the uterus grow outside the uterus on the surface of abdominal organs, and can cause pain and infertility. The disease affects 1 in 10 women and causes fertility problems in nearly half of women with the disease. Andrea Braundmeier-Fleming, PhD, knows the disease well. The SIU Medicine research scientist has suffered from it for over 30 years and it became a motivating factor in her career in medical immunology research. She and her colleagues have published results from a new study that could lead to a more rapid diagnosis of
Sexual dysfunction and sexual health concerns affect a large number of people of all genders and identities. For example, 4 out of 10 women over the age of 18 have reported a sexual concern related to desire, arousal and orgasm. For many, these concerns and sexual dysfunction can be difficult to discuss. SIU Medicine has created a new Sexual Pain Clinic as a safe space dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of sexual health problems. This clinic is an addition to SIU Medicine’s Sexual Health Clinic, which provides sexuality counseling. We believe it is important to improve not only our
Sexual dysfunction and sexual health concerns affect a large number of people of all genders and identities. For example, 4 out of 10 women over the age of 18 have reported a sexual concern related to desire, arousal and orgasm. For many, these concerns and sexual dysfunction can be difficult to discuss. SIU Medicine has created a new Sexual Pain Clinic as a safe space dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of sexual health problems. This clinic is an addition to SIU Medicine’s Sexual Health Clinic, which provides sexuality counseling. We believe it is important to improve not only our
