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What time do you go to sleep. Do you have an afternoon nap or early evening nap. What time do you eat before bed. Do you drink alcohol late in the evening. There are so many things that alter our sleep pattern. Eat early in the evening. Avoid late alcohol. Avoid any naps close to bed time. Personal time and meditation before bed. Comfortable bed to suit you is important. The right night time temperature. Not too hot not too cold. Sounds like a lot of things to think about. However if any of these are out of sync, you end up with a restless night and a very tired next day!

Sorry based in UK. I am sure some of the doctors in Nigeria can help you. At your age, you shouldn't need mammogram unless there is something major wrong

Hello Doc,thank you for sharing your expertise with us at no cost!! In 2003 I landed badly in a basketball game and I suppose I tore some ligaments. My physio didn't do an x-ray or scan but placed me on shock therapy for some 12wks or so. A month after I stopped the therapy, I was back to the court and after only a day, my knee popped out again. Infact I daresay it was worse than the first time because of the pain!! Since school had started, I resorted to wearing a brace and didn't bother telling my physio. With time the swelling went down and the pain reduced significantly.

Last year, while in the final stage of a physical fitness test during a job interview, my knee gave way AGAIN. Needless to say that I lost the job!

Well I'm working now;If I sit for long periods, my knee hurts. If I stand for long periods, it hurts still. I only get some relief when I use my brace, it won't hurt as much. I'm worried this may persist till my old age when healing will definately be harder. What do you advise??
P.S- I'D still very much like to continue playing basketball

You are probably dehydrated. Not drinking the right kind of fluid. Minimum of 3-4 litres of water daily. Not coke, tea, coffee or alcohol. They have diuretic effects and dehydrate you.

Hey Doc, can you help me?

I have this friend who claimed I would be getting a visit, you know, I was supposed to see my friend. All of a sudden my friend stopped calling and my friend never came to see me.

Do you help out in those kinds of areas? Do ya Doc 

Hi doc, am 17 years and am pregnant (about a month), a friend ask me to use gynaecosid and i used it last night, just finished talking with another friend and she said it wont work that she has used it before. In the prescription it says it will be 3 to 6 days after but am really very scared now.  I av realise my mistake of having unprotected sex and av discuss with my boyfriend that we will stop having unsafe sex. But my mum must not get wind of it and am scared, i don't know any hospital to do D & C and even if know am scared of dying.  I really need to know if this drug will work because 2day makes my menses  2 weeks late. so i guess i must be about 4weeks pregnant or something.  Please help me, i promise to be a good girl from 2day.  Please i need your advice as ssoon as possible.        

 Hello Nairalanders.I just need help from the doctors and other people in the house on what to
do to someone that ate detergent.We have taking the person to the hospital but we just need to
be sure the person got the right medication.the person was given talazole and we also got
gestid.I want to know your opinion on this,what you think we should do,which drug you think we
should buy and any other thing.Thank you your Urgent Reply would be appreciated on this

Need to reply all the letters.
Joyjames, it not unusual for the man's ejaculate to run out. It is not a curse. Different men produce different volumes of ejaculates
Lissom, ingestion of detergent doesn't cause that much harm in the UK. Children ingest these things. As long as it hasn't been inhaled, the treatment is usually symptomatic
Jesu Seun, radio frequency have been implicated in different types of leukaemia. I don't have hard fact for this, but I know people don't like transmitters built in their backyard
Juxtkem, you need to see a proper gynecologist urgently. Speak to your mother. They tend to be more understanding. As to why you are having unprotected sex at your age, that is another discussion
Sista, I feel we have a lot to talk about. Please e mail me for private consultations

Dont see any reason why you shouldn't be able to conceive. As long as you are producing the eggs and your partner has the right amount of sperm in his semen and your "plumbing" is all in working order.

Hi Doc,

Please l want to ask this  question.  Does too much expsoure to computer radiation affects conception? also does it affect the embryo?

i'll provide you with riffles so you could shoot yourself.
YOU DESERVE TO BE DEAD

hi Doctor,
is there any negative effect if  O-(negative) marry O+(positive)?

 Doctor ,
Thank you and stay blessed

To the Good Doctors in the House,

I have plenty questions but ill try and take them one at a time

When ever i take softdrink, chocolates, sweets, juice, ice creams etc i feel bodyheat, joint pains, dry lips, feverish and weak, what can be causing these please? (can this be dieabites)

My tommy complicates when i take certain type of food eg groundnut, biscuits, moi moi etc

I find it hard to wake, feeling weak and very tired somedays

My son is always scratching his left ear (weve seen an ENT who later diagonised inflamation and was treated then) and complains of iching in the anus

Recently my 8 months old daughter has been having red peeling like patches around her privates, it seems not to be painful and she hardly cries over it (could it be nappy rash)

Finally i have less libido, what can i do to boast up (i'm in my early 30's with ulcer and pile)

Will realy appreciate any of you guys reply.  

Hi Doctor, please i need your advice on this.
My friend use to bleed from nose  during raining season.
what are d causes of this and remedy?

I will start with the easiest question.
Fadenike, the main causes of nose bleed that is seasonal is due to pressure in the air. To avoid these, your friend should try and avoid blow his/her nose too hard, avoid picking the nose. If the bleeding continues, might require cauterization of the vessels inside the nose.
Jwesig88, STDs have different symptoms and signs. Women tend not to show too many signs making diagnosis difficult and late. Preventative measures such as condom is best way to avoid them. You could always say no! Stick to one partner and for you men out there, more than one partner doesn't make you more of a man. Means you have difficulty satisfying one woman!!
Big spif, you have too many problems and I feel you should take the whole of your family to a General Practitioner or dietitian.
Mustay, the black spots from the mosquito bites are just healing/scar in black skin.
Priscare, with chicken pox you get vesicles that contain viruses, when they heal you end up with scar tissue which appears as "holes" on the skin. I think that is everybody answered