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Returning Veterans may have experienced severe burns causing excruciating pain and debilitation.
Managing burn scars and contractures are a significant part fostering successful psychological adjustment during post-active duty life.
Women Veterans are more likely to suffer from Depression and Adjustment Disorders than men Veterans.
Relative to their male counterparts, returning women Veterans may suffer disproportionately from lack of social support, and marital and relationship stresses, and may be victims of intimate partner violence.
Hearing loss is a common symptom in returning men and women Veterans.
Deployed servicewomen report unique challenges such as:
For those who may be re-deployed continuous contraception may be considered for menstrual cycle control and/or contraception.
Long acting reversible contraceptives, namely IUDs and the contraceptive implant, may be good options for women facing redeployment.
Urinary tract infections and vaginal infections are common during deployment situations where resources for self-care and appropriate primary health care for women are scarce or unavailable.
Suppressing urination, limiting fluids to avoid having to urinate, and primitive bathroom facilities have all contributed to a high rate of urinary tract infections suffered by deployed women.
Most common vaginal symptoms are associated with the three most common vaginal infections (candida, bacterial, and trichomonas vaginitis).
Returning women Veterans, who complain of chronic diarrhea and abdominal pain, should have a stool specimen sent for ova and parasites, specifically giardiasis and amoebiasis.
For those with abdominal pain and fever, tests for malaria and visceral leischmaniasis should also be conducted.