 [ Symptoms ] can cats cause infertility in women what health precautions do we need to take while keeping a cat for pet  i have rescued a kitten three months old when i took her to the vet he told me to avoid keeping her in the house as it can cause infertility among women she has been with us only seven days  please advise  thanks shana [ Disease ] bipolar disorder cannot be prevented but often the mood swings can be controlled with medicines about 1 in 3 people will remain completely free of symptoms of bipolar disorder by taking mood stabilizer medicine such as carbamazepine or lithium for life 5 to help prevent a depressive or manic mood episode you can eat a balanced diet exercise daily avoid extensive travel into other time zones get approximately the same number of hours of sleep every night avoid alcohol and illegal drugs reduce stress at work and at home limit caffeine and nicotine during manic episodes seek treatment as soon as you notice symptoms of a depressive or manic episode coming on changes in your sleep patterns can sometimes trigger a manic or depressive episode if you plan extensive travel into other time zones you may want to call your doctor before you leave find out from your doctor if you should make any changes in your medicines and what to do if you have a manic or depressive episode while you are away webmd medical reference from healthwise this information is not intended to replace the advice of a doctor healthwise disclaims any liability for the decisions you make based on this information © 1995 2011 healthwise incorporated healthwise healthwise for every health decision and the healthwise logo are trademarks of healthwise incorporated