Updated 12/04/2022 “I never thought I would stay on hormone replacement therapy for this long,” my patient, Rowan, told me. Rowan had started hormone replacement therapy (HRT), as many women do, to help balance her hormones and quell her symptoms during menopause. [...]
Hysterectomy is the second most common significant operation performed on females inside the United States (the most common being cesarean section delivery). Every year, more than 600,000 women undergo a hysterectomy. Despite the fact that some progressive doctors claim that up to [...]
A large number of women from my mother’s era had no clue what was involved in getting a hysterectomy. Today, we are lucky - there are now varying degrees of a hysterectomy, as well as different techniques that are commonly used to [...]
If you have the option to forego a hysterectomy, it’s important for you to know that, with hormonal support and changes in lifestyle, there are many alternatives to explore that can take care of heavy bleeding, endometriosis, fibroids, and even polyps. Current [...]
Heavy bleeding during your menstrual cycle can be both frightening and isolating. You may find yourself unable to leave the house for fear that you’ll soak through your tampon or pad and end up in an embarrassing situation. Let’s talk about what’s [...]
Updated 10/16/2022 When Joanne told us how long her period had lasted, several women among us gasped. 10 days?! As if a week isn’t intrusive enough! I think many groups of female friends have had conversations like this at some point. How [...]
Do you need a multivitamin if you eat healthy food? Are multivitamins a waste of money? Are multivitamins unsafe? Does your body benefit from multivitamins? Essential vitamins Let’s start by exploring these building blocks of healthy nutrition, called vitamins. Vitamins are the [...]
I will never forget it. I was 20 years old, having just graduated from college and home for the summer while preparing to take off for a long-awaited trip to Europe. My whole life lay ahead of me—and I wasn’t even able [...]
Menopause often starts with hot flashes. Or does it? When you reach menopause, you’ll gain weight, won’t you? A lot of people agree that menopause changes a woman’s life in some rather unwanted ways. But menopause doesn’t have to be a time [...]
Spending time in the sun can supply the body with vitamin D, which is essential in helping to defend against depression, heart disease, stroke, cancer and osteoporosis. Sometimes though, especially during the winter, some of us have difficulty squeezing even a few [...]
