The World Health Organization (WHO) has brought light to a major health issue impacting people the world over – burnout.
hormones
Knowing you are in menopause is easy – did your periods stop one year ago? If yes, then congratulations, you are in menopause.
Knowing you are in perimenopause on the other hand is tricky.
So what is happening to our hormones when we do shift work? What are the consequences, and is there anything we can do about it? This article will answer these questions, and more.
Adenomyosis is a condition that is very similar to endometriosis. Unlike endometriosis, in most cases of adenomyosis, the endometrial cells that are out of place are not functional – they don’t respond to the hormones of our menstrual cycle and go through the paces of shedding blood each month.
Once a diagnosis of endometriosis is made many women are given a staging level for their endo. The American Society for Reproductive Medicine classification is based on a point system that stages endometriosis from I to IV.
There is one simple test that can reduce rates of miscarriage by identifying a common and treatable cause of miscarriage.
Hair loss can happen to a woman at any age, and while it may be more common as we get older, that doesn’t mean that it is a normal occurrence at any age. Keep in mind – common is not the same as normal! In this article I’m going to focus on the hormonal causes of hair loss, some of the most common causes I see in my practice.
There are typically two types of breast pain – cyclical and noncyclical. Cyclical breast pain is associated with your period, most often starting a few days (to weeks) before your period and stopping during or just after your period ends.
With over 150 different symptoms attributed to PMS, many women find the week before their period to be a challenging time. But what about those women who suffer with severe mood changes, insomnia and fatigue? For those women, they may be suffering from PMDD – premenstrual dysphoric disorder.
Oh herpes. No one wants you. But with 2/3 of people under age 50 having some form of herpes, a lot of women are dealing with this unwanted guest in their lady garden. And herpes isn’t going anywhere – once you have the herpes virus, you always have the herpes virus.