The World Health Organization (WHO) has brought light to a major health issue impacting people the world over – burnout.
Women’s health
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.
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.
One of the most common symptoms of endometriosis is one that is not being adequately assessed or managed – fatigue. A 2018 study found that a majority of women with endometriosis experienced fatigue, a significantly higher number than in a control group of women.
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.
You may be used to seeing your period every month, but it can still surprise you when it shows up and it’s a different colour. Bright red, dark red, brown, orange or even black… are these normal? And what do they mean?
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.