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Posted in Endocrine Health, General, Hormone Replacement, Menopause on Sep 28th, 2023
An estimated 6,000 US women daily and more than 2 million women yearly reach menopause, and that does not include perimenopausal women. The US population aged 65 and over grew nearly five times faster than the total population over the century from 1920 to 2000 according to the 2020 US Census. This group is now […]
Posted in Endocrine Health, General, Menopause, Mind and Emotional, Stress on Aug 21st, 2023
The negative effects of a history of childhood abuse are related to mental illness, cardiovascular disease, premature mortality and other chronic illnesses in adulthood and reported in multiple studies across the span of the last twenty plus years. How childhood mistreatment relates to the menopause transition is less explored. The recent study tested whether childhood […]
Posted in Botanicals, Dietary Supplements, Endocrine Health, General, Pregnancy on Jun 23rd, 2023
Direct and indirect physical, physiological and other stressors may generate psychological stress that affects female reproductive health by influencing ovarian physiology and reproductive hormones.[1] The increase in the stress hormone cortisol may reduce estradiol biosynthesis in the ovary.1, [2] High levels of stress for a longer time period may result in amenorrhea, anovulation and menstrual […]
Posted in Cancer Prevention, Dietary Supplements, Endocrine Health, General, Prevention, Probiotics, Vaginal Health on Mar 7th, 2023
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are among the most frequent infectious disease throughout the world and are defined as infectious organisms which are transmitted between sex partners. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), about 19 million cases are reported each year with more than 20 different STIs. [i] HPV is one of the most […]
Posted in Dietary Supplements, General, PCOS, Probiotics on Jan 31st, 2023
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a complex hormonal condition that affects the metabolic and reproductive physiological functions of a woman’s system. It is associated with a multitude of symptoms and issues and includes: irregular menstrual cycle, reduced fertility, hyperinsulinemia, insulin resistance, obesity, hyperandrogenism (hirsutism, acne, hair loss) and skin discolorations. Conventional medicine typically offers anti-androgenic […]
Posted in Botanicals, Endocrine Health, Green Tea, PCOS on Jul 26th, 2022
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) issues include 2 out of the following 3: 1) oligo-ovulation/anovulation (usually experienced as menstrual bleeding irregularities 2) Hyperandrogenism (includes acne, excess body hair, hair thinning on scalp, elevated serum androgens 3) polycystic ovaries on a pelvic ultrasound. The etiology and pathogenesis of PCOS are complicated but we do know the dominant […]
Posted in Endocrine Health, General, Menopause, Weight Management on Apr 18th, 2022
Uterine fibroids are the most common benign tumor of the uterus and their incidence increases over the reproductive years until menopause. Uterine fibroid tissue is made up of smooth muscle cells in the myometrium and are hormonally dependent on estrogen and progesterone and because of this, are the most symptomatic in the years prior to […]
Posted in Calcium, Dietary Supplements, Endocrine Health, Menstrual Cycle, Vitamin D on Jan 31st, 2022
Dysmenorrhea, also called menstrual cramps is one of the most common problems in menstruating women. There are two types of dysmenorrhea: Primary and secondary. Primary dysmenorrhea includes lower abdominal/uterus/pelvic pain during the menses and in the absence of any known pelvic pathology. On the other hand, secondary dysmenorrhea is caused by a disorder in the […]
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