Life After Hysterectomy: Physical and Emotional Adjustments

Life after a hysterectomy will involve a few physical and emotional adjustments. These adjustments are expected and typically experienced after permanent body alterations.  At the height of it, many women can experience stress that deters their recovery, especially if they don’t have the strategies to meet these adjustments. Thus, effectively recovering from a hysterectomy in […]

Pelvic Floor Exercises You Can Do At Home

a woman practicing pelvic floor exercises on her mat at home.

Pelvic floor health is a frequently overlooked aspect of overall well-being, especially for women. However, too few women know that strong, healthy muscles in the pelvic region support functions like urination, bowel movement, and even sexual intercourse and childbirth.  Consequently, only a few practice pelvic floor exercises until they start needing pelvic floor therapy, when […]

Female Infertility: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment

a woman speaking with her infertility specialist to learn about female infertility, its symptoms, causes, and treatment.

With around 2.4 million women in the United States facing fertility, it is understandable why it is the first thing you might speculate about if you’ve ever struggled to conceive. However, given how complex female infertility is, it might not be the first diagnosis your OB-GYN might give you. You see, there are many factors […]

Pelvic Pain Specialist: When to Seek Expert Evaluation and Treatment

A pelvic pain specialist practicing deep breathing exercises with a client

Immediately consulting with a pelvic pain specialist is an essential first step towards addressing it. However, despite it being a common experience among women, the majority of them will not seek treatment, risking their quality of life. Leaving pelvic pain unaddressed can disrupt your life in many ways. For one, it can be the symptom […]

Abnormal Pap Smear Tests: Implications and Recommended Next Steps

An abnormal Pap smear test result can reveal many things about your reproductive health. Practically speaking, it sheds light on changes in the cells collected from your cervix that could be from infections, inflammation, or exposure to certain strains of human papillomavirus (HPV).  With its unique advantages, a Pap smear test is one of today’s […]

How Does Menopausal Hormone Therapy Work?

a woman in her perimenopausal or menopausal years taking hormone replacement therapy to manage symptoms

Women all over the world use menopausal hormone therapy (MRT) to manage the disruptive symptoms of perimenopause and menopause. MRTs help minimize uncomfortable symptoms like hot flashes, mood swings, and night sweats, to name a few. In doing so, you can live more comfortably during this life phase. But how exactly does it work, and […]

Benefits of Hormone Therapy for Women

[NSNP] Benefits of Hormone Therapy for Women

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) supplements the body with hormones that it no longer produces sufficiently. Particularly in your menopausal years, it aims to supplant estrogen and progesterone to relieve you of disruptive symptoms of menopause. READ ALSO: What Age Does Menopause Start? Symptom relief, however, is not its most important goal. Ultimately, HRTs aim to […]

Signs of Infertility: When to Seek Help and Treatment Options

a man and woman consulting with a fertility specialists regarding the signs and symptoms of infertility

Infertility is a diagnosis no couple wants to hear. However, despite how difficult it can be to hear, prompt diagnosis and treatment provided by an OB-GYN are critical to addressing the issue. Conceiving is a complex matter with lower success rates than you might think. In truth, the chances of successful conception are pretty low, […]

Menopause Hormone Therapy: Not Proven to Increase Breast Cancer Risk

A photo of a sheet of menopause hormone treatment pills beside a cancerous cell, depicting that the treatment course is not linked to increased risk for breast cancer

Many women are fearful of menopause hormone treatment (MHT) believing that they cause breast cancer. This is not correct. In 2002, there was a large study called the Women’s Health Initiative. The goal of this study was to determine if hormone therapy reduced the risk of cardiovascular disease. The study was intended to last 8 […]

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