As a woman’s body transitions to menopause, levels of the hormones estrogen and progesterone will decline. This can lead to irregular menstrual periods, hot flashes, night sweats, sleep disturbances, and mood swings, and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can be used to reduce these symptoms.
We all know that the female body is different from the male in one important way – women have reproductive organs like the ovaries and uterus and experience menstruation, childbirth and menopause.
If your period includes heavy bleeding every month, you're not alone. It's estimated that about 10 million women in America suffer from abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) and NovaSure from Northline Women’s Health Center is a procedure that can help.
As many as one in ten women of childbearing age suffer with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, (PCOS) a hormone disorder that’s marked by irregular periods, pelvic pain, weight gain, acne, excess facial and body hair, and infertility.
Nature has designed your vagina to handle a lot, from urinating and menstruating to the very beginning of a pregnancy during intercourse and the very end when giving birth to a baby. Still, it can use some help from you to stay healthy, so here are eight tips: