There is nothing more terrifying than finding what appears to be a lump in your one year old daughter’s breast tissue. Before learning about Premature Thelarche, I associated any breast lump with cancer, so when I examined what I thought was a lump on my daughters chest, I panicked, immediately scheduled an appointment with her ...
There’s a medical condition that many people have without knowing it. It’s call hypothyroidism, the term for low thyroid function. The fact is, many of us, particularly women, walk around feeling cold, tired, fat, and grumpy. We blame it on growing old. But that word has been stricken from my vocabulary. That’s how I discovered ...
Glucophage and it’s generic, metformin is a drug that is used to treat diabetics. This medication can also be used for people who are simply insulin resistant and not experiencing symptoms of diabetes. While those who are insulin resistant are much more prone to developing diabetes, it is not a guarantee. Insulin Resistance (IR) is ...
A Hysterosalpingogram (HSG for short) is an x-ray test used to diagnose fertility issues due to, among many other things, malformations of the uterus, blocked tubes, endometriosis, etc. It is performed in an x-ray facility by an obstetrician, gynecologist, or reproductive endocrinologist and involves catheterizing the uterus and pushing dye into the cavity through the ...
