Polycystic ovarian syndrome, or PCOS, can be a devastating diagnosis for a woman. There is hope though. Many doctors prescribe medications right away and others wait to see how things progress. There are many alternative therapies that a woman can do that can help to ease the symptoms and the progression of PCOS. Chinese medicine ...
“Acromegaly?” “Yes, it’s a very rare disease, glandular in origin, activated by a defective pituitary.” “Doctor can’t you tell me in plain English what’s wrong with me and how serious it is?” “I’m trying to tell you. You have a glandular disorder, a disorder of the pituitary gland; a disease so rare that medical science ...
Living with hirsutism can be a frightening nightmare, but don’t fret ladies. You must always have a positive attitude and always project confidence. There are many steps to fighting hirsutism. As a woman living with hirsutism myself, I only know the methods that worked for me. They are outlined as follows: Step 1 is not ...
Any woman who has endometriosis knows that it is so much more than bad cramps. It is a leading cause of infertility, and can cause chronic pelvic pain, painful intercourse, and debilitating fatigue. Endometriosis is a condition in which the tissue that normally lines the uterus (endometrium) grows in other areas of the body. This ...
Having PCOS is a stressful thing. There are so many symptoms that go along with that diagnosis and it can be a very scary thing to have to deal with on a daily basis. Some symptoms include, hirsutism (excessive hair growth on the face and neck, among other places), acne, weight gain, trouble losing weight, ...
Hirsutism is a condition that results in women growing unsightly hair on their breasts, faces and stomachs. In some women the condition causes them so much distress that it leads to depression. This type of embarrassing problem has affected women since the beginning of time with very few ways of eliminating it that aren’t almost ...
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), also known as Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, is a condition that affects one in every 10 women, according to the Center for Young Women’s Health. Unfortunately, according to PCOS Journal, it is also one of the most frequently diagnosed conditions plaguing many women of childbearing age. So what is PCOS, and how ...
Many women hate plucking their eyebrows and men cringe at the thought of the pain women put themselves through, but what if someone actually enjoys plucking their hair? What if they enjoy it so much that it becomes a habit and that habit turns into an obsession? There’s a medical name for it — it’s ...
What your doctor hasn’t told you about Lupron® may be influencing your decision to take the drug, without having all the information you need to make an informed and empowered choice about your health treatment options. For the purposes of this article, the focus will be on the use of Lupron Depot® specifically as a ...
What is hirsutism? Hirsutism is not a disease, but rather it is a symptom, which may be a sign of other diseases or conditions that may be going on in the body. Hirsutism can also be nothing more than a hormonal imbalance. Hirsutism is also called androgenic hair, which appears to be body hair of ...
