Progesterone is a powerful hormone. While most notably associated with pregnancy, progesterone is the hormone which is most often attributed to a fluctuation in a woman’s mood, emotions and degree to which physical activity can be performed. More profound that this is the affect progesterone may have on a woman’s wake and sleep cycles, lending ...
As if being a woman wasn’t already filled with unique health concerns and complications, women are now adding, to these lists of concerns, a complication often associated with the natural hormone cycle, gingivitis. While many women suffer from gingivitis, it is commonly misunderstood how gingivitis may be directly related to hormonal fluctuations and the methods ...
Do you sometimes feel like you are on a rollercoaster ride from week to week? If you are really in tune with your body you will notice subtle (and some not-so-subtle) changes that occur with your body and your emotions in a cyclic manner. You probably realize that these changes have a lot to do ...
I didn’t want to have to learn about female hormones…until I went through menopause and found that the information is not something you want to leave up to someone else (like your doctor), unless they know quite a bit about the subject! And if you don’t do anything about it, life isn’t as much fun ...
During the years I worked as a volunteer helping women with polycystic ovary syndrome in my home state find information, doctors and support, I learned a lot about all sorts of infertility. There were a few women who contacted our group for information not because they ovulated too infrequently, as is typical in most women ...
Infertility can take many shapes and forms, and when you stop to think about all the intricate details that all need to come together correctly to create a new life, it truly is a miracle. Luteal phase defects can sometimes contribute to infertility problems, and unfortunately it seems that this problem is one that often ...
In the 1970’s, Dr. John R. Lee, MD, had a thriving family medical practice in Northern California. Dr. Lee frequently had patients who came to him suffering with perimenopause symptoms, but for significant health reasons were unable to take the synthetic estrogens and progesterone that millions of women were taking at the time with hormone ...
The problem of infertility among women has been increasing dramatically over recent years. Though much of this rise has been attributed to delayed childbearing, other factors such as chemical exposure and reproductive abnormalities also contribute. Many women receive extensive medical treatment and interventions in order to conceive. These treatments vary from simple hormone therapy to ...
Hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia, weight gain – all symptoms that a woman may have entered the menopause zone created by the change in her body’s levels of progesterone and estrogen. While indications of menopause are common to all women of a certain age, they can be demoralizing, depressing and in some cases even debilitating. ...
When I found out that I was finally pregnant, my husband and I were overjoyed. We have been trying for nearly two years, and I have had three miscarriages since January 2006. Things have not been easy, to say the least. You can read the story of my journy to conception by going to this ...
