Category: womens health

How to Naturally Increase Your Breast Milk Supply

Are you a new mom working around the clock to establish a strong milk supply for your growing babe? Or perhaps you’ve established your breastfeeding routine but have recently returned to work, or your little one has started on solids? It’s normal to have some minor fluctuations in milk supply throughout your breastfeeding season. Try…


Psychological Toll Lasts Long After Fertility Issues Ironed Out

Experts are calling for better mental health support for couples undergoing in vitro fertilisation (IVF), after finding in new research that anxiety, depression, and stress continue even after fertility treatments are resolved. The team from the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) analysed over 6,500 women over a period of 18 years as part of the…


Period Problems: Fibroids, Endometriosis, and Other Issues

Getting your period is a fact of life for most women. But every woman’s period is different. So how do you know if yours is causing problems that it shouldn’t? Many girls and women get cramps, low back pain, fatigue, or discomfort with their periods. But some have pain so bad they miss days of…


Males and Females React Uniquely to the Same Pain

It’s no secret that there are discernible differences in how different people respond to the same stimuli, especially between men and women. For example, Diane Halpern, past president of the American Psychological Association, once wrote an academic text titled “Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities.” Bruce Goldman, science writer at Stanford, reported in the preface to…


 Heavy Menstrual Bleeding: What to Know

T.L. is a 42-year-old mother of two with a long history of heavy menstrual cycles. At times she was anemic, which left her exhausted. She was looking for answers, but wasn’t getting any meaningful relief. Menorrhagia is the medical term for abnormally heavy menstrual cycles. At times, it can be so serious as to require…


IUDs: What to Know

Amid all the furor about abortion and abortion laws, it seems relevant to discuss an often overlooked and relatively safe, long-term option to avoid the issue altogether. The intrauterine device (IUD) is a simple device that’s placed into the uterus (womb) to prevent pregnancy. There’s no evidence of human use of an IUD before the 20th…


Did You Need That Hysterectomy?

While Cesarean delivery remains the most common surgical procedure among women of reproductive age, hysterectomy isn’t far behind, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. The second most common surgery for women of childbearing age, hysterectomy involves the surgical removal of the womb. It can be performed using three different techniques: vaginal, abdominal, and laparoscopic. According to…


Researchers Create New Micro Device That Could Boost Infertility Treatments

Australian researchers from the University of Adelaide and the medical technology company, Fertilis, have created a new micro device that has the potential to increase the availability and the success of male infertility treatment ICSI. ICSI or Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection is a slow and difficult fertility procedure that involves injecting a single sperm into an…


The Guilt That Women Suffer

Women struggle mightily with the emotion of guilt. I’ve observed this truth for nearly 30 years as a psychotherapist, and also as a friend, mother, employer, neighbor, and every other role I play with fellow women. When it comes to emotional well-being, guilt may be the greatest obstacle we face. Men struggle with guilt, too,…


How to Get Your Estrogen Back on Track Naturally

Most women have heard of endometriosis and many have at least a general concept of what it is. In my practice, I remember it being called “the working women’s disease.” That’s because there was a theory a couple of decades ago that endometriosis was related to a high stress lifestyle. What is Endometriosis? Stress definitely…