Hot flashes are pretty much a fact of life after menopause. So far, the only reliable treatment is hormone therapy, but health concerns about the possibility that hormone replacement can increase the chance of certain cancers and heart disorders makes some women hesitant to go this route. As a result, many choose to either just […]
Research & New Techniques
Women Can Benefit From a High Fiber Diet
Fiber is important for everyone, but some recent research out of Sweden points to the fact that eating a fiber-rich diet may have some very specific benefits for women, especially when it comes to protecting cardiovascular health. The study was conducted by Sweden’s Lund University, and involved compiling data on the dietary habits and resulting […]
New Research Suggests Females More Susceptible to Infection During Ovulation
Ovulation, which can be defined as the phase in the menstrual cycle where an “egg” (…or oocyte or female gamete) is released, also increases the risk of infection according to new research published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology. It suggests that a woman’s ovarian cycle plays an important role in the susceptibility to infection. […]
Younger Hysterectomy Patients Have Twice the Risk of Developing Menopause Early
New research from Duke University published in this month’s issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology sheds some light on a topic that hasn’t been too closely studied – and confirms what many gynecologists have suspected. Hysterectomy is the most performed gynecological surgical procedure with over 600,000 done annually in the U.S. In the most basic sense, […]
