A True Help for the Cervical Dysplasia

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Pap 101 by Elizabeth Smith, M.D. Natural Hormone Treatment of Cervical Dysplasia Previously, scientists had thought that cervical cancer was linked to sexual promiscuity and/or certain varieties of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). Now, researchers believe that birth control pills are causing cervical cancer. Cervical dysplasia, is abnormal cells found on the cervix. If the cervical Continue Reading …

Less Hot Flashes With An Antidepressant?

Dr. Steven Park.com

January 18, 2011

Listen to Dr. Park discuss sleep during monthly periods, pregnancy, and menopause on
Holy Hormones Honey! – tonight on KRFC FM 6 to 7 pm MST

Can taking an antidepressant diminish menopause symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats? A study just published in JAMA showed that menopausal women who were given Lexapro had small, but significantly less number of hot flashes per day compared to women given placebos.

How the FDA Turned a $10 Treatment into a $30,000-Per-Pregnancy Pharmaceutical Money-Maker

Alliance for Natural Health

March 22, 2011

When a new FDA drug-and-money scandal has doctors, US senators, and even the March of Dimes in an uproar, you know it’s bad. A new Action Alert!

A drug which the FDA approved more than half a century ago—which doctors have been prescribing for their patients with high-risk pregnancies through compounding pharmacies with great success—was designated by the FDA an “orphan drug.” Now KV Pharmaceutical has been given the exclusive right of production and sale (not to mention drug trial tax breaks!). They immediately raised the price from $10 per dose to $1,500—simply because they could.

Look Better Naked: How hormones are an issue with men, too!

SDGLN

San Diego Gay and Lesbian News

Darren A. Farnesi, MD, APC – SDGLN Contributor
March 7th, 2011

Hormones! Don’t we all love to talk about them?

I sure do because they affect every aspect of our lives. Today we’re going to focus on male hormones and how they can help you look, and feel, better naked!

Dr. Feel Young: The Dangers of Hormone Use

Women are willing to risk health complications, maybe even cancer, on the promise they can stay slim and beat back time. MSN Sometime after her 43rd birthday, Dawn Foley noticed she was beginning to look her age. And she didn’t like it one bit. A former beauty queen turned sales professional in Los Angeles, the Continue Reading …

Women’s hormones-‘don’t blame it on your husband!’

Philippine Daily Inquirer

By Cory Quirino
DateFirst Posted 22:05:00 03/01/2011

THE FOUNTAIN of youth? Some say it’s water, for others, it is exercise; many attribute it to stress management. And what about hormones, what crucial role do they play?

Do we ignore them or nurture their youth-extending abilities? Some dictionaries define death as “loss of hormones.” According to anti-aging medicine advocate Suzanne Sommers in her book “Breakthrough: 8 Steps to Wellness,” there is an approach to hormonal imbalance, which, if left untreated, can lead to weight gain, sleeplessness, emotional rage, loss of libido and ultimately illness.

Menstrual Problems Not A Worry Anymore

OneIndiaLiving
Friday, February 25, 2011, 11:31[IST]

Menstruation, a period in which of five to seven days is the most torturous time for many women. The normal problems of menstruation commonly faced by women are menstrual cramps and vomiting. This happens due to some hormonal and internal physical changes which take place during this time.

Iodine – Getting It Right by Dr. Lynne August

QFAC

A woman in her mid-forties called me in a panic. She was suddenly having hot flashes. She had never had hot flashes before nor had she had any other menopausal symptoms. In fact, she is still menstruating regularly. However, she was experiencing other symptoms –heart racing, weight loss, agitation, sleeplessness, increased body temperature– all pointing to hyperthyroidism, i.e., too much thyroid hormone. Since her thyroid tests and physical examination were both normal, her doctor wanted her to take estrogen for the hot flashes.

10 Steps to Hormone Balance

Virginia Hopkins Health Watch
Hormone Imbalance? Try these simple, natural solutions.

If you’re just beginning the journey to optimal health and hormone balance it can seem like a daunting and confusing road to travel. Just take it one step at a time! Here are some first steps that can help you get started on hormone balance.

1. Lifestyle Are poor eating habits, lack of exercise, lack of sleep or stress affecting your hormone balance? Make a list of things you can change that will have a positive impact on your health. Pick one thing from the list and write down the steps you would need to take to make that change. Take that first step! Positive change and hormone balance happens one step at a time. And by the way, you don’t need to have a perfect lifestyle to take the rest of the steps to hormone balance!

Endometriosis: A cycle of pain

Geraldine O’Sullivan-Hogan suffered agony every month for 28 years, says Joy Orpen, and she is convinced doctors would have treated her more seriously had she been a man
Independent.ie

February 20, 2011

Having a chronic condition is bad enough, but when the medical profession fails to take it seriously, then a grave injustice is done. This, it would seem, is quite common in an illness that is exclusively confined to women.