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Estrogen Mimics’ Angry Implications & Autism Questions

August 30, 2010 – 8:50 pm
Posted by Leslie Carol Botha

Opposing Views
Opinion by Val
August 27, 2010
Health / Autism

Effects of estrogen mimics are concerning per – “The Role of Environmental Factors on the Timing and Progression of Puberty”; the workshop was initiated due to the need for more study with regard to the effects of estrogen mimics that we are all exposed to in daily living. The workshop consensus is that there is an identifiable trend of earlier puberty onset.

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By Leslie Carol Botha | Also posted in Adolescent Girls, AutoImmune Disease, Breast Health, Cancer, Cervarix, Cervical Cancer, Depression, Environmental Health, Estrogen, Gardasil/Silgard, Global Gardasil/Silgard Concerns, Hormone Cycles, Hormone Imbalance, Hormones, Menstruation, Mothers & Daughters, Puberty, Teens, Vaccinations, Women's Health | Comments (0)

The Female Brain

August 26, 2010 – 9:10 pm
Posted by Leslie Carol Botha

AOL Health

By Michelle Burford Aug 26th 2010 3:00PM

She’s a contradiction in heels: fearless one day, weepy another and keenly intuitive every day in between. Dr. Louanne Brizendine, author of “The Female Brain” and founder of The Women’s Mood and Hormone Clinic in San Francisco, says that a woman’s unique hardwiring and hormonal makeup can turn her into a different creature with every passing day and decade. Here are six things men should know about how women’s minds work.

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By Leslie Carol Botha | Also posted in Holy Hormones Honey! The Greatest Story Never Told, Hormone Cycles, Hormones, Men, Menstruation, Mothers & Daughters, Periods, Pregnancy, Progesterone, Sexual Health, Women's Health | Comments (0)

New organic hygiene range offers women healthier and more environmental solution

August 24, 2010 – 8:25 pm
Posted by Leslie Carol Botha

Response Resource

Tuesday, 24 August 2010

However inconvenient or uncomfortable you find your ‘curse’, your ‘period’ or whatever you call your monthly menstruation, you should celebrate it as a sign of your health and your fertility – your monthly blessing.

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By Leslie Carol Botha | Also posted in Feminine Care, Menstruation, Mothers & Daughters, Periods, Teens, Wellness | Comments (0)

Female sex hormones mediate the allergic lung reaction by regulating the release of inflammatory mediators and the expression of lung E-selectin in rats

August 24, 2010 – 8:08 pm
Posted by Leslie Carol Botha

7th Space

August 24, 2010

Fluctuations of estradiol and progesterone levels caused by the menstrual cycle worsen asthma symptoms. Conflicting data are reported in literature regarding pro and anti-inflammatory properties of estradiol and progesterone.

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By Leslie Carol Botha | Also posted in Estrogen, Hormone Cycles, Menstruation, Progesterone, Women's Health | Comments (0)

Does the pill make brains bigger?

August 18, 2010 – 9:49 pm
Posted by Leslie Carol Botha

NHS Choices
United Kingdom

August 18, 2010

“Contraceptive pills increase the size of certain parts of women’s brains, improving memory and social skills”, reported The Daily Telegraph.

This news story is based on a small study that looked at brain structure in 14 men and 28 women, half of whom were using hormonal contraception.

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By Leslie Carol Botha | Also posted in Birth Control, Birth Control Pills/BCP's, Hormones, Menstrual Suppression, Synthetic Hormones | Comments (0)

Toxic Shock Syndrome: Why the Warnings?

August 18, 2010 – 9:30 pm
Posted by Leslie Carol Botha

EmpowHER

By Stacy Lloyd

August 18, 2010

Women who use tampons may notice the insert about toxic shock syndrome. In the early 1980s toxic shock syndrome was all over the news media. Nearly 30 years later, we rarely hear about it. What is toxic shock syndrome and why do we need to be warned about it?

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By Leslie Carol Botha | Also posted in Birth Control, Feminine Care, Menstruation, Mothers & Daughters, Periods, Teens, Women's Health | Comments (1)

The Men-strual cycle? – YOU MUST BE KIDDING!

August 18, 2010 – 9:13 pm
Posted by Leslie Carol Botha

BNET
August 10, 2010
I’ve always been sceptical when experts say men go through their own versions of female conditions such as the menopause or PMS.
Yes, men may experience depression or mood swings at certain periods in their life but that doesn’t mean we should look for similarities to female hormonal conditions.
For [...]

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By Leslie Carol Botha | Also posted in Hormone Cycles, Hormone Imbalance, Hormones, Men, Menopause, Periods, Premenstrual Syndrome, Testosterone | Comments (0)

Oh, Brother: Boys Seem to Delay Sisters’ Maturation

August 17, 2010 – 7:30 pm
Posted by Leslie Carol Botha

LiveScience
By Charles Q. Choi, LiveScience Contributor
posted: 17 August 2010 07:08 pm ET
Boys may delay their sisters from becoming women and from having sex, new findings from Australia suggest.
The presence of older brothers seemed to delay the onset of menstruation of girls by nearly a year on average, and having younger brothers seemed to postpone  the [...]

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By Leslie Carol Botha | Also posted in Adolescent Boys, Adolescent Girls, Menstruation, Mothers & Daughters, Natural Cycles, Periods, Sexual Health, Women's Health | Comments (0)

Weight a Factor in Breast Cancer Risk After HRT Use

August 17, 2010 – 6:38 pm
Posted by Leslie Carol Botha

Thinner women faced higher chance of malignancies, review found
HealthDay

By Amanda Gardner
HealthDay Reporter

TUESDAY, Aug. 10 (HealthDay News) — Another analysis of data on hormone therapy use among U.S. women finds that the panorama of risks is even more complex than previously thought: Thinner women taking it showed a higher risk of developing breast cancer than heavier women.

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By Leslie Carol Botha | Also posted in Breast Health, Cancer, HRT, Hormone Cycles, Hormone Imbalance, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Hormones, Menopause, Menstruation, Peri-Menopause, Weight, Women's Health | Comments (0)

Clear, present danger

August 17, 2010 – 6:27 pm
Posted by Leslie Carol Botha

JSOnline
A new study signals an earlier onset of puberty, but what it says about obesity is of more immediate significance.

Aug. 16, 2010

A recent study that says girls are more likely to start developing breasts as early as age 7 or 8 has a societal implication that goes beyond the scientific debate of whether puberty is actually starting earlier.

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By Leslie Carol Botha | Also posted in Adolescent Girls, Estrogen, Hormone Cycles, Hormone Imbalance, Hormones, Menstruation, Mothers & Daughters, Periods, Puberty, Weight, Weight, Women's Health | Comments (0)