Nutrients for a healthy baby

If you’re planning a pregnancy, you’ll know that folic acid can help build a healthy baby. But do you know how much you need? And which other essential nutrients are known to help?
If you’re planning a baby, you’ll no doubt know that folic acid can help prevent defects of the brain and spinal cord, known [...]

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Low levels of Vitamin D in woman with Osteoporosis

The majority of women with osteoporosis have  low levels of vitamin D – an essential nutrient in building strong, healthy bones.
Vitamin D is essential for good bone health because it helps the body to absorb calcium.
But getting enough vitamin D isn’t always easy, especially if you avoid the sun.
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
•    Vitamin D is [...]

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Small cancer risk after HRT

Among the many unanswered questions about hormones prescribed for menopause is whether a woman’s health risks change after she stops taking the pills. A new study shows that virtually all the benefits disappear but that a slightly higher risk for breast and other cancers persists for at least three years after stopping the drugs
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One woman’s cause to make the pill safer

Barbara Seaman’s 1969 book “The Doctor’s Case Against the Pill” revealed that the high doses of birth-control drugs used in that era might cause blood clots and cancer. It sparked a 1970 Senate hearing on the issue, which female protesters interrupted, demanding to know why no women, not even Ms. Seaman, had been invited to [...]

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Thrush and Periods

Thrush most commonly affects women in their thirties and forties, and those who are pregnant. Many women are affected by vaginal thrush at some point in their lives and, in some women, it recurs regularly.
Vaginal secretions change throughout the menstrual cycle, and while the vagina can usually deal with these slight changes, some women tend [...]

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Joint Pain during Menopause

It is undoubtedly the case that many women complain that the menopause brings an aching, creaking and discomfort, sometimes in many joints, as if a natural lubricating oil had been withdrawn.
Equally, a careful history will often reveal that women receiving oestrogen report an improvement in joint mobility and a reduction in discomfort. Thus, it is [...]

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Early Menopause

Early or premature menopause is defined as menopause before the age of 40. Premature ovarian failure, surgery, and chemotherapy may all result in early menopause. About one in a hundred women may experience early menopause; some may be teenagers or in their twenties. Symptoms of early menopause tend to be very similar to those of [...]

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Is all Period pain the same?

Period Pain 
If you thought ‘false’, you’re right.  Women may suffer more pain during menstruation.  But even menstrual pain comes in different forms. 
Primary Dysmenorrhea 
Period pain usually begins within three years after a woman’s first period. When the ovary produces an egg there is an over-production of the hormone prostoglandin.  This causes the uterus to go into [...]

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