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The Female Hormone Problem
With increasing population pressure and modern independent lifestyles, procreation has become an option that is declined, or at least significantly restricted. But with these decisions women remove themselves from a natural biological role. Additiona ?more
The Many Faces Of Estrogen
Estrogen is one of the most powerful of female hormones. It binds to tissue in the uterus and breasts by attaching to estrogen receptor sites. It is then transported into the cytoplasm of the cell and on to genetic material to work its estrogenic eff ?more
Estrogen Dominance: Losing the Healthy Hormonal Balance
Insomnia, mood swings, irregular bleeding, irritability, anxiety, water retention, low thyroid symptoms, depression, fat gain (especially around hips, thighs, and abdomen), fibrocystic breasts, uterine fibroids, and low sex drive. If you're a woman a ?more
The Different Types Of Twin Pregnancies
Twins can be the same (identical-monozygotic) or different (fraternal-dizygotic). Fraternal twins, triplets, or more develop when two or more eggs are fertilized by separate sperm. Fraternal fetuses have separate placentas and amniotic sacs (the bag ?more
Genital Herpes With Special Reference To Pregnancy
Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by herpes simplex viruses type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2). The anxiety for a pregnant woman is that she may transfer the virus to her baby during pregnancy and childbirth with potentiall ?more
The Symptoms of Pregnancy with Twins
If your pregnancy symptoms are earlier and more pronounced than you'd normally expect, you may be carrying a twin pregnancy. However, only a health professional can tell for sure. 1. You just feel that you are carrying more than one baby. Some mother ?more
The Great HRT Fiasco Time For Reassurance.
Inappropriate conclusions by the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) in 2002 have resulted in a disastrous reduction in the use of HRT (hormone replacement therapy) by perimenopausal women. The 2002 announcement led to widespread adverse publicity about ?more
Exercise and Women's Breast Health
Most women are very concerned about breast health, and particularly about avoiding breast cancer. It's certainly an important issue to address because, "Aside from non-melanoma skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women. Br ?more
Update On Genital Warts
Genital warts (also known as ano-genital warts, Condyloma, Condylomata acuminate, or venereal warts) are highly contagious. They are transmitted during sexual intercourse and caused by some strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) affecting both men and ?more
Menopausal Disorders and Home Remedies for Menopause
Menopause normally occurs during a woman's late forties to mid-fifties and is defined by the finishing of egg production by the ovaries. The end to egg creation results in the end of the menstrual cycle. And the removal of estrogen results in a numbe ?more
Eating For Breastfeeding
Breastmilk provides all the nutrients a baby needs for healthy development. The following is some advice on eating a varied and balanced diet to help keep you, and your baby, healthy when youre breastfeeding. Many breastfeeding mothers worry about wh ?more
Cellulite Solutions in 2007
Cellulite is one of womens nightmares. The reason? Cellulite gives a bad aspect to hips, thighs and buttocks, because it makes the skin look rippled and not tight and smooth. Cellulite resides under the skin and it is actually body fat that has gathe ?more
Making The Most Out Of Menopause
During what the medical community refers to as "mid-life", both men and women undergo significant physiological changes. Women between the ages of 45 and 65 pass through a period called the climacteric. Menopause, the end of ovulation and menstruatio ?more
A Primer on Bradley vs. Lamaze Childbirth Methods
The Bradley method of childbirth was developed in the 1940s by Dr. Robert A. Bradley, an American Obstetrician. It is based on the philosophy of natural childbirth (drug free) and was pioneering in the involvement of fathers during the birthing proc ?more
Female Masturbation and Orgasm
Masturbation Masturbation refers to sexual stimulation, especially of ones own genitals and often to the point of orgasm, which is performed manually, by other types of bodily contact (except for sexual intercourse), by use of objects or tools, or by ?more
Women Health
The Female Hormone Problem
With increasing population pressure and modern independent lifestyles, procreation has become an option that is declined, or at least significantly restricted. But with these decisions women remove themselves from a natural biological role. Additiona ?more
The Many Faces Of Estrogen
Estrogen is one of the most powerful of female hormones. It binds to tissue in the uterus and breasts by attaching to estrogen receptor sites. It is then transported into the cytoplasm of the cell and on to genetic material to work its estrogenic eff ?more
Estrogen Dominance: Losing the Healthy Hormonal Balance
Insomnia, mood swings, irregular bleeding, irritability, anxiety, water retention, low thyroid symptoms, depression, fat gain (especially around hips, thighs, and abdomen), fibrocystic breasts, uterine fibroids, and low sex drive. If you're a woman a ?more
The Different Types Of Twin Pregnancies
Twins can be the same (identical-monozygotic) or different (fraternal-dizygotic). Fraternal twins, triplets, or more develop when two or more eggs are fertilized by separate sperm. Fraternal fetuses have separate placentas and amniotic sacs (the bag ?more
Genital Herpes With Special Reference To Pregnancy
Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by herpes simplex viruses type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2). The anxiety for a pregnant woman is that she may transfer the virus to her baby during pregnancy and childbirth with potentiall ?more
The Symptoms of Pregnancy with Twins
If your pregnancy symptoms are earlier and more pronounced than you'd normally expect, you may be carrying a twin pregnancy. However, only a health professional can tell for sure. 1. You just feel that you are carrying more than one baby. Some mother ?more
The Great HRT Fiasco Time For Reassurance.
Inappropriate conclusions by the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) in 2002 have resulted in a disastrous reduction in the use of HRT (hormone replacement therapy) by perimenopausal women. The 2002 announcement led to widespread adverse publicity about ?more
Exercise and Women's Breast Health
Most women are very concerned about breast health, and particularly about avoiding breast cancer. It's certainly an important issue to address because, "Aside from non-melanoma skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women. Br ?more
Update On Genital Warts
Genital warts (also known as ano-genital warts, Condyloma, Condylomata acuminate, or venereal warts) are highly contagious. They are transmitted during sexual intercourse and caused by some strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) affecting both men and ?more
Menopausal Disorders and Home Remedies for Menopause
Menopause normally occurs during a woman's late forties to mid-fifties and is defined by the finishing of egg production by the ovaries. The end to egg creation results in the end of the menstrual cycle. And the removal of estrogen results in a numbe ?more
Eating For Breastfeeding
Breastmilk provides all the nutrients a baby needs for healthy development. The following is some advice on eating a varied and balanced diet to help keep you, and your baby, healthy when youre breastfeeding. Many breastfeeding mothers worry about wh ?more
Cellulite Solutions in 2007
Cellulite is one of womens nightmares. The reason? Cellulite gives a bad aspect to hips, thighs and buttocks, because it makes the skin look rippled and not tight and smooth. Cellulite resides under the skin and it is actually body fat that has gathe ?more
Making The Most Out Of Menopause
During what the medical community refers to as "mid-life", both men and women undergo significant physiological changes. Women between the ages of 45 and 65 pass through a period called the climacteric. Menopause, the end of ovulation and menstruatio ?more
A Primer on Bradley vs. Lamaze Childbirth Methods
The Bradley method of childbirth was developed in the 1940s by Dr. Robert A. Bradley, an American Obstetrician. It is based on the philosophy of natural childbirth (drug free) and was pioneering in the involvement of fathers during the birthing proc ?more
Female Masturbation and Orgasm
Masturbation Masturbation refers to sexual stimulation, especially of ones own genitals and often to the point of orgasm, which is performed manually, by other types of bodily contact (except for sexual intercourse), by use of objects or tools, or by ?more
Vitamins For Menopause - Are They Effective?