Women's Health. Find daily tips on women's health from Dr. David Samadi. Discover latest news and health benefits for common issues related to women's health such as breast cancer, cervical cancer, female cancer screenings and prevention,
Breastfeeding a newborn baby may be “the most natural thing on earth” as its many advocates opine, but that doesn't mean it always comes easy. For first-time mothers especially, it can be a daunting and intimidating process.
Read MoreCysts – sac-like lumps filled with fluid, air or other substances – can occur just about anywhere in your body, and are typically no cause for alarm. Bartholin's cysts – those which occur when the vagina's Bartholin's glands become obstructed – are no different. They are, in fact, relatively common, most often forming after childbirth or surgery.
Read MoreA common but not always talked about condition that up to 11 percent of women will experience is bladder prolapse. Many women who have this condition may not even realize what has happened but may express “I have low back pain,” or “It feels like I’m sitting on a ball,” or “It’s difficult for me to urinate.”
Read MoreMost women know not to try and get pregnant after age 40 because of the variety of complications that can occur, but some women simply cannot give birth after that age. They have lost normal function in their ovaries, a condition known as premature ovarian failure.
Read MoreHot flashes may be more than just a woman feeling the heat – they may also be increasing a woman’s risk of heart disease. Hot flashes, typically associated with menopause is when a woman may have a quick feeling of intense heat along with sometimes a red, flushed face and sweating. Up to 70% of women experience hot flashes with a third describing them as frequent or severe. Now a new study has discovered a link between women who get frequent hot flashes during menopause who may be susceptible to vascular dysfunction which can lead to heart disease.
Read MoreGrowing older as a woman is not easy. Particularly during the phase of a woman’s life called “middle age.” Of course, men also become middle aged but men have the advantage of being referred to as “distinguished” or maybe even “sophisticated.”
Read MoreThe most frequent symptom of menopause and perimenopause is hot flushes, also known as hot flashes. They occur when the blood vessels near you skin's surface dilate to cool, but science still don't know the cause of the dilation.
Read MoreAll women of a certain age are keenly aware that their fertility begins to decline significantly around age 35, but have you ever stopped to wonder why? Or if there was anything that could be done about it.
Read MoreA trip to the gynecologist is usually not at the top of most women’s list of things to do. You’re flat on your back, feet in stirrups with your private parts being inspected by someone you mainly see once a year. But that yearly visit to the gynecologist is a very important part of a woman’s health making it imperative to not hold back on certain health issues.
Read MoreThe third leading cause of death in women is a stroke. Yet few women realize there are gender-specific signs of a stroke putting them in a unique situation for certain risk factors. Having a stroke is not always a clearly recognizable event. For women, it can even be more difficult to diagnosis and to realize what is going on before it’s too late.
Read MoreDoctors are now able to better identify breast cancers at higher risk for recurrence and track the success or failure of treatment – via asimple blood test. This is thanks to the discovery of a new biomarker, called cMethDNA, discovered in the blood of women with advanced breast cancer by scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.
Read MoreYour grandmother called it her “change of life.” Gynecologists know it as perimenopause, the natural transition leading up to menopause. Although it is inevitable, it may hit you earlier, depending upon your lifestyle.
Read MoreFibrocystic breasts – those containing lumpy nodular tissue – used to be regarded as a “disease.” But somewhere along the way, “fibrocystic breast disease” got downgraded to merely “fibrocystic breast changes,” probably because more than half of all women experience these changes at one point in their lives.
Read MoreIn all phases of a woman’s life, a well-functioning thyroid gland will keep her day-to-day activities in balance with few problems associated with it. But when the thyroid gland is not functioning up to par, certain symptoms can occur making life miserable for her.
Read MoreProgesterone is a key hormone in the female body. It regulates your menstrual cycle, and prepares your womb each month for pregnancy by thickening the lining of your uterus to accommodate a fertilized egg. If no fertilized egg shows up, your progesterone levels drop, menstruation returns, and it's business as usual.
Read MoreLadies, if we could tell you how long you will live, would you want to know? It may no longer be just an academic question or “what if” scenario. A study done by the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) has identified a possible “life line” predictor for women that promises to be more than just a little bit more accurate than a Gypsy's palm reading.
Read MoreLadies, are you feeling “disconnected”? “Out of the loop”? Does your social life consist of more online avatars and fewer real people? Some scientists believe your sense of smell may be to blame.
Read MoreThe American Cancer Society estimates that over 61,000 new cases of endometrial cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2017, with nearly 11,000 of those being fatal. Also known as womb or uterine cancer, the disease mainly affects post-menopausal women.
Read MoreBoth women and men have health disparities we might not think a lot about. There are the obvious biological health differences such as the fact that only men can develop prostate cancer or only women can develop uterine cancer.
Read MoreStatins are cholesterol-lowering medications that are widely prescribed by doctors, particularly to older people whose cholesterol levels have placed them at increased risk of cardiovascular disease. But a new study out of the University of Queensland in Australia will likely have many doctors thinking twice before prescribing statins to women.
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