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,
Women have it rough with regards to weight gain for plenty of psychological and social reasons. They certainly don’t need researchers from UCLA telling them that their brains are “wired” to eat more food, but that’s the conclusion of a new study.
Read MoreOver the years, a woman’s sex drive can often wax and wane due to many complex components. Low libido in women can be a contentious sore spot when your partner wants to engage in sex but she has little to no desire.
Read MoreEndometriosis is an often painful disorder women experience with symptoms varying from woman to woman. The condition is where tissue that normally lines the inside of the uterus - the endometrium – grows outside of the uterus. The endometrium is the tissue that thickens each month in preparation for possible implantation of an embryo. If there is no implantation, then the lining or tissue will bleed known as a woman’s menstrual cycle.
Read MoreThey’re called “organoids,” miniature functioning models of organs grown in vitro that are complete with realistic and working micro-anatomies. As the techniques for creating them have become more sophisticated, their value to the scientific community – and to your future health – has grown appreciably.
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 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 MoreYou have no doubt heard that the most recent dietary guidelines as drawn up by the U.S. government suggest that “moderate” or “healthy” drinking for women is one alcoholic beverage a day. Men are allowed two.
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 MoreIf you thought that boys playing football had the highest rate of concussion in high school sports, you guessed wrong. That dubious distinction is owned by soccer-playing girls.
Read MoreVaginal dryness - women will know it when it happens. It may manifest itself as pain during sexual intercourse or vaginal itching and burning that didn’t happened in the past. All a woman knows is that it is disrupting the quality of her life and her sexual fulfillment yet most women do not bring up the situation with their doctor. Whether because of embarrassment or thinking it is an inevitable part of growing older so just accept it, vaginal dryness or other symptoms of vaginal atrophy should not be kept in the dark.
Read MoreOne of the first things a woman diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) can do is to start making positive lifestyle changes beginning with increasing physical activity. Exercise is just one of many key factors helping manage this condition affecting up to 10 million women around the world.
Read MoreWomen have many physiological factors making them at a greater risk of excessive alcohol consumption for the following reasons:
Read MoreTough to believe, but doctors still don't know exactly what causes morning sickness, that nausea and vomiting that plagues pregnant women in the first few months of pregnancy. But what they do know, is that morning sickness is a Good Thing.
Read MoreIn most cases, they sound a lot worse than they are: uterine fibroids are growths which grow in the wall of your uterus, but are almost never cancerous or associated with a risk of cancer
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