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,
Urinary tract infections are a major nuisance for women. Nearly half of all women will suffer from one at least once in their lifetime, and for half of those women, UTIs will be a recurring nightmare. The infections are usually treated with antibiotics, but each time a UTI returns it is even more likely the infection will recur yet again.
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 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 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.
Read MoreDepression following pregnancy, commonly known as postpartum depression (PPD), is a mood disorder, a type of clinical depression, causing crying episodes, anxiety, sadness, low energy, changes in sleeping/eating patterns, reduced desire for sex, and irritability.
Read MoreThe one cancer for woman that makes them take notice the most is breast cancer. This is understandable since other than lung cancer, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women. It is estimated that in 2017, there will be 252,710 new cases of the disease with one in eight women who will develop invasive breast cancer in their lifetime.
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
Read MoreUrinary tract infections (UTIs) are much more common in women than men. Over 50% of women will have at least one UTI in her lifetime with up to 30% to 40% of UTIs recurring within 6 months after the initial episode.
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