MonaLisa Touch offers a safe, painless, non-hormonal option for women who are experiencing vaginal discomforts. When estrogen levels decline the vagina is usually the first place the side-effects show up. Vaginal dryness, painful intercourse, urinary Read More…
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Appointments: What to Expect With MonaLisaTouch Chico
When you contact MonaLisa Touch Chico, we will be making several appointments together. This is a general guide of what to expect. Visit #1: Consultation. During this appointment we talk about if MonaLisa Touch is right for you. We go…
Hormonal Balance: Determining high/low Estrogen/Progesterone
Hormonal balance is important to a woman’s system, both physical and mental. Estrogen is especially important to women and plays a role in almost every bodily function. Many of our patients (older and younger) have hormone issues for a variety…
Continued Care During the Camp Fire Tragedy
The Camp Fire is still burning and has already burned around 150,000 acres, leaving tens of thousands of people without a home. The community of Paradise is mostly destroyed along with much of the surrounding communities of Magalia, Concow, Cherokee,…
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What Sets MonaLisaTouch Chico Apart From the Rest?
Our newest area of service is MonaLisaTouch Chico, and we have talked a lot about it in the last few months. This wonderful service provides vaginal rejuvenation to a variety of women who experience hormonal issues affecting their vagina, who…
Estrogen and Hashimoto’s Disease
Last week we talked a little bit about thyroid function and dysfunction. Today we are going to talk about one of the medical reasons behind a dysfunctional thyroid. Hashimoto’s diease (ofentimes just referred to as “Hashimoto’s”) is an autoimmune Read…
Understanding Thyroid Function and Thyroid Dysfunction
The thyroid is an oftentimes overlooked part of the human body, but it has an important job. Located in your throat underneath your Adam’s apple, the thyroid essentially oversees your entire endocrine system. It works endlessly day and night to…
Understanding the FDA Warning on “Vaginal Rejuvenation” Devices
On July 30, 2018 the FDA released a statement regarding “vaginal rejuvenation” devices. The warning says there could be some serious adverse reactions like burning or scarring– the FDA is “concerned women are being harmed” (1). The FDA says that…
Posted in MonaLisa Touch Chico, Treatments
Breast Cancer Awareness Month; October 2018
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. 1 in 8 women will develop invasive breast cancer at some point in her life, but luckily the amount of deaths has been declining each year since 1989. Early detection is a huge part…
Mangrove Women’s Health Opening Soon– Late October 2018
We are setting up our new space, getting our computer system ready, and putting the finishing touches our our office construction and decor. We hope to be up and running toward the end of this month, October 2018. In the…
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