About 80% of women who have fibroids experience no symptoms. The other 20% may experience pain or other discomforts due to the size of the fibroids. These include heavy bleeding during your period or between periods, and prolonged periods. Another…
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Could Your Abdominal Pain Be Due to Fibroids?
Posted in Cancer, Diseases and Conditions, Fibroids, Pain/Chronic Pain, Procedures, Symptoms Tagged with: ab pain, abdominal pain, fibroids, large fibroids, pain, stomach pain
Depression in Women Over 40
An often-overlooked factor of aging is increased anxiety and depression. As we age, significant life changes can cause uneasiness, stress, and sadness. Death of loved ones, retirement, becoming empty nesters, or serious injury can add immense stress Read More…
Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Diagnosis, Diseases and Conditions, Symptoms Tagged with: anxiety, depression, older women, treatment
Don’t Hesitate to Schedule Your Regular Health Exams
When you come in for regular exams, we are looking for anything abnormal based on your personal history. If we don’t find anything, you get to walk out of our office as happy and healthy as when you walked in.…
Common Health Issues in Women Over 55
Women are unique. We care deeply about others and tend to put the needs of our family and children before our own. We may notice illness or disease in our lives but put it on the back-burner so that we…
Do you have hypoactive sexual desire disorder?
About 1 in 10 premenopausal women in the United States are affected by Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD). HSDD is a sexual dysfunction characterized by a low libido or desire for sexual activity. This undertreated problem leads to distress and…
Posted in Diagnosis, Diseases and Conditions, Treatments, Uncategorized Tagged with: arousal, distress, HSDD, low libido, sex, sexual disorder
How can MonaLisa Touch Improve the Lives of Women?
What happens when vaginal atrophy symptoms due to menopause are significantly reduced or disappear completely? Sure, lubrication is restored and the vaginal tissues are healed, but I’m looking for more. What happens for women when these symptoms Read More…
Vitamin D and Magnesium Deficiencies
All vitamins and minerals are important to the human body. Each serves a purpose and works in conjunction with the others to keep your body running efficiently, free of illness and disease. Although it’s hard to say which vitamins and…
Is MonaLisa Touch Safe for Younger Women (20s-40s)?
If you follow our blog posts, you probably know by now that MonaLisa Touch is designed to drastically reduce or eliminate the painful and annoying symptoms of menopause. Vaginal atrophy symptoms like dryness, burning, itching, painful intercourse, and Read More…
The Importance of a Symptom Journal
A symptom journal can be one of the most important things you bring with you to a doctor’s appointment. Whether it’s with your gynecologist, podiatrist, chiropractor, or general family doctor, a symptom journal helps you keep track of small details…
Why Postmenopausal Women Aren’t Having/Enjoying Sex
Last month Medscape published study results of postmenopausal women who answered questions regarding sexual activity. Researchers wanted to know what factors affected sexual enjoyment. A little more than 24,000 women (average age of 64) completed Read More…