In last week’s blog, we talked about how with the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen the turmoil create multiple problems like weight gain and stress for our patients. We are recommending patients get back on a healthy routine by…
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Effective Strategies for Shedding Pounds During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Posted in Anxiety, COVID-19, Overall Women's Health, Resources Tagged with: ab pain, abdominal pain, anxiety, bladder, distress, fibroids, hormone replacement, hormone replacement therapy, incontinence, large fibroids, menopause, older women, pain, stomach pain, treatment, urinary incontinence, women's health
How has stress impacted patients during the COVID-19 pandemic?
With the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen the turmoil create multiple problems like weight gain and stress for our patients. A lot of our patients are working moms and they are now teaching, working from home, and never getting a…
Posted in Anxiety, COVID-19, Hormone Therapy, Hormones, Thyroid Tagged with: ab pain, abdominal pain, anxiety, bladder, distress, fibroids, hormone replacement, hormone replacement therapy, incontinence, large fibroids, menopause, older women, pain, stomach pain, treatment, urinary incontinence, women's health
Thyroid Complications in Women: Diagnosis, Impact on Pregnancy & Resources
How are thyroid diseases diagnosed? Thyroid disease can be difficult to diagnose because the symptoms are similar to a variety of other health problems. The doctor will typically start by asking the patient about their health history, such as if…
Posted in Thyroid Tagged with: ab pain, abdominal pain, anxiety, bladder, distress, fibroids, hormone replacement, hormone replacement therapy, incontinence, large fibroids, menopause, older women, pain, stomach pain, treatment, urinary incontinence, women's health
Thyroid Complications in Women: Thyroiditis, Goiter, Nodules & Cancer
What is thyroiditis? Thyroiditis is when the body’s immune system makes antibodies that attack the thyroid and cause inflammation. Thyroiditis can be caused by: ● Genetics ● Autoimmune diseases ● Viral or bacterial infection ● Certain Read More…
Posted in Thyroid Tagged with: ab pain, abdominal pain, anxiety, bladder, distress, fibroids, hormone replacement, hormone replacement therapy, incontinence, large fibroids, menopause, older women, pain, stomach pain, treatment, urinary incontinence, women's health
Thyroid Complications in Women: Hypothyroidism & Hyperthyroidism
The thyroid gland produces the hormones triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4). These hormones control many activities in the body, including how fast the heartbeats, energy levels, internal temperature, hair/skin/nail growth, and more. Thyroid Read More…
Posted in Thyroid Tagged with: ab pain, abdominal pain, anxiety, bladder, distress, fibroids, hormone replacement, hormone replacement therapy, incontinence, large fibroids, menopause, older women, pain, stomach pain, treatment, urinary incontinence, women's health
Five Surprising Health Benefits of Walking Regularly
The next time you see your doctor, don’t be surprised if they hand you a prescription to walk. This simple activity that you’ve been your whole life is now being described as “the closest thing we have to a wonder…
Posted in Overall Women's Health Tagged with: ab pain, abdominal pain, anxiety, bladder, distress, fibroids, hormone replacement, hormone replacement therapy, incontinence, large fibroids, menopause, older women, pain, stomach pain, treatment, urinary incontinence, women's health
What is the Diagnosis & Treatment Process for Uterine Fibroids?
How do patients know if they have fibroids? A health care provider may discover that a patient has fibroids during a routine pelvic exam. The doctor can sometimes feel the fibroid with their fingers during the exam. Typically, a doctor…
Posted in Fibroids Tagged with: ab pain, abdominal pain, anxiety, bladder, distress, fibroids, hormone replacement, hormone replacement therapy, incontinence, large fibroids, menopause, older women, pain, stomach pain, treatment, urinary incontinence, women's health
What are Uterine Fibroids and Who is at an Increased Risk?
Fibroids (leiomyoma) are muscular tumors that grow in the wall of the uterus (womb). Fibroids are almost always benign (not cancerous) and can grow as a single tumor, or there can be many of them in the uterus. They can…
Posted in Fibroids Tagged with: ab pain, abdominal pain, anxiety, bladder, distress, fibroids, hormone replacement, hormone replacement therapy, incontinence, large fibroids, menopause, older women, pain, stomach pain, treatment, urinary incontinence, women's health
How to Cope with Different Types of Grief
You may be wondering, how does gynecology relate to the grieving process? Throughout the years, we have found that many patients with varying conditions have suffered from not properly going through the grieving process. Grieving doesn’t Read More…
Posted in Depression Tagged with: anxiety, causes, depression, diagnosis, distress, greiving, grieving, grieving process, insomnia, women's health
Vaginal Prolapse: Overview of the Sources, Signs & Symptoms
What is vaginal prolapse? Vaginal prolapse is when the vagina drops from its typical location in the body. The vagina is the tunnel that connects the uterus to the outside of a woman’s body and it is called the…
Posted in Bladder, Diagnosis, Diseases and Conditions, Examinations, Hysterectomy, Incontinence, Overall Women's Health, Vaginal Prolapse Tagged with: anxiety, bladder, distress, fibroids, hormone replacement, hormone replacement therapy, incontinence, large fibroids, menopause, older women, treatment, urinary incontinence, women's health