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Long Menstrual Periods – Is Your Period Normal?
If you have long periods – you’re bleeding for longer than one week – your period is not normal and this may be a sign that something is going on with you. You may have a reproductive problem,...
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Perimenopause and Your Periods
Once you reach a certain age, you may notice that your periods start to become erratic and irregular. You may notice that your menstrual periods are shorter or longer. You may experience spotting in...
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Facts – Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common medical problems in the world. It affects up to 20 percent of the population of the United States, and far more women suffer from it than men....
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Pain After Sex – Common Causes
Roughly two-thirds of all women experience occasional discomfort during or after sexual intercourse. If you have pain after sex every single time, however, it’s something you need to get it checked out...
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Ovarian Cysts: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
Most women will have an ovarian cyst at some point in their lives, though most will never know it. A majority of ovarian cysts are harmless (non-cancerous) and go away on their own. You often never...
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The Birth Control Pill and Weight Gain
Since the introduction of the birth control pill nearly 50 years ago, its side effects have been scrutizined – such as the link between weight gain and birth control. Oral contraceptive pills are one...
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Can a Urinary Tract Infection Delay Your Period?
Do urinary tract infections (UTIs) affect your periods? – This is a commonly asked question with a simple answer. Theoretically, it is possible for a UTI to cause you to have a late period. Illnesses...
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Period Pain – Causes and How to Ease Your Misery
Period pain – the medical term is dysmenorrhea – is one of the most common problems that menstruating women experience. It typically refers to menstrual cramps – the crampy, lower abdominal discomfort...
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Uterus Transplants: Innovative, but Controversial
For every medical problem, scientists and researchers are constantly striving to find an solution. For women who’ve had a hysterectomy due to cancer and disease, or for women who were born without...
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Uterine Fibroids and Periods
Uterine fibroids are one of the most common causes for period problems. If you have painful periods, heavy bleeding during your periods, or pain during sexual intercourse, it’s possible that you may be...
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Travel and Periods – How Traveling Affects Your Period
In this article, you will learn how travel can affect your period, including why irregular periods and missed periods can be common when you’ve been traveling. Travel can affect your period, just...
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Reasons for Missed Period When You’re Not Pregnant
A missed period is often the very first sign of pregnancy that most women experience. It can be a super scary experience or an exciting event, since having a baby is a life-changing experience. But if...
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Understanding Toxic Shock Syndrome from Tampons
Toxic shock syndrome is a life-threatening bacterial infection that is linked to using tampons. Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) can cause your body to go into shock, and it can cause liver failure, kidney...
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Why is My Period Late?
My period is always on time – always! – but a few weeks ago, when I went on vacation, overseas, I found myself panicking. My period was late. And not only by a few days, but over a week late. I knew I...
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Herbal Remedies and Recipes for Natural Pain Relief
Pain has become a part of many of our lives. Mine included, as I suffer from Lyme Disease. On a regular basis, I struggle with chronic pain, fatigue, and insomnia, in addition to other symptoms....
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A Life Squeezed with Lyme
“Every long journey begins with a single step.” These are words I live by. My journey with Lyme is a long and devastating one. Lyme is considered a health crisis in the United States. It was...
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Top 5 Causes of Death in Women
Even though this article is about the leading causes of death in women, it is not meant to bring doom and gloom. Rather, educate you so you can be prepared and take action. Among the many women I have...
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Top 5 Causes of Death in Women
Even though this article is about the leading causes of death in women, it is not meant to bring doom and gloom. Rather, educate you so you can be prepared and take action. Among the many women I have...
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THINX Review – I Tried THINX Period Underwear
This THINX Period Underwear review is two years in the making. I’ve been using THINX for awhile now, so I finally wanted to blog about my experience using them.Throughout two decades of having periods,...
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Reasons for Missed Period When You’re Not Pregnant
What can cause you to miss your period when you’re not pregnant?Missing your period is one of the scariest feelings! If you’re sexually active, you may be asking whether or not you are pregnant.For...
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