Unlocking the mystery of menopause: the adrenal glands
Explore the pivotal role of adrenal glands in easing menopause symptoms with Simone Jeffries, perimenopause and vagina specialist naturopath.
How to get hormone and blood testing
Learn how to get hormone testing on the right day for the most useful results, and what to do with the results.
The role of your adrenal glands in menopause
Once your ovaries go into retirement, your adrenal glands kick in to produce oestrogen and other hormones.
How can I tell if I am menopausal?
It can be reasonably straightforward to figure out if you're heading into menopause, with some tests available too.
Tissue laxity in the labia and vagina
The saggy labia and loose vagina have one main cause: stretched or damaged collagen fibres. Repairing this can be challenging, but with advances in physiotherapy and surgical techniques, and technology, you do have options.
USA: painful sex and have Medicare? Your treatment is NO LONGER excluded from Medicare Part D
If you are menopausal, are experiencing pain during sex, and have Medicare in the USA, your drug treatments are covered.
How to moisten a dry vagina
A quick look at the different options for moistening a dry vagina.
Study: Long-term overweight at greater risk of endometrial cancer postmenopause
A study looks at how long women were overweight or obese for, and their risk of certain cancers.
Atrophic vaginitis caused by menopause has a new name
Vulvovaginal atrophy caused by menopause has an updated umbrella term - genitourinary symptoms of menopause (GSM).
Treatments for lax vaginal, pelvic or urinary tissue – ‘non-surgical vaginal rejuvenation’
If you have a loose vag or stress urinary incontinence, or know someone who does, there are now noninvasive (nonsurgical) ways to treat these issues from the cells up.
Review: Estrace vaginal oestrogen cream
A quick overview of Estrace vaginal cream for atrophic vaginitis.
Review: Luvena Restorative Moisturizer – how does it work?
This product may act in a tonic fashion by providing the vagina with ingredients to deter pathogens, encourage normal vaginal flora, and moisturise vaginal mucous membranes.
Study: How early life circumstances affect menarche and menopause
We examine a review of how childhood experiences impact menarche and menopause.
Cervical stenosis
Cervical stenosis is the narrowing - for whatever reason - of the cervix, the neck of tissue that joins the vagina and uterus. A narrow cervix can create a few issues with in-and-out flow between the uterus and the vagina, including sperm, periods and babies.
Sexual arousal disorders
We run through briefly what sexual arousal disorder is and how it manifests.
Atrophic vaginitis in breast cancer survivors
Moistening the vaginas of women suffering from the side-effects of breast cancer treatment.
The Vaginal Maturation Index
The VMI is a test for ratios of certain vaginal cell types to indicate the impact of oestrogen.
Vaginal prolapse, pelvic organ prolapse and vaginal/pelvic relaxation syndromes
The prolapse of pelvic organs into the vagina can occur for several reasons, with treatment available.
Oral pilocarpine can moisten a dry vagina
A study shows that oral pilocarpine can offer those on chemotherapy relief from vaginal dryness with mild side effects.
Study: regular exercise lowers oestrogen levels in postmenopausal women
Postmenopausal women were studied to see if exercise reduced oestrogen levels, and thus breast cancer risks.
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