Postpartum Common Questions
After my baby’s born, when can I expect to hold her/him? Once you deliver your baby, the baby should be able to go to the mom’s chest immediately, as long as there are not any complications. Even if you have had a CS delivery, you can ask to have the baby come to your […]
Orgasms, Libido and More
What is an orgasm? An orgasm will occur after there is proper stimulation of the genitals or erogenous zones. It’s the ultimate peak in sexual arousal, creating a wonderful and intense feeling of pleasure as your body releases sexual tension and pressure. An orgasm will allow your entire body and genital area to experience intense […]
Perimenopause Common Questions
What is perimenopause? By the age of 45 or so, there’s a good chance you already considered how perimenopause would affect you. There’s no accident that this period of hormonal disruption has been referring to for years as “the change.” You’ve most likely wondered: how will “the change” will change me? Perimenopause happens when the […]
Menopause Common Questions
What is menopause? Menopause is a time when your ovaries stop producing estrogen and your female hormones become completely depleted. Once you stop having your period for one year you are officially in menopause. The average age a woman enters menopause is 51yr but menopausal symptoms can start in your 40years when hormonal fluctuations […]
Menopause & Libido
What are some tips to help my libido during menopause? In menopause, estrogen and testosterone levels plummet negatively affecting your sexual desire, vulva, vagina, bladder, and clitoris, making sexual activity challenging. Estrogen plays a key role in women’s sexual function, maintaining the genital tissue sensitivity, elasticity, secretions, pH balance and microbiome flora, urinary continence, pelvic […]
Menopause & Strange Symptoms
Why do women lose hair during menopause? Hair loss during perimenopause and menopause can be attributed to hormonal changes. Estrogen, a hormone that plays a role in maintaining hair thickness and growth, decreases during these normal hormonal cycles. The androgen hormone levels, including testosterone, may remain constant or slightly increase, leading to hair thinning or […]
Menopause & GLP-1’s
What are the potential benefits of GLP-1s for women going through menopause? The most recent medical studies found that women in menopause, who were taking GLP-1 and hormone therapy (HT), lost substantially more weight than those who only took GLP-1’s. What are the common side effects of GLP-1s? The most common side effects of GLP-1’s […]
Menopause & Hormone Therapy
ow safe is hormone therapy (HT) to treat menopausal symptoms? The main indication for using HT is best therapy in symptomatic women for relief of menopausal hot flashes that are bothersome, disrupt sleep or adversely affect a women’s quality of life. Treating the symptoms of menopause is individualized and often based on personal philosophies for […]
Infertility Common Questions
What is the definition of infertility for women? The general definition of infertility is when a woman and her partner have had unprotected intercourse for 12 months and have not been able to get pregnant. There are other considers to take into account such as medical history, advanced maternal age or other physical female conditions […]
Infertility & Egg Freezing
When is the best time to start talking about egg freezing? Egg freezing is growing in popularity. The conversation must start with the gynecologist as part as progressive family planning during an annual exam. It is my hope that routine preventative care for women will include fertility screening starting at age 30 and insurance companies […]