Your Guide to Everyday Women’s Health

Dry Skin

Most women are never told why their skin and hair start to change, they’re just handed a cream and told to “hydrate” or that it’s just a part of aging.

Waxing vs Shaving

I tend to go with waxing as a means of getting rid of unwanted pubic hair.

Vaginal Farts

Yes, vaginal “farts” are normal! Many of us have—for lack of a better word—noisy vaginas.

Treatment

Basic lifestyle changes can make all the different in the world for women who have loss of urine.

Diagnosis

A detailed history, pelvic exam, urine analysis and culture, post-void residual, and urodynamic testing is done for women who complain of loss of urine.

Incontinence/Loss or Urine

We have all been there before, laughing at a funny joke, jogging, or bending down to pick up something off the floor and feeling that warm liquid drip down our legs.

Menopause and Weight Gain

Weight gain in women over 50y is a common complaint at the doctor’s office.

Hormone Therapy Pro’s and Con’s

Main indication for using oral hormonal replacement therapy (HRT) is best therapy in symptomatic women for relief of menopausal hot flashes that are bothersome

Menopause and Memory loss

We always hear about hot flashes, irregular periods and insomnia classically linked to menopause but there are other symptoms equally annoying but less talked about.

Menopause and Heart health

Heart disease is the most common cause of death among women throughout the world, affecting 1 in 4 women. Plus, it’s the leading cause of death in women.

Menopause and Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a disease affecting the bones. The bones become brittle, weak and fragile causing a decrease in quality and strength leading to fractures and broken bones.

Symptoms of Menopause

All of these disruptive symptoms affect your quality of life and can be improved with simple lifestyle modifications, medications specifically treating each symptom and hormone replacement therapy.