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Hormone Replacement Therapy: The Elixir of Youth or a Deadly Poison?

Hormone Replacement Therapy, HRT, Menopause, Women's Health / By Alexandra Ames

Hormone Replacement Therapy: is it the Elixir of Youth or is it going to kill you? HRT replaces the lack of estrogen that is causing hot flushes and other menopausal symptoms. Older, flawed studies, especially one called “The Women’s Health Initiative Study” back in 2002 scared the living daylights out of doctors and patients alike….However, we now realise that …

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Stop the Hot Flashes!

Hormone Replacement Therapy, HRT, Menopause, Women's Health / By Alexandra Ames

How Can I feel Better? What can be done to alleviate these symptoms? What is HRT and is it safe? First of all, let’s talk about the lifestyle changes that can be made: 1. Avoid caffeine, alcohol and spicy foods if these aggravate your hot flushes 2.Wear loose clothing and sleep with a fan or …

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What’s the Difference between the Perimenopause and the menopause?

Hormone Replacement Therapy, HRT, Menopause, Women's Health / By Alexandra Ames

What’s the Difference between the Menopause and Perimenopause? Women are born with their full complement of eggs or follicles. At puberty, we start to develop these follicles every month and the dominant one gets ovulated. The perimenopause is when a woman’s ovaries start to produce fewer follicles and oestrogen levels fall. Ovulation can be …

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The Food of Love

Embarrassing Problems, Health Basics, Heart Health, Lifestyle, Sexual Health, Uncategorized, Women's Health / By Alexandra Ames

I nearly forgot it was Valentine’s Day yesterday. With all the excitement of Carnival and then the come down that is Ash Wednesday I ran down to the corner store, half panicked to buy my husband some chocolates. It got me thinking about how chocolate became the “Food of love” and about other supposed aphrodisiacs, …

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Do you think your Period Pain is Abnormal? You might have Endometriosis.

Embarrassing Problems, Mirena Coil IUS, Sexual Health, Women's Health / By Alexandra Ames

March is Endometriosis Awareness Month The endometrium is the lining of the womb. That’s the lining that is shed as a period every month if you are not pregnant. In some women, cells from the lining can seed somewhere outside of the womb causing the endometrium lining to build up where it is not supposed …

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Your Health Should be Part of Your Pension Plan

Executive Medical, Health Basics, Lifestyle, Sleep, Women's Health / By Alexandra Ames

The old adage “Work hard, play hard is a good one…but not at the expense of your health. What is the point of killing yourself to pay into a pension plan, to drop dead of a heart attack when you retire at 65? Or worse, get a stroke and be bed bound and your pension …

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Why I’ll (probably) never suggest you do a Herpes blood test.

2 Comments / Embarrassing Problems, Infectious Disease, Sexual Health, Women's Health / By Alexandra Ames

Herpes blood tests are a complete waste of time and money. They can even destroy relationships. Here’s why: If I had a dollar for the number of couples I have had in my office at breaking point because some other doctor recommended Herpes blood tests as part of a sexual health screen ….or worse yet …

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The Silent Cause of Infertility in Young People

Embarrassing Problems, Infectious Disease, Women's Health / By Alexandra Ames

Why should I care about Chlamydia? I have no symptoms. Worldwide Chlamydia is the most prevalent sexually transmitted infection (STI), and it is more common in young people. The problem can often cause no symptoms at all, so you may not know you have it. If it is around for long enough causing inflammation of your pelvis, …

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Difference Between Copper Coil IUD and Mirena Coil IUS

Copper Coil IUD, Mirena Coil IUS, Women's Health / By Shweta Rai

What is Copper IUD Insertion? An example of a long acting, reversible Non-hormonal method is the Copper coil. (Also called the IUD) This is a small T shaped copper device that is inserted into a woman’s womb and can be left there for up to 5-10 years depending on the brand/device. This is done in …

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Hormone Replacement Therapy: The Elixir of Youth or a Deadly Poison?

Stop the Hot Flashes!

What’s the Difference between the Perimenopause and the menopause?

The Food of Love

Do you think your Period Pain is Abnormal? You might have Endometriosis.

Your Health Should be Part of Your Pension Plan

Why I’ll (probably) never suggest you do a Herpes blood test.

The Silent Cause of Infertility in Young People

Difference Between Copper Coil IUD and Mirena Coil IUS

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Hormone Replacement Therapy: The Elixir of Youth or a Deadly Poison?

Stop the Hot Flashes!

What’s the Difference between the Perimenopause and the menopause?