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Busted: 6 Common Myths About Estrogen
Read More: Busted: 6 Common Myths About EstrogenMenopause, and its little sister, perimenopause, are having a moment. It may be a moment that’s dripping with sweat and confused about its own name, but it’s still a moment. And it means that more and more women are talking about and destigmatizing the big change — and we think that’s great. But sometimes, more…
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Should You Take Compounded Medications for Menopause?
Read More: Should You Take Compounded Medications for Menopause?Perimenopause and menopause symptoms can be brutal. Most women and people assigned female at birth (AFAB) experience vasomotor symptoms (VMS) — night sweats and hot flashes — among other symptoms that can disturb your sleep, affect your mood and lower your quality of life. And these symptoms can go on for years and are associated…
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Low Progesterone Symptoms
Read More: Low Progesterone SymptomsProgesterone is a hormone in the body that stimulates and regulates various functions. It’s produced in the adrenal gland, the ovaries and the placenta (if you’re pregnant). It helps prepare your body for pregnancy and conception, regulates your menstrual cycle and affects your libido. If you don’t have enough progesterone, you may have difficulty getting…
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15 minutes with, Ask the expert, Estrogen, Hormone health, Hormone therapy, Hormones, Menopause, Perimenopause, Reproductive health, Sex, Urinary tract infections, Vaginal health
15 Minutes With: Ashley Winter, M.D., Talks Urology, Sex and All Things Vaginas
Read More: 15 Minutes With: Ashley Winter, M.D., Talks Urology, Sex and All Things VaginasAshley Winter, M.D., is the chief medical officer at Odela Health and a urologist and sexual medicine specialist. She uses social media (primarily Twitter) to help clear up misconceptions about women’s health and communicate the truth about all things vaginas. Winter was exceptionally generous with her time, and our “15 minute” chat actually lasted an…
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Contraception, Health care, Hormone health, Hormone therapy, Hormones, Menopause, Reproductive health
New Survey, New Insight
Read More: New Survey, New InsightAt HealthyWomen, we pride ourselves on providing expert health information you can trust. We also strive to listen and take note of the important issues and valuable information you share with us. In our recent survey of women ages 35-64, we found particularly interesting results regarding oral contraception, menopause and hormone therapy. Turns out, more…
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Hormone Therapy Saved My Life After Doctors Dismissed My Perimenopause Symptoms
Read More: Hormone Therapy Saved My Life After Doctors Dismissed My Perimenopause SymptomsAs told to Nicole Audrey Spector I was 36 years old when a light switched off inside me. I’d always been a motivated self-starter — someone who got up early in the morning to get a run in before starting the day I genuinely looked forward to. But suddenly I was no longer that person.…
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Expert perspectives, healthy aging, Hormone health, Hormones, Medication safety, Menopause, Menopause and hrt, Perimenopause
JoAnn Pinkerton, M.D., Speaks With HealthyWomen About Hormone Therapy for Menopause
Read More: JoAnn Pinkerton, M.D., Speaks With HealthyWomen About Hormone Therapy for MenopauseJoAnn Pinkerton, M.D. is an OB-GYN who is on the board of trustees for the North American Menopause Society (NAMS). She completed time as president and vice president of NAMS in 2009 and 2010. In 2000, she took on the role of executive director, during which time she chaired the 2017 advisory panels for hormone…
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A Conversation With Nina Coslov About Perimenopause
Read More: A Conversation With Nina Coslov About PerimenopauseIn her early 40s, Nina Coslov started experiencing symptoms of perimenopause, but she was still having regular menstrual periods. When she couldn’t get answers from her healthcare providers, she co-founded Women Living Better, an organization dedicated to improving women’s understanding of the path to menopause through research and education. She harnessed her science background to…
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Access, Access to health care, Adolescent, Affordability, Anxiety, Depression, Health care, Health insurance, Hormone health, Keep the care, Lgbtq, mental health, Parenting, Parenting teens, Research, Stress, Transgender
Transgender Medicine – What Care Looks Like, Who Seeks It out and What’s Still Unknown: 3 Essential Reads
Read More: Transgender Medicine – What Care Looks Like, Who Seeks It out and What’s Still Unknown: 3 Essential ReadsBy Daniel Merino, The Conversation Transgender people continue to be the focus of political culture wars in the U.S. In the spring of 2021, lawmakers in many states sought to limit or ban transgender youth from accessing gender-affirming care. The laws proposed – and in some cases passed – were written to have a direct…
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What’s Behind the Rising Profile of Transgender Kids? 3 Essential Reads
Read More: What’s Behind the Rising Profile of Transgender Kids? 3 Essential ReadsBy Nick Lehr, The Conversation Why are trans youth more visible these days? Is it due to more widespread acceptance, or more media coverage? Just how many trans kids are there? There seem to be few clear-cut answers. But after talking with a number of scholars who study transgender youth – and editing articles written…
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Access, Access to health care, Affordability, Body image, Depression, Gender, Hormone health, Lgbtq, Medication safety, Parenting, Transgender
Trans Kids in the US Were Seeking Treatment Decades Before Today’s Political Battles Over Access to Health Care
Read More: Trans Kids in the US Were Seeking Treatment Decades Before Today’s Political Battles Over Access to Health CareBy Jules Gill-Peterson, University of Pittsburgh In 1942, a 17-year-old transgender girl named Lane visited a doctor in her Missouri hometown with her parents. Lane had known that she was a girl from a very young age, but fights with her parents over her transness had made it difficult for her to live comfortably and…
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Access, Affordability, Body image, Depression, Gender, Hormone health, Medication safety, Parenting, Transgender
How Parents Can Support a Child Who Comes out as Trans – by Conquering Their Own Fears, Following Their Child’s Lead and Tolerating Ambiguity
Read More: How Parents Can Support a Child Who Comes out as Trans – by Conquering Their Own Fears, Following Their Child’s Lead and Tolerating AmbiguityBy Em Matsuno, Palo Alto University Young transgender, or trans, people face high rates of anxiety, depression and suicide. These elevated mental health risks largely stem from external factors such as discrimination, victimization and – most especially – family rejection rather than from being trans. Em Matsuno, a research fellow at Palo Alto University, is…
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I’m a Pediatrician Who Cares for Transgender Kids – Here’s What You Need to Know About Social Support, Puberty Blockers and Other Medical Options That Improve Lives of Transgender Youth
Read More: I’m a Pediatrician Who Cares for Transgender Kids – Here’s What You Need to Know About Social Support, Puberty Blockers and Other Medical Options That Improve Lives of Transgender YouthMandy Coles, Boston University When Charlie, a 10-year-old boy, came in for his first visit, he didn’t look at me or my colleague. Angry and crying, he insisted to us that he was cisgender – that he was a boy and had been born male. A few months before Charlie came into our office, he…
