Menstruation has been (and still is in some cultures) a taboo topic. As a result of women being unable to speak about it openly to their families and friends, the truths about periods have remained as convoluted as a piece of information traveling down the line of...
Gone are the days when pads or tampons are the only options for absorbing a woman’s menstrual flow. Today, we have all kinds of recommendations, making it easier than ever for patients to choose period solution options that align with their comfort level,...
The last thing any mother wants is for her daughter to have her first period without being prepared for it. In addition to being incredibly embarrassing – especially if it happens at school or during extracurricular activities – daughters who don’t...
Are you ready to have a baby? Or, are you preparing to have a baby at some point in the relatively near future? Often, our patients’ lifestyles take a notable swing in the “healthy” direction when they find out they’re pregnant. However, here...
We hear two questions more than the rest, and that tend to stump our patients with regard to their menstrual cycle. They are: – Do you have normal periods? – When was the first day of your last menstrual cycle? For many women, these two questions often...
It’s a rare woman who has consistent periods from her first menses through perimenopause. Irregular periods will happen from time to time as the result of hormonal or dietary changes, stress, contraception changes, or other physical conditions. In most...