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'I was in denial': Pip Edwards on being blindsided by perimenopause at 39
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (622+ words) At 39, Pip Edwards went through perimenopause. She just didn't realise it at the time. "I wasn't sleeping. I was emotional. I was experiencing mild hot flushes that were building," she tells The Weekly. "My body was changing, and everything felt…...
I ignored period pain, then my organs got stuck together: How a 31-year-old teacher beat endometriosis to birth a child
3+ hour, 11+ min ago (370+ words) For years, Sunanda Jadhav (name changed), a 31-year-old assistant professor from Navi Mumbai, quietly endured excruciating pain each month, convinced it was "normal" period discomfort. "I used to manage with painkillers. Some days, the pain was so bad that I…...
Facts over fear: data needed on brain fog in menopause
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (432+ words) Women experiencing or preparing for menopause need facts rather than fear-mongering, experts say, calling for further research into the prevalence of cognitive challenges such as brain fog. Women typically enter menopause between 45 and 60 and perimenopause - which precedes it - can start…...
Sponsored: Understanding Better Heart Health for Women
8+ hour, 10+ min ago (48+ words) 12 News Sponsored: Understanding Better Heart Health for Women To stream 12 News on your phone, you need the 12 News app. Download the 12 News app Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for this video Before You Leave, Check This…...
Call for experts for the new WHO guideline on endometriosis
18+ hour, 58+ min ago (455+ words) The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking experts to serve as members of expert groups that will contribute to the development of a new WHO guideline on endometriosis. This Call for experts provides information about the WHO guideline on endometriosis…...
Women demand better health care
13+ hour, 5+ min ago (158+ words) Halifax Examiner A recent study of thousands of women found 70% were dissatisfied with their current level of care. Jennifer Henderson is a freelance journalist and retired CBC News reporter. More by Jennifer Henderson Joan Baxter is one of 140 journalists from…...
New guidance on overlooked uterine condition affecting 1 in 3 women | University of Hawai'i System News
5+ hour, 19+ min ago (343+ words) A University of Hawai'i at M'noa physician is working to change how a common but often overlooked gynecologic condition is diagnosed and treated. Kimberly Kho, who holds the nation's first professorship in advanced gynecological surgery in the John A. Burns School…...
Stubborn Menopausal Weight Gain? Experts Say These 5 "Healthy" Habits Could Be Backfiring
12+ hour, 6+ min ago (738+ words) Derm Shares 5 'Harmful' Skin And Hair Habits To Ditch: Taking Hot Showers, More Katy Perry Flaunts Relationship With Justin Trudeau On Instagram After Reportedly 'Living Separate Lives' With Orlando Bloom: 'Never Knew Karma Could Be So Rewarding' 3 Amazing Bedtime Habits…...
Expert endometriosis care helps women find answers
8+ hour, 35+ min ago (111+ words) sooner at MUSC Women's Health'The Medical University of South Carolina Expert endometriosis care helps women find answers sooner at MUSC Women's Health Picture living with severe pelvic pain so intense that it interferes with your work, school, time with family,…...
Menopause brain fog demands clinical attention: researchers
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (277+ words) A new Lancet paper proposes a formal definition to drive research and treatment. The proposed definition characterises menopause brain fog as self-reported cognitive impairment that can significantly affect quality of life despite the absence of measurable cognitive decline on objective…...