If you’ve ever experienced the uncomfortable symptoms of a vaginal yeast infection, you’re not alone: approximately 75% of all women will experience at least one episode throughout their lifetime, and 40-50% of them will have at least one recurrence. Yeast infections are one of the most common vaginal infections, particularly in women of childbearing age. […]
Category: sexual health
Probiotics: Necessary or Just Another Fad
Last blog we discussed GERD and eating a healthy diet, as well as a few medications used to treat GERD. We even touched on probiotics for a moment, but one of our reads screamed out “MORE!!” (Okay so she wasn’t that demanding, but that was the basic message). So lets start at the beginning: Our […]
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: Fighting for a diagnosis
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is a disease affecting many women that, I believe, is misdiagnosed or goes undiagnosed. Much of this can stem from embarrassment or from the fear of “complaining” about “woman problems.” So lets do something that doesn’t happen often. Let’s talk about it. PCOS is an endocrine (hormone) dysfunction that can present […]
Work It ‘Cause You’re Worth It!
Summer is on it’s way! How can I tell? Is it that the days are longer? Is it that it is getting hot? Is it that I’m getting fewer and fewer prescriptions for antibiotics? Nope! It’s that the bloody Sensa and Hydroxycut commercials seem to be playing back to back. I completely understand that fitting […]
“The Change,” Why Does It Sound So Pleasant When All I Want To Do Is Scream? Non-hormonal Treatment of Menopause Symptoms
We live in a wonderful time where hormones are readily available to women for the treatment of menopause symptoms. Hot flashes, fatigue, weight gain, hair loss, and low libido can all be treated with hormone replacement of estrogens (yes that’s plural), progesterone, and testosterone. It’s all about balance, but sometimes the hormones cause undesirable side […]
Diabetes: Complications, Risk Factors, and Prevention
So a couple weeks ago we talked about the difference between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. We talked about what puts us a risk for getting the different types of diabetes. But what about your risk factors if you already have diabetes? What about ways to prevent or even cure your diabetes? Nothing like […]
Depression: Is there really a pill for that?
It’s amazing how fast this year has gone! Look at the calendar folks. It is September! Holy cow. The holidays are coming rapidly. The holidays are associated with a lot of happiness, but unfortunately this is also the time of year when depression begins to creep up on us. There is so much to do […]
UTIs and Yeast Infections: When fun in the sun gets uncomfortable
Summer can be a wonderful time, even in Arizona. Swimming, barbeques, fun fruity cocktails… it sounds like a real blast! Unfortunately, for some women, summer can be a time of frustration. Summer time is UTI and yeast infection weather. It is so uncomfortable and it is hard to find time to go to the doctor […]