Food As Medicine, leiomyomas, Myomas, Nutrition
Uterine fibroids, also called leiomyomas or myomas, are noncancerous muscle tumors that appear as growths either inside, within the walls of, or on the uterus. They are swirls of muscle fibers that are the uterine equivalent of knots in a pine tree and can be as small...
Hormone Therapy, Menopause and Transgender Women, Menopause in the Workplace, menopause symptoms
Just completing the 2022 North American Menopause Society meeting held in Atlanta, October 12-15. One of the many interesting talks dealt with the menopause symptoms and challenges of transgender women. Hormone Therapy (HT) is confusing for cisgender women, but it can...
Hot Flashes, menopause and nurses, Menopause in the Workplace
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Menopause Society designated October as World Menopause Month. Women in Medicine Are Impacted by Menopause Although there is a lot of discussion about menopause among women in general, there is much less...
2022 NAMS HT Position Statement, Estrogen, Hormone Therapy, Menopause treatment
Before the year 2000, estrogen was the #1 prescribed medication in the United States. It was used by over 40% of all women in perimenopause and menopause, seemed safe, and doctors freely prescribed HT because it definitely improved the menopause symptoms it was...
