BRCA, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Detection
Living with a genetic mutation that increases your risk of cancer is a heavy burden. For women carrying the BRCA gene, part of the burden stems from an increased risk of getting cancer, and part stems from a really big decision – whether or not to remove...
Aging, AMH, BRCA, Breast Cancer Treatment, Causes of Hot Flashes, Early Menopause, General Health, Hot Flashes, medication induced menopause, menopause symptoms, Menopause treatment, Mental Health, Premature Menopause, surgical menopause, Vaginal Dryness, VAGINAL PAIN
Menopause always comes with challenges. When you are 50ish, the symptoms come on gradually. But when you are younger and still have normal or relatively normal hormone levels, treatment causes an abrupt drop in those hormones, and that causes you to be catapulted into...
BRCA, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Treatment, Cancer, Early Menopause, ovarian reserve, Premature Menopause
Women with breast cancer must not only deal with the challenges of a potentially life-threatening disease; they also have to face the challenges of breast cancer treatment. Chemotherapy is an essential mainstay for many who require breast cancer treatment, but it...
BRCA, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Early Menopause, EstrogenBook, General Health, Hormone Balance, menopause symptoms, Premature Menopause, Women's Health
Do you have a strong family history of breast cancer or ovarian cancer? Are you thinking of doing a BRCA genetic test to find out if your genes put you at increased risk for those cancers? Would you visit your doctor or healthcare provider to get tested, or would you...
BRCA, Breast Cancer, Cancer, EstrogenBook, General Health, Menopause, menopause symptoms, Menopause treatment
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Women are marching around the country to bring awareness and to raise money for breast cancer prevention. It’s no wonder. Breast cancer is scary and with good reason. It can be a lethal disease, the treatment can...
Bioidentical Estrogens, BRCA, Breast Cancer, EstrogenBook, Estrogens, General Health, Hormones, Menopause, Menopause treatment
This month is very a big one in women’s health. First of all, it is National Menopause Awareness Month. The second is that it is National Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Awareness Week. So, I thought it would be good to discuss a topic that gets too...
