Reproductive System Dysfunction

Can Food Choices Affect Puberty?

January 2, 2026 |

Have you noticed that children seem to be maturing earlier than they did in the past?  Turns out that you’re not imagining it.  Recent scientific analyses have discovered this too.  The question is….why? Puberty is the transition between childhood and adulthood which signals the onset of female reproductive capacity.  Age at menarche, the age when…

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Are Hot Flashes the Bane of Your Existence?

March 3, 2023 |

Many women are all too familiar with hot flashes… the sudden feeling of warmth in the upper body that is especially intense on the face, neck and chest; the reddened skin; the sweating.  If they happen at night they are called night sweats and are a huge sleep disrupter.  Most hot flashes occur during menopause,…

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A Novel Way to Ease Menstrual Pain

January 20, 2023 |

Menstrual pain (dysmenorrhea) is responsible for substantial interruptions in the lives of millions of women and girls.  An investigation from 2012 reported that 84.1% of women experience menstrual pain with 43.1% of them revealing that the pain occurred during every menstrual period.  This research concluded that at least one in four women experience distressing pain…

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