February – Heart health for women

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The month of february is here again when we remind ourselves that heart disease is the number 1 killer of women in the U.S. Many women still don’t know. Of the ones that do, many don’t take it seriously. Heart disease has always been popularly considered a male disease, the stereotype being the middle-aged executive [...]

Postmenopausal women, sleep and stroke

Postmenopausal women, stroke, sleep

Postmenopausal women who get less than 6 hours sleep or more than 9 hours a day are more likely to develop ischemic stroke than those who sleep for 7 hours. Women who slept more than 9 hours a day were over 70% more likely, and those who slept less than 6 hours were 14% more [...]

When will you have your menopause

There are a good number of us that would like to know the answer to that question and soon there may be an answer. Research into the hormone anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) suggests that analysis of this hormone may be able to predict when menopause will occur. AMH is produced in women and can be detected [...]

Acupuncture, pregnancy and IVF

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Acupuncture may help you get pregnant. You may be more likely to get pregnant and have a baby from IVF if you have acupuncture before or after IVF. A recent review of research and studies carried out on the relationship between acupuncture and pregnancy in 4 western countries showed that women who had acupuncture immediately [...]

Increased heart risks with severe menopause symptoms

Women who have severe menopause symptoms are more likely to develop heart disease according to a recent study. Those who had the most hot flushes and night sweats had higher cholesterol levels, higher blood pressure, higher BMI and a higher risk of developing heart disease over the next 10 years. It is possible that the [...]