Polycystic ovaries (also called Stein-Leventhal syndrome or PCOS) is a condition associated with multiple cysts on or in the ovaries. Every month, during a normal menstrual cycle, the ovaries will produce follicles that contain the eggs which are released.
Soya is a food source rich in genistein and daidzein, two phytoestrogens. They have a significant oestrogenic effect and are thought to help regulate hormonal imbalances in women. It has also been claimed that they can help to prevent osteoporosis and recent research in Italy has suggested that taking daily supplements for a period of three months can halve the number of hot flushes suffered.
A new report from Canada has suggested that too many women, especially those living outside big centres, are having hysterectomies when often another, less invasive treatment would solve their medical problems.
Check out our eight top tips to beat the menopause without resorting to HRT: Eat a variety of foods and increase your intake of plant foods. This increases the number of different phyto chemicals you ingest and decreases the likelihood…
According to the British Medical Journal and other learned publications the rhubarb root extract phytoestrol, which is a natural form of oestrogen, is effective in treating loss of libido, dry eyes and vagina, moodswings, bad hair and skin.
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The bibliography listed on this page refers to the work within the WWW site only. For a full list of all material used in the study, please contact me.Bailey, J; HRT and Cardio-Protection: Unravelling the Tangled Web; European Menopause Journal…
Researchers in New Zealand and Minneapolis (US) have found that women who turn grey before they are 40 and who are very slim, may be at an increased risk of osteoporosis. Indications are that premature loss of hair may also…
It is widely known that breast tumours grow more quickly when they are exposed to oestrogen, women becoming pregnant are thus exposed to extra oestrogen. However a recent Danish study has claimed that pregnancy after breast cancer treatment does not…
Researchers in the US have found that having a positive result from a mammogram does not necessarily indicate that there is breast cancer present and that it is possible that nearly half of positive results from either mammogram or clinical…