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What’s the Connection Between PCOS, Fertility, and Perimenopause?

Women’s health and hormones do not exist in a vacuum, and conditions like polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) can impact normal life transitions and events like perimenopause and pregnancy. Hormonal imbalances…

What is Vaginismus? Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment

Do you dread going to the gynecologist because of difficult pap smears? Does painful sex prevent you from achieving healthy intimacy with your partner? Do you find it impossible to…

Menopause and Bacterial Vaginosis: What You Need to Know

Passing the menopause milestone means no more vaginal infections or similar symptoms, right? Not so fast. Entering the postmenopausal period does change your reproductive system but does not negate common…

How to Move Forward After Your Partner Dies

Losing a partner is an incredibly difficult experience, and the healing path / moving forward process can be unclear, and at times seem impossible. The feelings of grief and loss…

How to Care for the Vagina and Vulva

We often don’t think about how important caring for our vaginal and vulva health really is until something doesn’t quite feel right ‘down there’. To have a happy, healthy vagina…

How to Move Forward After a Divorce

It’s almost impossible to avoid the often-cited statistics: 40% to 50% of first marriages end in divorce and almost 75% of second marriages end in divorce. Upon hearing these statistics,…

What You Need to Know About Sjögren’s and Vaginal Dryness

Your vaginal environment changes throughout your life. For women with Sjögren’s, vaginal and vulvar dryness can occur well before menopause. This can leave women wondering: does Sjögren’s exacerbate menopause symptoms?…

The Lifecycle of the Vagina and Vulva

Throughout a woman’s life, her body will undergo a series of remarkable and dramatic stages of growth and development. Among the most dramatic changes are those of the vagina and…

What Is Prescription Drug Abuse?

Misuse of prescription painkillers, antidepressants, and other prescription drugs is a growing problem, and women are being disproportionately impacted. Medications affect men and women differently, but this is just part…

The Ultimate Skincare Routine for Women Over 40

Skin is the largest organ of the human body and that’s why a skincare routine is so important. Remember being able to sleep in makeup and not suffer a breakout?…

How Does Alcohol Use Affect Women?

Alcohol use is on the rise among US women, and the statistics are, shall we say, sobering. Alcohol use disorder, or AUD, has increased by an astonishing 84% over the…

How to Maintain Healthy Hair As You Age

“Gimme a head with hair. Long, beautiful hair. Shining, gleaming. Streaming, flaxen, waxen.” This song lyric from the ‘60s musical Hair sums it up quite nicely. For women, our hair…

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