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Menopause is a natural occurrence in a woman's reproductive life. So why not treat it in a natural way? Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is the standard treatment for menopause among healthcare providers; however there remains considerable controversy about the benefits and risks associated with standard HRT drugs.

For the past several decades, conventional medicine has treated hot flashes and other menopausal discomforts with estrogen replacement therapy (ERT). But because ERT is contraindicated for women with a history of cancer, hormone replacement therapy (HRT), which combines estrogen with a synthetic progesterone, is often used instead. But many women don't want to take the potential increased risk of cancer associated with ERT, or they dislike the cyclical bleeding & significant side effects often caused by HRT.

Recent publicity concerning the health risks of synthetic hormone replacement therapy has led many women to seek more natural solutions. And with good reason. In areas of the world where soy and other estrogenic plants are part of the diet, breast cancer rates are much lower and menopausal symptoms are almost non-existent. Synthetic hormone replacement is not common because it is not needed......READ MORE

When PMS strikes, it feels like you've been hit you by a ton of bricks. You need to know you could spend up to 25% of your life suffering. . . . needlessly.

The migraine headaches, swelling, bloating and cramping can be enough to put any woman over the edge. Add insult to injury with depression and all-out physical and mental exhaustion. In fact, a study done by the Journal of Psychosomatic Research in 1991 revealed that more than 60% of chronic sufferers had experienced symptoms for 5 years or more.

Further, over 83% of the women polled visited their general practitioners, gynecologists, family planning clinicians and psychiatrists to no avail. The study also points out that "alternative medicine" is found to be more helpful.
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Womens Natural Health Articles

Menopause and Depression
Menopause is technically defined as occurring one year after a woman has her last menses. It marks the end of her fertile period. Perimenopause is the eight to ten year period leading up to menopause, during which the ovaries become gradually less active and produce less and less estrogen and progesterone.....READ MORE

Can Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Improve My Sexual Function?
For years, hormone replacement therapy (also known as estrogen replacement therapy) has been the best known way to help with the symptoms of menopause. HRT has been known to help reduce hot flashes, vaginal dryness as well as the risks of developing osteoporosis. But since July 2002, research has shown that it can do more harm than good. ....READ MORE

Vitamin A Is Essential For A Women’s Immune System
Vitamin A, also known as retinol, was the first fat-soluble vitamin discovered. Vitamin A helps improve and protect vision, hormones, growth, bone development, and reproduction. Vitamin A also strengthens hair, skin, and mucus membranes.....READ MORE

Alternative Treatment Options for Yeast Infections
If you’re wary of taking an over the counter medication or doctors prescription for your yeast infection, there are many alternative treatment options available to cure the infection. Maybe you’ll try these out first, and seek a prescription as a last resort....READ MORE

Herbal Remedies and Treatments for PMS Relief
PMS is one of those aspects of being female that we all must deal with. While some women experience almost no symptoms whatsoever, there are women who find themselves incapacitated during the onset of every period.....READ MORE

Can a Hysterectomy Impact My Sexual Function
Hysterectomies are not uncommon, at a rate of 600,000 a year, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. A hysterectomy refers to the process of surgically removing all or part of the uterus. The procedure performed for a number of reasons including cancer in the relevant area, severe endometriosis or gender changes in the instance of female becoming a.....READ MORE

Chocolate Cyst: The Endometriosis Cyst
Endometriosis is a condition in which endometrial tissue, which normally comprises the lining of the uterus, is found outside the uterus. The most common places for extra-uterine endometrial tissues to occur are on the ovaries, fallopian tubes, or elsewhere in the pelvis. This tissue, like the normal endometrium, responds to the monthly hormonal cycle....READ MORE

What is Human Papillomavirus?
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the name of several (over 100) viruses, which 30 are sexually transmitted. It is a sexually transmitted infection, and one of the most common. These viruses can infect both women and men. Areas of infection can include the penis and surrounding skin, the vulva, cervix, lining of the vagina, rectum, or anus.....READ MORE

Facts about Lupus
Out of every 185 Americans, one will have lupus. The world-wide incidence is roughly five million. Nine out of ten of those who develop the disease are women in their child-bearing years. Most of these women are Native American, Asian, Latina, or African American. One out of every five women have the antibody markers found in lupus patients, although most never go on to develop the disease.....READ MORE

Taking Vitamin C May Prevent Cardiovascular Disease in Women
What’s vitamin C and where can it be found? Vitamin C is perhaps the most common and popular of all the vitamins. It’s also known as ascorbic acid. ....READ MORE

Serious Health Concerns for Women
These days, it seems women have more health concerns than ever. Perhaps they are greater in number than ever before or perhaps we are just more aware of women's issues as women are more comfortable having them brought to the forefront....READ MORE

Women's Health and Fitness - Weight Training To Lose Weight
Weight gain is a lot easier as you grow older particularly as the motivation to exercise also wanes, but you can turn it around it does not matter how old you are. You should start to weave some sort of exercise into your daily life....READ MORE

Resistance Training Resulting in Improving Women's Health and Fitness
Regardless of the lawful point of views placed forward by the scientists and fitness experts and researchers over the past 20-30 years about the advantages of mass training for women, several of women who plan to undertake over to the strength segment is yet quite less....READ MORE

Female Hormonal Imbalance
Hormones are chemicals your body produces to regulate various functions. They do so by sending important messages and signals to various organs and tissues. When they work harmoniously, your body behaves in a predictable way. But if there is too much or too little of any one hormone, then imbalance occurs and you can begin to feel that something is wrong....READ MORE

Exercise and Women's Breast Health
Most women are very concerned about breast health, and particularly about avoiding breast cancer. It's certainly an important issue to address because, "Aside from non-melanoma skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women. Breast cancer is the number one cause of cancer death in Hispanic women....READ MORE