Years of Pain, Fatigue, and Weird SymptomsI have had chronic fatigue syndrome, excessive Non-REM (NREM) dreaming, mood issues and muscle pain 24/7 for as long as I can remember. I have been to more than 100 health practitioners of various flavors, from the conventional doctors and specialists, to herbalists, energy medicine doctors, hypnotists and acupuncturists […]
Intracranial hypertension (IH) is a serious and potentially disabling neurological condition. This condition is also sometimes called by its older names, benign intracranial hypertension or pseudotumor cerebri. The link between progestin-containing birth control implants, such as Norplant, and IH, has been known for almost 20 years, but this issue started to receive more attention when […]
Once upon a time, a 26-year-old woman went to her doctor and asked to be put on the new birth control pill that allowed women to only have four periods a year. She had seen it advertised on television. Four months later, 15 pounds heavier and suffering from mild depression, she returned to the doctor […]
High blood pressure develops for a number of reasons, with poor diet, lack of exercise and medication key contributors to chronic hypertension. Explaining high blood pressure in young, otherwise active, athletic and healthy individuals is difficult at best, but when the blood pressure seems to wax and wane for no obvious reason, diagnosing and treating […]
Some 20 years ago, during my very first neuro class taught by an accomplished neurologist from a prominent research university, I had a conversation about hormones and the brain. It was a brief conversation during which he admitted not only knowing nothing about how hormones affected the brain or nervous system functioning, but also, how […]
Waning FertilityI have always wanted to be a mother. Growing up around my grandmother’s day care, I relished taking on nurturing roles from a young age. I have always enjoyed spending time with children, reading to my younger cousins, and making up games for us play. I even earned my degree as an Early Childhood […]
I got some progesterone in my eye And now my vision is slow My acuity is hungry and yet Not sure what to eat – Except for potato chips Or perhaps chocolate Followed by potato chips, Chocolate, and French fries.Each eyelash wants to take a nap – But each one also wants To take a […]
When most people read about women’s health and hormones, they assume it will be a piece about birth control pills or a study on menopausal hormone therapies. Many fail to realize that hormones have physiological effects far beyond the reproductive, with impacts on every major body system of females and males. A disruption or dysfunction […]