Does Weight Gain or Weight Loss Affect Your Menstrual Cycle? Weight changes can affect more than your appearance or fitness. They may also influence your menstrual cycle, hormonal balance and reproductive health. If you have recently gained or lost weight…
First Periods in Teenage Girls: What’s Normal and What’s Not? Getting the first period is an important milestone in a girl’s life. It marks a stage of puberty and brings several physical and emotional changes. For some girls, the first…
Endometriosis: Common Myths and the Facts You Should Know Endometriosis is a common gynaecological condition that can cause severe period pain, pelvic pain, heavy menstrual bleeding and difficulty getting pregnant. Despite its impact on women’s health, many myths about endometriosis…
C-Section vs Natural Delivery: Benefits and Risks Choosing between a C-section and natural delivery is an important part of pregnancy care. Many expectant mothers have questions about the benefits, risks, recovery time and circumstances in which one type of delivery…
Birth Control Options for Women Choosing the right birth control method is an important part of reproductive and sexual health. With several options available today, women can choose a method based on their age, health, lifestyle, future pregnancy plans and…
Missed Periods: Possible Reasons Missing a period can be worrying, especially when your menstrual cycle is usually regular. While pregnancy is one of the most common reasons for a missed period, it is not the only possible cause. Changes in…
menopause-friendly workplace Workplace Menopause Support: Why Every Organization Needs a Menopause – Friendly Policy Menopause is a natural phase of a woman’s life not a disease, not a disorder, and certainly not something to be hidden away. Yet in most…
Preventive Oncology How Cervical Cancer Screening and HPV Vaccination Can Save Lives Cervical cancer holds a unique place in oncology: it is one of the most preventable cancers in the world. Unlike many other cancers, we know its primary cause,…
Fertility Evaluation Fertility Testing & Delays: Why Early Evaluation Gives Couples the Best Chance For many couples trying to conceive, the hardest part isn’t the treatment it’s the waiting. Month after month passes, hope turns into worry, and yet many…