PMS

The decrease in the amount of hormones that a woman's body and brain produce during perimenopause, the time when a woman stops having a menstrual cycle, can cause mood swings. Shifts in mood are...

Hot flashes are a signal that a woman is ending one period of her life and is starting another. Hot flashes are just one of the symptoms of menopause that a woman may go through, and they can be...

Menopause is a natural process in a woman's life. As a woman ages, her ovaries stop producing eggs. Monthly menstrual cycles reduce in frequency and then stop. The process usually begins when a...

Female menopause is the condition that all women (typically between the ages of 45 and 55) must endure. A woman's body will undergo many changes during menopause, and as result, bothersome...

Estrogen dominance is a phrase coined by Dr. John Lee in his book about natural progesterone, which describes how a deficit amount of progesterone, in association with estrogen levels, can result...

Estrogen dominance is essentially an alternative medical theory where a woman's hormone levels get out of balance due to either an increased production of estrogen or a depleted production of...

The week before a woman’s period is difficult for many women. Many women suffer from premenstrual syndrome (also known as PMS), which causes a variety of symptoms, such as irritability and...

The week before a woman’s period is not a fun time for most women. Many suffer from premenstrual syndrome (also known as PMS), which causes a variety of symptoms. Premenstrual syndrome...

Premenstrual syndrome, the dreaded and often misunderstood PMS, has often been used as a derogatory term against women. PMS typically affects women that are of the childbearing age, and though the...