All Entries in the "Menstrual Cycle" Category
How To Manage Dysmenorrhea?
A normal menstrual flow may be accompanied by pain, but the difference with dysmenorrhea is that the woman can still perform her daily activities in a normal menstrual flow and would not need an analgesic. There are two classifications of dysmenorrhea; the primary dysmenorrhea related to structural or functional disorder in the reproductive system. This [...]
Cholesterol Levels Can Vary According To Menstrual Cycle
While it has been known for a while that any drugs containing estrogen can impact a woman’s cholesterol levels, it has now been demonstrated by researchers that even menstrual cycles can vary cholesterol levels. So, it isn’t just drugs and treatments that could impact the cholesterol count of women, but even their own bio rhythms [...]
What Are The Benefits Of Using A Menstrual Cup?
Women have to deal with the discomforts of menstruation monthly every 24 to 42 days; this means that every year a woman uses around 120 to 180 sanitary pads annually. That’s too much trash added to our growing concern in saving mother earth. What if you are given a choice to help decrease that number [...]
Understanding Your Menstrual Cycle
Whether you are planning to have a pregnancy or not, you simply want to understand why during each month you experience some changes in your body, your mood and your preferences. It could be your hormones giving these signals as a result of your menstrual cycle. The menstrual cycle has 4 phases: 1. The menstrual [...]
Amenorrhea And Excessive Hair Growth – What Causes These Symptoms?
Many of our readers have expressed, by way of their comments, their concern with excessive hair growth, particularly facial hair. In particular, one comment by a reader was full of worry about excessive hair growth and an absence of periods. When menstrual periods were regular before and stop currently, it is known as Secondary Amenorrhea [...]
Have Natural, More Healthy Periods: 8 Safer Ways To Green-Up Your Menstrual Cycle
Don’t poison yourself from the inside out! Choose healthier feminine hygiene products.
The Menstrual Cup – A Ready Reckoner
The menstrual cup is a vaginal barrier used during a woman’s menstrual period. Many women prefer this method of sanitary protection or management over using sanitary pads or tampons. There are two main types of menstrual cups available: The disposable menstrual cup is usually made of polythene and looks like a contraceptive diaphragm with a [...]
Why You Should Track Your Periods And How?
It is important to track your period for a number of different reasons, both medical and personal. You can track your periods using a simple pocket calendar and keeping an elaborate record over a number of years: Why it is important to track your periods? Predictability: Once you start to track your periods you can [...]
