women's health

Every year, the International Menopause Society highlights a different aspect of menopause care on World Menopause Day. This year’s theme is Chronic Pain in Midlife: From Recognition to Evidence-Based Care. I couldn’t be more thrilled! (Well … a focus on cardiovascular health would always win out, but that was done in 2023, so I’m good!) As the spotlight on menopause has (thankfully) grown, more awareness, understanding, and support is hitting the mainstream. However, this is

But I’m Not Anemic … Understanding Iron Deficiency without Anemia This year I’ve had more people than ever coming into the clinic asking about their newly diagnosed iron deficiency. It may sound strange, but I’m so excited to hear this! For years I have been highlighting lower than optimal ferritin levels on lab work that were considered normal. So many people with classic symptoms of iron deficiency (mainly women) have been told that everything is fine, as though the absence

PMDD is similar to PMS, but much more severe and often debilitating. It involves mood, cognitive, and physical symptoms caused by the normal variations in estrogen and progesterone levels during the later half of the menstrual cycle leading up to the next period. It can be difficult to get a diagnosis by a health professional, which may be partly due to confusion about whether it is a psychiatric or a hormonal disorder, and likely also because doctors are taught that patients