In a series of surveys, family physician and menopause specialist Dr. Vivien Brown and her colleagues sought to better understand how
the condition affects women, men and their relationships.
Since hormone imbalances are much more common amongst women, we've decided to start the discussion on hormonal imbalance by looking at how this particular
condition affects women.
«Endometriosis is one of the most common gynecological
conditions affecting women in North America, affecting up to one in 10 American women,» Brightman told INSIDER.
Estrogen Dominance causes many
conditions affecting women today such as PMS, Pmdd, Pcos, Endometriosis, Emotional Upsets and Mood Swings.
Does
this condition affect women differently than men because of estrogen and other female specific factors?
Anxiety and depression are among the most common mental health
conditions affecting women.
Not exact matches
Like many
conditions primarily
affecting women, endometriosis is something that often feels attached to a stigma.
But while the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved more than two dozen drugs targeting a range of male sexual matters, pharma has turned a cold shoulder to female dysfunction, despite the prevalence of
conditions like hypoactive sexual desire disorder, a chronic disinterest in sex estimated to
affect 8 to 14 percent of American
women ages 20 to 49.
The volume of men and
women, that are identified to be
affected by Coeliac
conditions, is booming.
These
conditions don't just
affect unhealthy
women.
According to their website, D - MER is «a
condition affecting lactating
women that is characterized by an abrupt dysphoria, or negative emotions, that occur just before milk release and continuing not more than a few minutes.»
Postpartum mood disorders encompass a wide range of
conditions which differ in scope, symptoms, duration, and severity ranging from the well - known «baby or maternity blues», which
affects an estimated 85 % of
women, to the most severe form of PPD, postpartum psychosis, which
affects an estimated 0.1 % to 0.2 % of
women.
Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy is a common
condition that
affects up to 85 % of
women to varying degrees.
The good news is that high pressure does not necessarily mean a
woman has preeclampsia, as this
condition affects under 10 % of most pregnancies.
It is usually preventable, unless caused by medical
conditions that have been estimated to
affect up to five percent of
women.
CHRISTINE STEWART - FITZGERALD: Today we are here to talk about anemia, it's a medical
condition that
affects many pregnant
women and especially those carrying twins.
Perioral dermatitis is a skin
condition - a kissing cousin to rosacea and eczema -
affecting primarily
women of childbearing age, though you can also see it in children.
That problem was PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome), a hormonal
condition that can make it harder for
affected women to produce milk.
The definition of D - MER, according to the official website d-mer.org *, is «a
condition affecting lactating
women that is characterized by an abrupt dysphoria, or negative emotions, that occur just before milk release and continuing not more than a few minutes.»
Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex is a
condition affecting lactating
women that is characterized by an abrupt dysphoria, or negative emotions, that occur just before milk release and continuing not more than a few minutes.
A small percentage of
women have biological
conditions that negatively
affect their milk supplies.
A history of short breastfeeding or not breastfeeding is associated with postpartum depression.1 This
condition affects approximately 7 — 15 % of
women in the first 3 months after birth and may result in maternal anxiety, depressed mood, poor concentration, and hyperawareness of pain.
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a
condition that
affects between 6 and 15 percent of
women of childbearing age.
An Expert Panel on how the AHCA could
affect Health Care in New York State ~ «The House of Representatives recently passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA)-- a bill that, if passed, will leave 2.7 million New Yorkers without health insurance and will roll back protections for
women, children and anyone with preexisting
conditions.
«There is support within the NHS for
women, and men,
affected by lymphoedema, as well as a range of advice and information, including free publications from Breast Cancer Care, on how to reduce the risk of developing the
condition.
A Mayo Clinic study has identified a familial association in spontaneous coronary artery dissection, a type of heart attack that most commonly
affects younger
women, suggesting a genetic predisposition to the
condition, researchers say.
Drawing on medical records from 64,000 Quebec couples, the researchers set out to understand how each of the two gestational
conditions separately
affect women's health following pregnancy, but to also understand the risk the two present in tandem.
These organoids, as they are known, could provide new insights into the early stages of pregnancy and
conditions such as endometriosis, a painful
condition that
affects as many as two million
women in the UK.
Calcium pills are associated with large increases in the risk of developing dementia in
women who have
conditions that
affect the flow of blood to the brain
The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, investigated the extent to which improvements in living
conditions and educational opportunities over a person's life
affect cognitive abilities and their implications for men and
women.
This debilitating
condition disproportionately
affects post-menopausal
women who are more pre-disposed to the
condition because of biology, genetics and hormones.
Additional
conditions affecting older
women and their management of asthma include being obese or overweight; caregiving roles a
woman might have that hamper self - care; and limited income or poverty which can limit ability to follow recommended therapies.
This
condition disproportionately
affects seniors and
women, and leads to more than 1.5 million fractures annually.
Many
conditions that can
affect women's health are often evaluated through pelvic examination.
People with pre-existing respiratory
conditions such as asthma will be worst
affected, but heavy pollution also increases cardiovascular problems generally, and decreases the birthweight of babies born to
women exposed during pregnancy.
The leading cause of death in
women, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a constellation of ailments
affecting the heart and blood vessels, including
conditions such as coronary heart disease, stroke, and diseases of the small blood vessels, such as in the eyes and kidneys.
For many, she provided a startling introduction to a rare and intriguing
condition: then known as multiple personality disorder (MPD), a disease of the mind
affecting mostly
women, in which...
The burden is considerably greater in the African - American community, in which the
condition affects 39 percent of men and 43 percent of
women.
A laboratory blood test developed at Johns Hopkins for the diagnosis of a rare genetic red blood cell disorder also shows promise in identifying HELLP syndrome, a life - threatening high blood pressure
condition affecting 1 percent of all pregnant
women that causes hypertension along with end organ damage, researchers report in the May issue of the journal Experimental Hematology.
In addition to these
conditions, she says, African - American
women also may be
affected by other hair disorders like female pattern baldness.
The presentations focused on advances in the diagnosis, management, and treatment of genetic
conditions in diseases
affecting women.
The researchers also found that using frozen embryos resulted in a lower risk of the
woman developing ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, a
condition that sometimes
affects women undergoing fertility treatment.
Polycystic ovary syndrome may be an unfamiliar name, but the
condition — a hormonal imbalance —
affects more than 5 million American
women, resulting in a range of minor to major symptoms and consequences.
The chronic
condition affects between 8 and 10 million
women at any one time.
This painful
condition, which can be common in new runners and
affects women more than men, occurs when the the fibrous band that runs from the heel bone to the base of the toes stretches too far and tears.
The not - so - good news is that most cases of the
conditions that
affect around one per cent of
women under 40 are permanent.
That is, until one doctor finally diagnosed the 29 - year - old with pelvic floor dysfunction, a surprisingly common
condition that
affects one in three
women.
I appeared on the show to help explain this
condition, which
affects millions of
women.
Fibromyalgia, a
condition that
affects 2 % to 4 % of the population, is seen more often in
women than men.
When your vaginal microbiome is out of balance, it can also lead to a
condition called bacterial vaginosis (BV), which
affects millions of
women each year.