Menopause is the natural midlife transition that every woman must go through. It doesn't care who you are- It's happening! What you can manage is the severity of symptoms that wreak havoc during peri-menopause, menopause, and beyond. The hormonal changes and symptoms of menopause can have profound effects on many aspects of women's health - both [...]
Serena McKenzie, ND, shares how to have great sex in an ordinary life during the Eastside Women's Symposium 2019 at Overlake Medical Center in Bellevue, WA.
Presented with permission from Maze Men’s and Women’s Health clinics.
Presented with permission from Maze Men’s and Women’s Health clinics.
Presented with permission from Maze Men’s and Women’s Health clinics.
Vaginal dryness is a common complaint in women of all ages, but especially in women after the age of menopause. Vaginal dryness affects up to 85% of women over 40 years of age, with an additional 59% reporting painful intercourse and 77% complaining of vaginal itching and irritation. [1] Vaginal dryness can also be problematic [...]
Do you know someone whose life becomes unmanageable around the time of her period due to intense pain or strange symptoms, like allergic reactions, digestive problems or fatigue? The problem could be endometriosis. Endometriosis is a painful condition that can cause digestive symptoms, abnormal menstruation and infertility. It occurs when the tissue that lines the [...]
The hormones most directly related to love, bonding, romance and sexual arousal can be remembered through the apt acronym POET: prolactin, oxytocin, estrogen and testosterone. While both men and women respond to these hormones, they do so in different ways and with different results. There is currently a great article on Medscape on the topic, Miriam E. Tucker. [...]
A Distracted View from the Middle by Dr. Serena McKenzie September 2019 What makes sex great for women? This is a question not even bothered to be asked until recent history. Since we have begun to inquire about female sexual satisfaction in the past several decades, art, psychology, and now science, research and medicine have [...]
