Discovering DES: Opening Pandora’s Box
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Diethylstilbestrol (DES) is a synthetic estrogen. Known as DES in the United States, it is more commonly known as stilboestrol in the
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Birth Control Problems? The Eyes Have It
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I have a lot of conversations about birth control. It’s what I do. I’m kind of a one trick pony that way.
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Gynecologic surgeries, namely hysterectomy (uterus removal), oophorectomy (ovary removal) and C-sections, are the top overused procedures in the U.S. Only 10%, at
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Little known fact. Your reproductive hormones influence how your body responds to insulin. The artificial hormones in hormonal birth control also play
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Bladder Pain Syndrome – Interstitial Cystitis
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Symptoms of pain related to the bladder, urinary urgency and/or frequency affect up to 12 million Americans and can range from uncomfortable
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If you have read any of my posts, you know that this is one of the questions that pervades my work. Do
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The Promise of Drug Safety
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What they say:“Birth control is the safest, most tested drug on the market.”What their tone says:“Did you just crawl out from under
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Four years ago, when the heavy period bleeding which I’d had since adolescence suddenly became much worse, I never would have predicted
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