by Editor | Apr 26, 2016 | Books, Literature, Menopause, Perimenopause
Writing Menopause, a diverse literary collection about menopause to be published in the spring of 2017 by Inanna Publications, was first introduced to the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research in a session presented at our June 2015 biennial conference in Boston. The...
by Editor | Apr 14, 2016 | Menopause
In the same month I went from menstrual cramps to hot flashes overnight. By Sheryl E. Mendlinger, PhD In 1994, at the age of 43, I was diagnosed with stage 1 invasive breast cancer. At that time, treatment options were very limited, it was more a “one size fits...
by Editor | Apr 5, 2016 | Health Care, Menopause, Perimenopause
Making sense of the many names for women’s reproductive aging by Dr. Jerilynn C. Prior Jerilynn C. Prior BA, MD, FRCPC, ABIM, ABEM is a Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, B.C. She is the founder (2002) and...
by Editor | Mar 29, 2016 | Endometriosis
Guest Post by Yael Magen, Esq. When I was diagnosed with endometriosis it wasn’t the excruciating pain that bothered me or even my internal organs that were deteriorating, but rather, my biggest fear was that I would not get pregnant. I was always a...
by Editor | Mar 26, 2016 | Endometriosis, Menstruation
“What I heard shocked me. How was such a thing possible? How had this happened to a friend without my awareness?” Guest Post by Suzan Hutchinson The first time I heard the word “endometriosis,” I was at a loss as to what it was and stunned that...
