Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Growth Hormones?
Ever since the mid 1960s, doctors have been harnessing the power of human growth hormones to improve the lives of children with growth-stunting diseases such
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Natural Alternatives to Hormone Replacement Therapy
What natural alternatives to hormone replacement therapy are there? Women who decide not to supplement their declining levels of estrogen with prescription hormones may want
Hysterectomy: Pros and Cons
What is a hysterectomy? A hysterectomy is an operation to remove the uterus. The ovaries and other reproductive organs may be left intact, but in
Quiz: Are You in Perimenopause?
Perimenopause starts with your first hot flash and lasts until 12 months after your last period. You may already be in it (symptoms can start
DHEA
What is DHEA? DHEA is the most abundant steroid hormone in our bodies. (Hormones in this category include estrogen, testosterone, and cortisone.) DHEA, short for
Menopause: How it Can Affect the Body
Menopause, strictly speaking, is when you stop having periods, but it is usually identified once it has been a year since your last period. When
Sex and Menopause
Our bodies are a stew of hormones and chemicals and enzymes and all sorts of exotic-sounding ingredients. For many women, this concoction bubbles along happily
Youth at Any Price: Growth Hormones and Aging
At this point, no one would dispute the link between growth hormone and aging. It’s a fact that as we age, our bodies produce less
Contraceptive Patch (Ortho Evra)
What is a contraceptive patch? The Ortho Vera patch is a reversible method of birth control that delivers the same hormones as the pill. It’s
Contraceptive Ring (NuvaRing)
What is the ring? The ring is a reversible method of birth control that delivers a mix of estrogen and progestin just like a birth
Diaphragm
What’s a diaphragm? A diaphragm is a shallow dome-shaped rubber cup that you insert into your vagina to keep sperm from entering your cervix. If
Female Condoms
What’s a female condom? A female condom is a thin polyurethane pouch that you insert into your vagina before sex to prevent pregnancy and guard
IUD FAQ
What’s an intrauterine device? The intrauterine device, or IUD, is a T-shaped plastic stick that’s wrapped in copper or filled with a synthetic form of
Natural Family Planning
What’s natural family planning? The name refers to a variety of methods for predicting the fertile days during a woman’s cycle. These techniques are used
Spermicides
Can I use spermicides alone for birth control? You can, but they’re tricky to use. For that reason, women who rely only on spermicides for
Tubal Ligation
What’s tubal ligation? It’s an operation designed to make a woman sterile. If you’re certain that you don’t want to have any more children, you
Human Growth Hormone
What is human growth hormone? Human growth hormone (HGH) fuels the growth of our bodies during childhood and adolescence. Released from the pituitary gland when