However, James and Denise’s situation is not unique. It reflects what has become a suspiciously common pattern in women’s relationships with men more broadly, where a woman’s sexual desire disappears and/or becomes “too low” and then is deemed a dysfunction within the woman. This pattern...
Objectives To describe pelvic floor symptoms among women with low sexual desire/arousal. To compare pre and post-intervention pelvic floor symptoms, sexual desire and distress. Methods Adult women with low sexual desire/arousal participated in a randomized trial of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (...
Research indicates3that low testosterone can contribute to a range of physical and emotional symptoms, including depression, that can affect both men and women. Low testosterone levels in men can lead to changes in mood and mental function, as testosterone has an impact on various physical and co...
Dr. JoAnn Manson, chief of preventive medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Harvard Medical School and leader of a large vitamin D randomized trial calledVITAL,found that increasing vitamin D did not protect against fractures, heart disease or cancer. “We only need small to moderate amo...
Low-income and African American patients in women’s health clinics are at risk for depression and under-treatment of their depression. This study aimed to understand women’s health patients’ experiences of depressive symptoms and perspectives on the low uptake of psychotherapy. Twenty-three women...
Low-income and African American patients in women's health clinics are at risk for depression and under-treatment of their depression. This study aimed to understand women's health patients' experiences of depressive symptoms and perspectives on the low uptake of psychotherapy. Twenty-three women wi...
Before starting Natural Living, I was a practicing physician for over 20 years, as well as being Board Certified in Internal Medicine. During that time, part of my practice focused on the management of hormones, including the lack of thyroid hormones and their related problems and symptoms. ...
Higher sense of coherence (SOC) has been associated with lower depression in Western societies; however, it is not clear whether this association manifests similarly in non-Western cultural contexts.To examine the associations between different levels of SOC and depressive symptoms (DS) among indigeno...
identified through imaging as a consequence of neurological symptoms [74]. Symptoms suggesting the need to consider hyperparathyroidism in the differential diagnosis include a patient’s previous history of urolithiasis and ESKD in the context of chronic LBP. The diagnosis is likely with elevated serum...
"If a woman is HIV positive, people think she was a prostitute. ...and then these [women] are discriminated against. ...if they are known to be on ART. So, women are ashamed to participate in PMTCT or HIV testing for fear of being shamed."[36] ...