Getting back into the groove of intimacy can take time. Here are some tips to help make sex more comfortable after childbirth: Take Pain Relievers: Over-the-counter medications like acetaminophen and ibuprofen can help ease any discomfort before sex. Use Lubricant: Vaginal dryness is common post...
If a fertilized egg hasn’t implanted in your uterus (aka, if you haven’t gotten pregnant this cycle), it’s about time for your period to start up again. Around this time, your levels of progesterone and estrogen drop, “which reduces blood flow to the built up uterine lining,” ...
Medroxyprogesterone is a prescription medication that is commonly used to treat disorders related to hormonal imbalances in women. It is a synthetic form of the hormone progesterone, which is involved in ovulation, menstruation, and pregnancy. Oral medroxyprogesterone may be given to treat absent period...
Progesterone acts to stabilize the tissue lining of the uterus (endometrium) so if it is absent, such as with ovarian anovulation, irregular and heavy menstrual bleeding often occurs after a period without any menstrual bleeding. Thus progesterone is used to prevent this irregularity of bleeding if...
One serious cause of a long menstrual cycle is polycystic ovary syndrome. When a woman has polycystic ovary syndrome, small cysts develop in theovaries. Her body also produces excessive amounts of androgens, which sometimes are referred to as malehormones. A woman could experience severe complicati...
Pregnancy can cause all sorts of weird symptoms, especially in the beginning. Plus, you’re not going to have a period if you’re expecting. The hormonal changes associated with pregnancy, particularly the presence of hCG (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin), prevent the drop in progesterone levels tha...
You are likely to feel unusually tired in the first few weeks of pregnancy. This could be due to the rising levels of progesterone in your body as it maintains the lining of your womb to help support the pregnancy. 5. Morning sickness You could start feeling sick, and even vomit; this ...
In humans, studies have shown the impact of preadolescent stress as being particularly critical for adult right amygdala volumes, with adversity (abuse, neglect, and family stress) occurring at age 11 years, contributing to a 3.5-fold effect above adversity occurring at any other time from birth...
At the same time your estrogen is crashing up and down, progesterone quietly exits the scene—which is unfortunate because progesteronecould have sheltered your nervous system from the turbulent ups and downs of estrogen. Progesterone drops with perimenopause because progesterone is hard to make. Unli...
This is where you’ll want to plan for a day or two of downtime, either at home or in another comfy location. Misoprostol’s job is to expel the uterine lining, so it causes bleeding and noticeable cramping—usually beginning one to four hours after you take the four pills. Some people...