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Perimenopause

Perimenopause

What's Normal?

During perimenopause women are often most engaged in work or vocation or may be just getting back to full time work after childcare years. Many changes in Read more...

Preventive Powers of Ovulation and Progesterone

This series of articles, originally published in the CeMCOR newsletter, illustrate the importance of ovulation throughout women's reproductive life. Read more...

Why do I have Osteoporosis? I’m Way too Young!

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I slipped on some soggy leaves while walking home from work. I ended up breaking my upper arm. I'm only 36-this kind of fracture typically happens in 80 year olds! Read more...

Do I need an Endometrial Biopsy?

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My doctor is insistent that I have to have surgery-I guess a D & C or an endometrial biopsy. Read more...

Should I have an Endometrial Ablation for Heavy Bleeding?

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I recently read an article in More magazine about extreme bleeding, fibroids and endometrial ablation. Read more...

Menstrual Cycle Diary Instructional Videos

In this four-part series, Dr. Jerilynn Prior, founder of the Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research, and a diverse panel of women discuss the importance of the menstrual cycle to a woman's overall health and Read more...

What's in a name?

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I'm all confused. Am I in menopause or not? If I am, how come I have regular periods? Read more...

Progesterone Therapy for Night Sweats in Perimenopause

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I'm 42, waking most nights about 1am and having bad hot flushes some nights. I had to stop the Pill because I got increasing migraines. Read more...

Now Available! The Estrogen Errors: Why Progesterone Is Better for Women's Health

In this revealing work, Dr. Jerilynn Prior teams up with Susan Baxter, a medical writer, to explain the controversy over medicine prescribing estrogen for perimenopausal women in the United States, and to detail why progesterone is actually a far more effective, and a far less risk-ridden, approach. Read more...

Bewildered by Bio-Identical Hormones

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Are bio-identical hormones safe for treatment in menopause? I have no symptoms but did have a blood clot in my calf years ago when I was first pregnant. I was told then to never take estrogen. Read more...
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