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From the ovaries, outward, all about female-focused health and medicine.

The Toll Of Period Poverty Throughout Covid-19
Many campaigners are pushing to overcome the financial barrier between girls and menstruation. Let’s take a closer look at what we mean by ‘period poverty’, the impact of Covid-19, and what we can do to alleviate the financial strain that many women are facing.
By Caitlin Purvis5 years ago in Viva
What is Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
Introduction: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a condition that affects a woman’s hormone levels. Women with PCOS produce higher-than-normal amounts of male hormones.
By primehealthblog5 years ago in Viva
The Lamentably Short Life of Kathryn Susanne West
The year was 1985. I remember sitting in the empty and dry bathtub, hugging my knees, and thinking my time was up. I was going to die. I was bleeding internally. It was only a matter of time. I had accomplished little in my short life. Now I probably had only hours to reconcile the meaning of my time on Earth, and hope that I would make it into heaven.
By Kathryn Susanne Sterling5 years ago in Viva
Second Pregnancies
First off, I'll say now that I will always be pro-choice, no uterus no opinion, and will always respect those who are pro-life. I genuinely think that until the day you experience an abortion yourself, you will never understand the emotions, thought processes, planning, rationalities that come up for a person who is in the middle of making that decision. Religion or not, beliefs be damned, you're just not going to get it. It's difficult to describe beyond this, your mind will never have to or ever understand what going there is like, the flip of switches that take off upon hearing "your pregnant" but knowing it’s not your path.
By Bec SM5 years ago in Viva
Simple Guidance For You In Endometriosis.
Overview: Endometriosis (en-doe-me-tree-O-sis) is an often debilitating disease in which tissue similar to the tissue that normally lines the inside of the uterus — the endometrium — develops outside your uterus.
By primehealthblog5 years ago in Viva
A Menstrual Healing Meditation Helped Me Dig Into a Goldmine of Inner Wisdom
I asked my friend Amy McKeown, a mental health and wellbeing and women’s health consultant who works with organisations to develop employee wellbeing strategies, to lead me in a menstrual healing meditation. She is among the first intake of women training to become a facilitator of menstrual medicine circles, a new healing modality developed by psychotherapists and women’s health experts Alexandra Pope and Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer and taught through their UK organisation The Red School. It involves holding a woman in a meditation and using the power of ‘menstrual cycle awareness’ (MCA) to gain insight and healing across the physical, emotional and psychological layers of her being.
By Charlie Nicholson5 years ago in Viva
Yoga and Breathing Provide Natural Relief for Stubborn Menopause Symptoms
If you join a conversation with women in their 50s invariably the conversation will turn to menopause. “These hot flashes are killing me!” someone will exclaim, fanning themselves.
By Rose Bak 5 years ago in Viva
Bed, Birth & Beyond
I broke down again. I spent 18 months away from my friends and family. I did this to be with the person I love and he promised it would be different, he promised he would help out more, he promised he would be my emotional support since I would be away from my support network. We moved to a different state, but that may as well have been a different country, or a different planet.
By alana absolon5 years ago in Viva
Unending Drip
It was my first day in 6th grade and I was ready to make you friends and enjoy my day at school, but I was not ready for the how embarrassing my day would be. I was only 12 but at the age of puberty, and the time when the hormones and changes take place. Mom had told me that I had entered puberty and part of this biological change would be that I would have blood flow every month. She told me what to expect, and explained every woman had to go through it. I asked so many questions, where does the blood come from? Will other people see it? Why, Why?
By Joy Wonah5 years ago in Viva
Let's Talk About PCOS
The idea of the new year has always been something special to me. Regardless of the legitimacy of the new year being a "fresh start", the concept has always seemed to motivate me into focusing more on my self-development, improvement and spirituality. That being said, I've often fallen short on those new year goals — I must have set myself the resolution to learn Spanish every year for the last five years alas I'm still no better a Spanish speaker than I was aged 16.
By Sophia Carey5 years ago in Viva
Let's talk ovaries
When I first got my period at the age of 11, I didn't know what was happening to me. We didn't really learn much about menstrual cycles in school, so I wasn't sure what this strange thing happening to me was. I remember calling my mom into the bathroom and asking her what was wrong with me and if I was dying. She started crying, smiled and said, "No sweetie - you have your period." She promptly showed me how to use a pad, and explained when I should change it - you know, typical mother/daughter talk.
By KJJ5 years ago in Viva
A Message To All Women
As children we're all taught that it's important to have good hygiene. Nobody wants to be followed around by the bad hygiene monster or be bullied in school for being the stinky kid. But what happens when all those years of being told to stay clean take a turn for the worse?
By Kate Fox5 years ago in Viva