If you want to learn about a woman, study her menstrual cycle. No, really: length, hormone levels, symptoms, and many more factors can be key data points to understand underlying health issues that seem to be unrelated to reproduction. In fact, the state of a woman’s cycle is considered to […]

So It’s that time of the month again and you’re in pain, but everyone has period pain, right? Well, not really… It is something we hear all the time: ‘I have period pain but my doctor said it’s normal’. What they may mean when they say this is that it’s […]

A peer support intervention is defined as “the provision of emotional assistance (e.g., attentive listening), appraisal assistance (communication of information that is pertinent to self-evaluation), and informational assistance (provision of knowledge relevant to problem-solving) by a created social network member who possesses experiential knowledge of a specific behavior or stressor […]

A study suggests that small amounts of resveratrol, which red wine contains, could replicate estrogen’s health benefits. These include protection against metabolic diseases and cognitive decline. Large amounts, however, may have the opposite effect. Estrogen is a steroid hormone that both males and females produce naturally. It is famous for […]