GynoFiles

Women who go to their gyno with complaints about hair growth need to tell us three things: where is the bothersome hair, is it thick hair or thin hair, and how fast did this hair appear. Hair growth in unwanted places that appeared suddenly should be addressed promptly so the cause can be identified.  Excess hair growth around the lip, the chin, the upper neck, the chest, on the back, around the nipples, between the breasts, down the inner thighs and other unwanted places is possibly due to male hormone excess, such as with PCOS or adrenal gland disorders. These conditions can be detected by a few simple blood tests. Usually one round of testing will reveal the cause, but it may take a few times to check on the range of your hormone levels. Excess of the fine downy hair that is primarily on face and arms that we call peach fuzz is not usually due to excess male hormones. This fuzz may be genetic, or possibly due to either medication or your diet, and this is treated very differe...

Male hormones are made by the ovary, and they are important for good health, but can get out of control as well. Male hormone levels can cause acne and unwanted hair growth. We like to think in simple terms of what to do and what to not do for controlling unwanted hair or unwanted hormonal side effects. For women who have excess and undesirable hair, a number of new studies have been undertaken to look at how we can best control the unwanted hairs in places like on your lip, chin or chest. There are a few simple 'dos' that can help you combat this. When it comes to overall treatment for women with hormone imbalances, especially PCOS the gynos will have to think about cycle control, control of infertility, control of your weight as well as control of unwanted skin effects like chin or lip hair. Controlling hormones and controlling our metabolism are the two most important 'dos.' Knowing if your hormones are imbalance, getting an actual diagnosis (such as PCOS) are two...

Some women cannot exactly differentiate yeast infections from bladder infections. If a patient has recurrent infections of either there are various signs that can be confusing. Symptoms such as pain with intercourse (could be either), thick white discharge (yeast), burning with urination (bladder infection). Other signs you might want to look for, is "splash dysuria" this is pain as you urinate and some urine touches the outside of your skin, but its not specifically painful to just urinate. But ultimately, an examination, and medical tests, such as cultures have to be done to determine what is going on.For those who have multiple infections, i t's time to see the gyno and not continue to rely on self diagnosis. Recurrent yeast infections are defined as four or more infections per year. Solutions have varied from the bizarre: garlic inserts? Does the series Twilight factor too prominently in your life? To effective: weekly prescribed fluconazole oral tablets. But...