What Doctors Don't Tell YouExcessive bleeding or pain
* Drugs or devices: birth-control pills; drugs that reduce female hormones; a blood-clotting agent called tranexamic acid; an intrauterine device -
The latest medical procedure for women with abnormally heavy periods being touted as a major gynaecological advance carries a number of possible risks, including hysterectomy, increased period pai ...
Remember: The only true indications for a hysterectomy are: uncontrolled bleeding, particularly during a cesarean, and endometrial or invasive cancer. Many of the conditions which are currently ...
HYSTERECTOMIES: Is this really the only 'cure' for heavy periods?
Doctors have turned period problems into a 'syndrome', requiring an armament of potent drugs, when many symptoms are either normal or the result of nutritional deficiencies. ...
BAD SCIENCE So many studies, so many flaws A full one-third of American scientists have been found guilty of serious misconduct while undertaking medical research over the last three years. Their misdeeds have included the falsification of data...
Q I’ve heard a lot recently about syndrome X, but I don’t really understand what it is. Can you please explain what the symptoms are, who is likely to develop it and how it can be treated? - AJ, Plymouth
Reader's Corner
Changes to diet and lifestyle are generally the best way to tackle the majority of menstrual problems. ... ...
