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What Is Dysmenorrhea?

What Is Dysmenorrhea?

Are your periods just the worst?  Or getting worse? Period pain is called dysmenorrhea. More than half of people who have periods have some pain for 1 to 2 days each month. Usually,...

What Is Dysmenorrhea?

Are your periods just the worst?  Or getting worse? Period pain is called dysmenorrhea. More than half of people who have periods have some pain for 1 to 2 days each month. Usually,...

Let’s Chat About Perimenopause and Menopause

Let’s Chat About Perimenopause and Menopause

We hear a lot about hot flashes and often see them depicted as the main marker of menopause, but did you know that having stiff and sore joints is actually...

Let’s Chat About Perimenopause and Menopause

We hear a lot about hot flashes and often see them depicted as the main marker of menopause, but did you know that having stiff and sore joints is actually...

Ontario Breast Cancer Screening Updates!

Ontario Breast Cancer Screening Updates!

In October 2024, the Ontario Breast Screening Program (OBSP) lowered the starting age for routine breast screening from age 50 to age 40. That means that if you are 40 or older...

Ontario Breast Cancer Screening Updates!

In October 2024, the Ontario Breast Screening Program (OBSP) lowered the starting age for routine breast screening from age 50 to age 40. That means that if you are 40 or older...

What is Endometriosis?

What is Endometriosis?

Endometriosis is a condition in which tissue resembling endometrium (the lining of the uterus) grows outside the uterus. It can grow in other organs inside the pelvis and in other...

What is Endometriosis?

Endometriosis is a condition in which tissue resembling endometrium (the lining of the uterus) grows outside the uterus. It can grow in other organs inside the pelvis and in other...

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a common condition that affects 5-8% of people with ovaries. About once a month, the ovaries are supposed to make a structure called a follicle....

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a common condition that affects 5-8% of people with ovaries. About once a month, the ovaries are supposed to make a structure called a follicle....

Got 99 Problems and Some of Them are Fibroids

Got 99 Problems and Some of Them are Fibroids

Let’s talk about fibroids! Uterine fibroids are very common non-cancerous tumours that develop from smooth cells in the muscle layer of the uterus. They are usually described according to their...

Got 99 Problems and Some of Them are Fibroids

Let’s talk about fibroids! Uterine fibroids are very common non-cancerous tumours that develop from smooth cells in the muscle layer of the uterus. They are usually described according to their...