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Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common condition among women of childbearing years, affecting about 1 in 10, or about 10 million women worldwide. Hormonal imbalance is the main culprit of this syndrome, but environmental and genetics can also play a role. A common symptom of PCOS is missed or...

Menopause marks the end of your childbearing years. Some women celebrate the end of monthly bleeding while others mourn the end of their fertile years. Officially, women enter menopause after they stop getting their period for a full year. Some women experience few symptoms during perimenopause, the time leading up...

The good news is that there are more birth control options than ever. The downside is that all those options can make choosing one challenging. There are pros and cons to each type of birth control depending on your lifestyle, health, and personal traits. At Park Avenue Women’s Center, we...

Menopause marks the end of your menstrual cycles and the end of your childbearing years. While some women find relief at the idea of not having to manage their monthly periods, others lament the numerous unpleasant side effects and symptoms that come with this milestone. At Park Avenue Women’s Center,...

Having a child can trigger a flood of emotions including joy and happiness as well as fear and anxiety. Some women feel more of the negative feelings immediately after giving birth because of the sudden drop in hormones. Crying, anxiety, mood swings, and difficulty sleeping are commonly called having “the...

The new year is coming. Many will make resolutions about self-improvement and life goals. Unfortunately, about 80% of people who make resolutions break them by February.   According to the American Psychological Association, you’ll have better luck sticking to your resolutions if you set small attainable goals throughout the year....

Having a child can trigger a flood of emotions including joy and happiness as well as fear and anxiety. Some women feel more of the negative feelings immediately after giving birth because of the sudden drop in hormones. Crying, anxiety, mood swings, and difficulty sleeping are commonly called having “the...

Many things in your body start to break down as you get older. Your bones are one of them. Starting at age 40, you slowly begin to lose bone mass. And because women start off with less dense bones than men, women are more likely to develop osteoporosis as their...

Pelvic floor therapy is a type of physical therapy that helps alleviate pelvic floor pain and other issues. Your pelvic floor consists of muscles, ligaments, and tissue that support the pelvic region, which includes the bladder, uterus, vagina, and rectum. With age or after childbirth, these muscles and ligaments may...

Both perimenopause, in the years leading up to menopause, and menopause, when you stop getting your period permanently, can create many changes in a woman’s body. During perimenopause and menopause, fluctuating hormones or reduced production of the hormones estrogen and progesterone can cause symptoms that range in severity from mild...

Women have more birth control options than ever before. Among those, the IUD has increased in popularity five times over the last decade, according to the CDC. And with good reason.IUDs are small, flexible, T-shaped devices that are placed inside the uterus by your gynecologist. Once inserted they block sperm...

Odds are that if you’re reading this, you’re about to enter, you’re going through, or you’ve made the full transition through menopause. For some women, this can be a very bumpy ride, leaving them with several quality-of-life issues, such as declining vaginal health, that results in painful intercourse, itching, burning,...