Women’s Health

The transition into menopause has been attributed to the decrease of hormonal estrogen in the body, which is responsible for women’s sex characteristics. The following are some of the physiological changes that are attributed to estrogen: Responsible for female puberty Control growth of the uterine lining during the menstruation cycle and at the beginning of ...click here to read more

Having cloudy urine is not unusual and, in many cases, it is no reason for alarm. However, it just might be a sign of an underlying health condition. Healthy urine is clear and light yellow in color. Unhealthy urine can be cloudy, hazy, or milky looking. This can occur for a number of different reasons, ...click here to read more

Menopause is one of those hallmarks of life that is largely dreaded and deeply misunderstood at the same time. Albeit simply signifying a transition of the female body from ability to bear children to no longer being able to do so, it is commonly seen as an ending. For a very long time, menopause has ...click here to read more

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a set of symptoms that are caused by elevations of androgen (male hormones) in the female body. It includes symptoms like a lack of menstruation or heavy periods, excess body or facial hair, acne, pelvic pain, and a patch of thick, dark, velvety skin. The reasons for its occurrence stem ...click here to read more

Enjoying a drink now and then doesn’t do us much harm. In fact, if alcohol is consumed modestly, it may actually provide some health benefits. We can all agree there is definitely a point when drinking too much and too often becomes a problem, and according to a new study, older American women are drinking ...click here to read more

There comes a time for every woman when she must decide whether or not she wants to have children, as a women’s fertility declines with age until menopause. This is often seen as a cruel fact of nature, with the most scientific of reasoning’s behind the phenomena being decreases in female hormones as they age. ...click here to read more

We are all different—from health advantages and predispositions we inherit from our parents to lifestyle choices we make every single day, there are so many factors that shape us and our health. Take menopause, for example. Until a woman actually enters this time of transition (which, by the way, is a completely normal and natural ...click here to read more

If you have an overactive bladder, chances are that you’ve tried drugs and got little to no relief. This is not surprising, as in many cases, they do little or nothing to address the real cause of your overactive bladder. The best way to attend to an overactive bladder is to find out the cause and ...click here to read more

If you’re a woman in her 50s and are going through menopause, you may have experienced the dreaded hot flash, one of menopauses most common symptoms. A hot flash is a sudden feeling of intense heat, usually felt in the face, neck, and chest. These areas could turn red and you might sweat profusely, resulting in ...click here to read more

One of the most commonly complained about ailments in older people is hip pain. Depending on how severe your hip pain is and what the cause is, the treatment will vary. By determining the exact location of your hip pain, you’ll be able to better locate the cause. If you are experiencing pain on the ...click here to read more

Women’s health is a growing concern—did you know that nearly 40 percent of women over the age of 20 have hypertension, or that one in three women die due to heart attack or stroke? Below are some of Bel Marra Health’s most informative articles on women’s health, featuring information on women’s heart attack risk, lower ...click here to read more

The health benefits of chocolate have long been studied, and now they are being presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting™, as researchers explored the benefits of chocolate during pregnancy. So far, the noted benefits of chocolate during pregnancy include improving placenta function and reducing the risk of preeclampsia, which ...click here to read more

If you have ever had hot flashes after eating or drinking, you are not alone. This is something that many people experience yet may not fully understand, especially when it comes to the cause. Here, we look at what getting hot flashes after eating could mean and how to get rid of them. Hot flashes ...click here to read more

Women using hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to relieve menopause symptoms may have a lower risk of death and better heart health than those who don’t, according to a study from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Researchers retrospectively examined the health records of over 4,200 women who were given a coronary calcium scan between 1998 and 2012. A ...click here to read more