A recent guideline by the US Preventive Services Task Force recommends that women have Bone Mineral Density Testing (BMD) starting at age 65 or as early as 60 only if there are risk factors.
Most clinicians I know ask their patients to have a Bone Mineral Density (BMD) Test around the time that their periods stop during the menopausal transition because virtually every woman has at least 1 risk factor. This first BMD provides the woman and her health care provide a baseline understanding of where she is. (more…)
Yeast infections are one of the reasons I’m so busy at work. Most women will have at least one infection with yeast at some time during their lives.
How it Happens
We all have a little yeast on various areas of our skin. They just hang out and usually don’t cause any trouble. Yeast is a type of fungus (I know, ick!), but they’re everywhere, and opportunistic little fellas. Meaning that when our immune systems are out of whack, they take the “opportunity” to overgrow, and multiply and make more little yeastie beasties. (more…)
