Thought. I have always run warm. I do feel the cold, but not as much as most people. I hate (detest?) overheated department stores. This got worse with the onset of perimenopause, & I was unable to wear jumpers for years, because I couldn’t get them off quickly enough during hot flushes, which threatened spontaneous combustion. This settled somewhat after finally going on HRT.
I’ve noticed a change since going on ADHD meds. I now wear winter pjs on a “cool” summers night, & a nightie on warmer ones & am more likely to don a jacket of an evening.
“#FDA has approved blood test that can identify pregnant women who are at imminent risk of developing a severe form of high blood pressure called pre-eclampsia, a leading cause of disability and death among childbearing women.
The condition disproportionately affects Black women in the United States…” #health#WomensHealth
Uncontrollable #HotFlashes woke me up 🥵
Going to stick my head in freezer & put fabric ice packs on body after.
Have to change bed linens because I sweated right through them.
I hope to get more rest soon; when my body cools down enough to be comfortable to fall asleep again.
this is not a subject us guys speak up about very often, maybe because we feel it's none of our business, but i'm going to pull the "i have my own history of weight issues" card here and talk about it anyway...
a lot of people seem to think that the girl to the left in this chart is the one with the ideal body weight, when in reality, she's slightly malnourished.
people who are thin as bones and close to anorexia get an unhealthy amount of positive attention in the media. and i don't understand why.
as a man, i woudn't really think of a girl as fat unless she looked like number 4 from the left. number 3 just looks like she has a relaxed attitude, which i feel is attractive in its own way.
aside from the horrible beautify standards that the media pushes on us these days, i imagine that girls must get a lot of abuse from toxic people to feel this insecure.
Big News: Today, President Biden is establishing the first-ever White House Initiative on #WomensHealth Research.
This new effort – led by FLOTUS
and White House Gender Policy Council
– will galvanize the federal government, the private sector, and philanthropy to improve women’s health.
No federal law requires employers to accommodate menopausal symptoms.
Unlike pregnancy, this stage of life that impacts tens of millions of women is not protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act, as U.S. courts have consistently held that menopause is not a disability, even when the symptoms are seriously affecting someone’s ability to do their job.
>2 decades ago, the shocking results of a major women’s #health study challenged the safety of menopause #hormone medication, & overnight, millions of #women & their #doctors abandoned the drugs….
Now, a long-term follow-up of the #WomensHealth Initiative (WHI)…found that for many younger menopausal women—under 60—the benefits…outweigh the risks for short-term treatment of symptoms, incl’g hot flashes & night sweats.
#Iowa’s Supreme Court heard oral arguments Thurs in a case that could decide the future of #abortion in that state, the latest in a series of #legal battles that threaten abortion #access across the country during a historic #election year.
U.S. officials have approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, which will let American women and girls buy contraceptive medication from the same aisle as aspirin and eyedrops.
The AP reports the "FDA’s decision has no relation to the ongoing court battles over the abortion pill mifepristone."
Patients “are being harmed in significant ways because care is being denied or delayed,” said Daniel Grossman, a professor at UCSF and the lead author of the report. “These laws are having a broader impact beyond people who are seeking abortion because they have an undesired pregnancy.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/16/ucsf-abortion-study/
How long could blue states last without the divine stewardship of red states? A whole hell of a lot longer than Kevin Sorbo's "career."
Come to think of it, a blue nation with sensible gun control, excellent public schools, bodily autonomy, Ben & Jerry's, and no Kevin Sorbo or Ted Cruz sounds.... AMAZING.
Putting aside the callousness of the denial of #BodilyAutonomy to women [yeah. I know. Hard to do.] But seriously, #Trump is basically in #racist#blackface in this video. WTAF?
New:
Female reproductive health impacts of #LongCOVID and associated illnesses including ME/#CFS, #POTS, and connective tissue disorders: a literature review
Why is pre-eclampsia still causing the deaths of mothers and their babies?
The condition affects up to 6% of all pregnancies yet understanding of its causes and how to treat it remains basic
Having had one normal pregnancy, Emma Bailey assumed that her second experience of childbirth would progress relatively smoothly. But, at 34 weeks, she began to suffer sudden bursts of stabbing pain just underneath her ribcage.
'Ghana has achieved a 50 percent reduction in cases of obstetric fistula in five years under the Ghana Obstetric Fistula Prevention and Management Plan (GOFPMSP), the Ghana Health Service has said.'
Boiling my new #divaCup as instructed before using it for the first time... Wish me luck 😬 (if I can actually use this to replace the expense, waste and mess of disposable #menstruation pads and tampons, and with more reliable protection against leaks than so called " #periodUnderwear " then that would be amazing!!)
"One woman miscarried in the lobby restroom of a #Texas emergency room as front desk staff refused to admit her... [another horror story]... And in #NorthCarolina, a woman gave birth in a car after an emergency room couldn’t offer an ultrasound. The baby died.
The fascist Republican agenda has FAILED yet again. Ohio now joins Kansas and Kentucky in rejecting the GOP's war against women. Today is yet another victory for CHOICE, COMMON SENSE, and FREEDOM.