What Is Ovulation Pain (Mittelschmerz)?
Ovulation pain, also known as mittelschmerz, is discomfort in the lower belly during ovulation, when the ovaries release an egg.e60dc2a1-f33c-4a05-9b50-8e3e8e5976290852a238-ca0b-4114-bcd7-c5cf780b1465 Mittelschmerz comes from the German word meaning "middle pain" because it happens in the middle of the menstrual cycle, around 14 days before a period starts. Although ovulation pain isn't dangerous and doesn't need treatment, it's easy to confuse...
Loss of Taste and Smell From COVID-19, and How to Get Them Back
Most of the time, a person’s senses of taste and smell will come back on their own soon after recovering from a COVID infection. When they don’t, there’s no guaranteed way to treat this condition. Here’s what we know so far.Medical Treatments and TherapiesResearch is still in the early stages, but the following therapies are being investigated:Medications: These include steroid...
7 Morning Routines Sleep Experts Swear By
1. Wake Up at the Same Time Every DayYou may be tempted to “catch up” on your sleep over the weekend, but Michael Breus, PhD, a clinical psychologist and sleep medicine expert based in Manhattan Beach, California, recommends waking up at the same time every day, even on the weekends.Based on an overwhelming body of evidence, the National Sleep...
Lower Butter Consumption May Be Tied to a Longer Life
If you think everything is better with butter, you might want to think again. A new study suggests that people who eat lots of butter have an increased risk of premature death.The study included about 221,000 adults who were typically in their midfifties and had no history of major health issues such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer, or neurodegenerative diseases...
Safe Family Planning With Cancer Risk
“It’s important to think about the optimal timeline for family planning,” says Rozenblit. Even if you’re not thinking about having kids soon, you may want to consider procedures like egg harvesting to protect your ability to grow your future family.Young people with BRCA variants often feel pressure to have kids earlier than they’d like to so they can have...
Hormone Therapy for Metastatic Prostate Cancer
It's a myth, says Armstrong, that prostate cancer always grows slowly. "There are some slow-growing cancers that can be safely observed without treatment, some destined to become aggressive that you can intercept," Armstrong says. "Some patients start with metastatic cancer or develop it after local treatment, and they need all of our efforts to improve their survival."It's because of...
9 Expert Tips on How to Manage Your Psoriasis Symptoms
Do talk to a dermatologist. Make an appointment with a dermatologist who specializes in treating psoriasis — he or she will be aware of the latest developments regarding treatment plans. Be prepared to discuss the details of your condition with your doctor, including when you first noticed it, what your symptoms are, any situations that seem to make your...
Can You Prevent Psoriatic Arthritis if You Have Psoriasis?
Other health conditions may increase your risk of developing PsA. Research suggests that people with psoriasis who have one or more of the other health conditions below are more likely to develop PsA.Experts don't yet know if these conditions increase the risk of PsA in those with psoriasis or if other factors are at play. But managing these conditions...
How to Prep Your Body
For those who live in states that practice DST (parts of Arizona and all of Hawaii are the only U.S. states that don’t, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation), follow these tips to ease the transition.1. Go in With a Good Base of SleepThe more consistent your sleep schedule is before the switch, the less of a change...
How to Treat Dark Patches and Light Spots From Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema)
Atopic dermatitis can change skin color in two ways: hyperpigmentation and hypopigmentation.HyperpigmentationHyperpigmentation is when patches of skin become darker than the normal skin tone. It occurs when inflammation stimulates skin cells to produce more melanin, the substance that gives skin its color, which results in more melanin on the surface of the skin. If you injure your skin —...
