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Monthly Archives: June 2005

Female Sexual Dysfunction A “Corporate Creation”

Profitable Designer Diseases One of my most fascinating, ongoing ‘Holy Hormone Honey!’ research projects is tracking the connection between Big Pharma, the FDA and medical community.  My writing partner, Leslie Botha, asked a simple question, “Girls and women have survived and thrived for eons. When and who declared that we must have some sort of [...]

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Oral Contraceptive History – Birth Control Pills

The birth control pill was introduced to the public in the early 1960s. Birth control pills are synthetic hormones that mimic the way real estrogen and progestin works in a women’s body. The pill prevents ovulation – no new eggs are released by a women on the pill since her body is tricked into believing [...]

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Iconic Women Share Words of Wisdom

Gloria Graham Gloria is a writer who has been researching and offering workshops on Menopause: A Women’s Rite of Passage for the past 5 years. A 53 year-old post-menopausal woman she has been running her workshops in New South Wales Australia and is open to invitations to other areas to carry on her work. Her [...]

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Trichomoniasis

Trichomoniasis (pronounced trih-kuh-muh-nye-uh-sus), also called “trick,” is a sexually transmitted disease (STD). What is trichomoniasis and how do you get it? What are the symptoms of trichomoniasis? Is there a test for trichomoniasis? How is trichomoniasis treated? Does trichomoniasis cause problems during pregnancy? How is trichomoniasis prevented? See also… Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Overview What is [...]

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Syphilis

Syphilis, a genital ulcerative disease, causes significant complications if untreated and facilitates the transmission of HIV. Untreated early syphilis in pregnant women results in perinatal death in up to 40% of cases and, if acquired during the four years preceding pregnancy, may lead to infection of the fetus in 80% of cases.1 Incidence of Syphilis: [...]

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