This post brings together the vaginitis series I shared on Instagram - here it is together in one place. Get a swab first You cannot treat what you have not diagnosed. Doctors cannot see an infection with their eyes, and neither can you, only a microscope can identify an infection. Sometimes inflammation looks exactly like infection and a swab is the only way to know for certain. Bacterial infection, yeast, trichomoniasis, they can all cause itching, burning, and discharge. E

This post brings together the 7-part series I shared on Instagram about the four phases of the menstrual cycle - here they are together in one place: The Taiji, the symbol of utmost extreme, contains in its spectacular simplicity the basis for existence, the universe, and the formula for health. Yin and yang developed from observing the cycles of nature. Black symbolises yin: cold, rest, containment, darkness. White symbolises yang: heat, movement, eruption, light. They are c

PCOS is getting a new name, which is great, but it does not change much for me A short update for those of you who have not seen it yet - my social media feed was full of it. After years of advocacy from patients and researchers, PCOS has officially been renamed PMOS: polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome. The new name better reflects what the condition actually is: a whole-body hormonal and metabolic condition, not just an ovarian problem. For Western medicine, this is a