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Health: Understanding Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome or PCOS in 6 questions

or she may perform a pelvic ultrasound. This test can actually reveal larger than normal ovaries. In addition, your doctor will usually order a blood test to confirm the diagnosis of PCOS. The purpose of this blood test is to measure luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle stimulating hormone (F ...

18
Nov
2021

Health: 10 tips to regain energy

we have to do is take a vitamin cure. But this is not quite true... A cure of food supplements has interest only if a deficiency was detected by a blood test. Sometimes vegetarians or people who don't eat much meat lack iron which can cause fatigue (even in the absence of true anemia). Conv ...

08
Jan
2018

Health check-up: what are the medical appointments to plan?

examinations, i.e. : - measuring your blood pressure - measure your height, weight and calculate your body mass index - prescribing a blood test (to check your cholesterol and fasting blood sugar levels) and possibly a urine test. An annual visit to the dentist Your checkup would ...

06
Jan
2022

Fatigue, depression: what if you were lacking iodine?

cy to feel cold, constipation, and shortness of breath. How to diagnose and treat this problem? The only way to confirm a thyroid problem is to have a blood test to determine your TSH levels (the pituitary hormone that stimulates the thyroid). Your doctor may also request an evaluation of the iodin ...

05
Nov
2015

Pregnancy: what is the prenatal check-up?

blood markers. Depending on the result, other tests will be proposed. Other medical examinations are mandatory for pregnant women, in particular a blood test to detect : - infections that can cause fetal malformations such as rubella or toxoplasmosis - viruses and bacteria that can cont ...

09
June
2022

Chronic Stress: How the Silent Enemy Erodes Our Defenses (and Accelerates the Passage of Time)

are markers of inflammation; their moderate but persistent elevation often signifies chronic stress. It's not visible to the naked eye, but a simple blood test can track them. As a final breath We will never eliminate all of life's shocks, nor the unexpectedness of a red email at 6 p.m. on a Friday ...

24
June
2025