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Posts tagged hormones
The causes of miscarriage
Jul 13th
Prolactin is a hormone that is produced during pregnancy. It helps prepare the breasts for breastfeeding. Sometimes, women have a higher level of prolactin in their body than usual. This is known as hyperprolactinaemia. Some limited evidence suggests that hyperprolactinaemia may be linked to an increased risk of miscarriage.
The menopause
Jan 5th
Your own individual personality will affect the way in which you respond to the menopause experience. You can regard it as a time of interesting change and as a time of review, or you can just give up, sit back and feel sorry for yourself. There will always be times when you start thinking about things you have not done, and feel some regret for ‘what might have been’. This is a perfectly natural and normal part of growing older.
