Hot Flashes, Vaginal Dryness, Low Libido
As we age, our ovarian function declines naturally. We produce less estrogen and progesterone, and we stop ovulating. This decline begins...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Oct 9, 20238 min read
Don't Talk About It: What Will the Neighbors Think?
I've shared previously that a few years ago I did a little work with the Mind Body Institute, in which we learned about ancestral cell...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Oct 4, 20232 min read
Trichotillomania
When I was in my family nurse practitioner training, women presenting with #trichotillomania was not an uncommon finding. I can't say...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Sep 12, 20231 min read
Uterine Fibroids
It isn't clear what initiates these growths in our uterus. Maybe they are the superhero uterine cells that simply overwork themselves,...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Aug 31, 20235 min read
Body Mass Index: Not a Fan
You're probably familiar with the BMI or the body mass index, for which clinicians or even your employer's wellness program or life...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Aug 11, 20237 min read
Childhood Memories: Understanding Our Resiliency
My memory, I am learning more and more, is not typical in that I can remember my childhood like it was last week. I don't have a few...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Aug 4, 20234 min read
Endometriosis
One in ten women are impacted by endometriosis ( Zondervan et al., 2018 & Coxon et al., 2018 ), or maybe I should be more clear; more...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Aug 3, 202310 min read
Tourette Syndrome
Billie Eilish and Lewis Capaldi have more recently announced their struggle with Tourette Syndrome. Lewis Capaldi even shared intimate...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Aug 1, 202310 min read
Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
When I was in my post-graduate training, I met a mother who had brought in her two children and a small stack of papers, having spent...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Jul 7, 20232 min read
Hair Loss from Stress & Trauma
There are a variety of causes one might lose their hair, abruptly or more gradually, and in spots or patches or more throughout the...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Jun 16, 20235 min read
Interstitial Cystitis: Painful Bladder Syndrome
Bladder pressure, bladder pain, even pelvic pain can cause chronic and fairly severe pain for about 6 percent of women. This phenomenon...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Jun 7, 20236 min read
A Witch's Diary: Another Old Book Discovery
If you're new here, I love old books, particularly on medicine and midwifery, botanicals and raising a family. Witches were the women...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Jun 2, 20231 min read
Menstrual Migraines
Upwards of 70 percent of women suffer #migraines associated with their menstrual flow and I can't tell you how grateful I am to not be...
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Dr. Penny Lane
May 28, 20235 min read
Rheumatoid Testing
When a connective tissue disorder is suspected there are a number of tests you'll want to have evaluated to confirm the diagnosis, and in...
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Dr. Penny Lane
May 27, 20233 min read
Premenstrual Syndrome
History has long reported that the symptoms of PMS were nothing more than hysteria and although science has well recognized the...
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Dr. Penny Lane
May 18, 20234 min read
Vitamin D & Sunscreen
We have recently moved and our new place as a saltwater #swimming pool. We love this as it allows us to play in the water without...
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Dr. Penny Lane
May 17, 20232 min read
Androgenetic Alopecia
Androgenetic alopecia is the most common form of hair loss in men and women. It is a normal variant, more often just part of our genetic...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Apr 5, 20236 min read
Vitiligo
Vitiligo, made popular by Michael Jackson, is an autoimmune disease and while doctors have long claimed many of these diseases are life...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Apr 3, 20236 min read
Erectile Dysfunction
If this topic doesn't convince you of the importance of functional medicine then nothing will, because if there is any place conventional...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Apr 3, 20237 min read
Heart Health & Trauma
Yep, I am touching on this one again, because although I've written about heart health and integrative medicine, even shared some about...
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