Periods are an important part of women’s health

IN PHASE ONE TRIALS IN TONIGHT’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR. LIKE IT OR NOT, PERIODS ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF BEING A WOMAN. IT EFFECTIVELY IDENTIFIES OVARIAN HEALTH. DOCTOR KEVIN AUDLIN AT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER SAYS PERIODS CAN BE ANNOYING AND INCONVENIENT, BUT ARE CRUCIAL TO YOUR HEALTH. HE SAYS IF YOU’RE NOT GETTING A PERIOD, THAT CAN MEAN THERE’S A PROBLEM. SO WHILE YOU ARE ABLE TO HAVE CYCLES AND REGULAR CYCLES AND NORMAL LENGTH CYCLES, THAT TELLS ME THAT YOUR OVARIES ARE PERFECT, WHICH SAYS THAT YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE IS GOING TO BE BETTER. YOUR RISK FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND STROKE IS GOING TO BE LOWER. YOUR BONE HEALTH IS BETTER. YOUR WEIGHTS CAN BE BETTER CONTROLLED. YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE BETTER GLOW, BETTER HAIR, BETTER SEX, DRIVE, ALL THE THINGS THAT WHICH IS ALL ABOUT OVARIAN HEALTH. A LOT OF TIMES WHEN WE HAVE PATIENTS THAT UNFORTUNATELY HAVE DISEASES DRIVEN BY THE OVARIES AND PERIODS LIKE ENDOMETRIOSIS AND FIBROIDS AND BLEEDING, THE FIRST THING LADIES WANT TO SAY IS JUST TAKE MY OVARIES OUT. AND ALTHOUGH THAT SOUNDS LIKE THAT’S GOING TO BE HELPFUL, IT’S ACTUALLY INCREDIBLY COUNTERPRODUCTIVE TO YOUR QUALITY OF LIFE. AND LENGTH OF LIFE. WELL, THE AVERAGE STARTING AGE FOR PERIODS IS CHANGING. GIRLS ARE NOW MO

Woman’s Doctor: Periods, while annoying, are an important part of women’s health

Like it or not, periods are an important part of being a woman — they effectively identify ovarian health.Dr. Kevin Audlin, a gynecologic surgeon at Mercy Medical Center, said periods can be annoying and inconvenient but crucial to your health.He said if you’re not getting a period, that can mean there’s a problem.”So, while you are able to have cycles and regular cycles and normal length cycles, that tells me that your ovaries are perfect, which says that your blood pressure is going to be better,” Audlin said. “Your risk for cardiovascular disease and stroke is going to be lower and your bone health (will be) better. Your weights can be better controlled. You’re going to have better glow, better hair, better sex drive– which is all about ovarian health. A lot of times, when we have patients that unfortunately have diseases driven by the ovaries and periods like endometriosis and fibroids and bleeding, the first thing ladies want to say is, ‘Just take my ovaries out.’ Although that sounds like that’s going to be helpful, it’s actually incredibly counterproductive to your quality of life and length of life.”The average starting age for periods is changing — girls now are more likely to get them beginning around 12 years old.And here’s something you may not know — your period actually gets worse when it’s cold outside.

BALTIMORE —

Like it or not, periods are an important part of being a woman — they effectively identify ovarian health.

Dr. Kevin Audlin, a gynecologic surgeon at Mercy Medical Center, said periods can be annoying and inconvenient but crucial to your health.

He said if you’re not getting a period, that can mean there’s a problem.

“So, while you are able to have cycles and regular cycles and normal length cycles, that tells me that your ovaries are perfect, which says that your blood pressure is going to be better,” Audlin said. “Your risk for cardiovascular disease and stroke is going to be lower and your bone health (will be) better. Your weights can be better controlled. You’re going to have better glow, better hair, better sex drive– which is all about ovarian health. A lot of times, when we have patients that unfortunately have diseases driven by the ovaries and periods like endometriosis and fibroids and bleeding, the first thing ladies want to say is, ‘Just take my ovaries out.’ Although that sounds like that’s going to be helpful, it’s actually incredibly counterproductive to your quality of life and length of life.”

The average starting age for periods is changing — girls now are more likely to get them beginning around 12 years old.

And here’s something you may not know — your period actually gets worse when it’s cold outside.

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