by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Feb 20, 2023 | Menopause, Women's Health
What are the best tips for sex after menopause? Honestly, I get this question all the time as a Family Nurse Practitioner: now that I’m menopausal how can I have a better, healthier sex life? I always start by assessing vaginal health. Because if your vagina is...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Feb 18, 2023 | Women's Health
Yes, vibrators help pelvic floor muscles in women. A recent study on sexual health and urinary incontinence shows that women’s vaginal tone and strengthening of the pelvic floor muscles can improve by regular use of a vibrator. How do vibrators help pelvic floor...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Feb 17, 2023 | Women's Health, Blog, Men's Health
Sexual Health is a state of physical, emotional, mental, and social well-being in relation to sexuality. In my patients who are concerned about their sexual health, most are concerned about their sex life. Perhaps they’re not having regular sex, or intercourse is...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Feb 16, 2023 | Blog, Men's Health, Women's Health
It’s super important that your pelvic floor is strong and flexible. Your pelvic floor includes the muscles attached to the hip bones that hold up your bladder and in the case of women, your uterus. Your pelvic floor can be damaged surgically and through...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Feb 15, 2023 | Infertility, Men's Health
Did you know that infertility affects 10% of men. Male fertility wanes with age. If you’re over 40 you have an increased risk of infertility. Male infertility is described as an inability to impregnate a fertile female partner after 12 months of trying to conceive. ...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Feb 14, 2023 | Infertility, Women's Health
Female infertility affects 20-25% percent of women. Infertility is defined as the inability to get pregnant after at least 12 months of trying to conceive. The signs and symptoms of infertility in women include: Abnormal periods, bleeding can be heavier or lighter...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Feb 13, 2023 | PCOS
Dealing with the symptoms of PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome) can be daunting. Your hormones are out of balance. You make more estrogen than progesterone because you’re not ovulating regularly. You make way too much testosterone, which leads to hirsutism, or...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Feb 11, 2023 | Mind/Body, Blog
With imbalanced brain chemistry, you may deal with learning disabilities, memory issues, mood disorders, or even psychosis. Fortunately, there are ways to deal with brain chemistry imbalance. 1. Provide your brain with the amino acids and micronutrients necessary to...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Feb 10, 2023 | Mind/Body, Blog
If you have a chemical imbalance in the brain, that means that you’re not producing adequate amounts of neurotransmitters. You have imbalances between your serotonin and dopamine levels, you’re not producing enough GABA, or you’re producing too much...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Feb 9, 2023 | Hypothalamus, Blog
If you know that your hormones are out of balance, you may reach for over-the-counter remedies to try to remedy the situation – supplements to balance hormones. If this is the case, then you know as well as I do that there’s a lot to choose from out there:...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Feb 8, 2023 | Hypothalamus, Men's Health, Mind/Body, Women's Health
Head injuries, also known as traumatic brain injuries, have to be severe to affect your hypothalamus. Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) resulting in a bleed in the brain, known as subarachnoid hemorrhage, is particularly dangerous to hypothalamus function. However,...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Feb 7, 2023 | Mind/Body, Blog
To answer this question right upfront, yes, anxiety is a chemical imbalance in the brain. There are multiple neurotransmitters that are responsible for creating anxiety. Firstly, Serotonin helps regulate anxiety, happiness, and moods. High levels of serotonin are...