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Fibroid Freedom! The Expert's Guide to Natural Healing

join me as I dive into the world of natural healing to see if I can really shrink fibroids fast when it comes to natural healing there’s a common misconception that it’s all about sipping herbal teas and practicing yoga but the truth is natural healing is so much more than that it’s about harnessing the power of nature to heal our bodies and minds and today I want to explore whether natural…

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Medical under the cut

Congratulations! Its a fibroid!

When she did the vaginal ultrasound, she couldn't find my uterus or fallopian tubes because the fibroid was eclipsing all of it.

It isn't on my uterus, its IN my uterus. It is 9 cm.

The best way to fix this is with surgery. This is expensive. It may be cheaper to just remove the uterus.

But they want to keep me on the birth control for now and see if that stops the growth and reduces symptoms.

I'm angry.

Because I was told that it was normal to bleed this heavy and that it was normal to have mood swings and that it was normal to have long, sustained cramps and a gentle throbbing pain. Its just your period, its fine. Its just cramps, its fine. Its just PMS, its fine.

My body was trying to tell me that something was wrong this whole time and everyone was dismissing it as just 'womanhood.'

I will bite.

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Any tips for period relief? Since I started my period it has always been very light and without many symptoms, and I always felt pretty blessed about that knowing what my friends dealt with. But more recently, like my last 2/3 cycles, I’ve been experiencing a lot more pain and cramping then I ever have. I’m lowkey too embarrassed to ask my friends cause I’m 22 and should know how to deal with this by now, but I’ve also literally never experienced it.

First of all, don’t be embarrassed at all! Your body can change over time, and it’s completely normal for your period to feel different now than it did before. There are a few things that might be contributing to the increased cramping — stress, changes in hormones, diet, or even just natural shifts in your cycle as you get older.

For relief, a few things can help:

A heating pad or hot water bottle on your lower abdomen can work wonders.

Taking ibuprofen (Advil) or naproxen (Aleve) at the first sign of cramps can help reduce pain by blocking prostaglandins (the chemicals that cause cramping).

Magnesium (especially glycinate) can help relax muscles and omega-3s (found in fish or flaxseed) have anti-inflammatory effects.

Light stretching, yoga, or even a short walk can increase blood flow and ease cramps.

Dehydration can make cramps worse, so make sure you're drinking enough water. Adding some electrolytes can help too.

If this is a new pattern for you, tracking your symptoms over a few months can help you notice trends and figure out what works best for relief.

If the pain keeps getting worse or starts interfering with daily life, it’s definitely worth checking in with a physician just to rule out anything like endometriosis or fibroids. But for occasional cramps, these tips can make a big difference! You’re definitely not alone in this, and there’s no “right” age to figure it out — your body just decided to keep you on your toes!

[dxmedstudent]

Things to not say to infertile folks:

A lot of people don't really know what to say when discussing infertility, and a lot of people who are struggling with it complain that people say hurtful or triggering things to them - often unintentionally.

So I thought I'd write a guide about what not to say, taken , unfortunatelyfrom hearing or seeing people express these opinions:

You just need to relax/get drunk/go on holiday/not stress so much/not want it so much.

Telling someone to be more relaxed or less stressed doesn't work - kind of like telling someone to calm them down doesn't, in fact, calm them down. It also minimises the fact that a lot of people with fertility problems have actual medical problems causing the situation, which may require treatment or might even be untreatable.

It also comes with the (likely unintentional) implication that it's your fault for not conceiving because unlike everyone else, you're just not relaxing enough. You fail at relaxing. You're doing trying wrong.

So you can't have kids? Like, at all?

Putting aside that it is a little insensitive to say this, technically infertility means that a couple tried to have kids for a year or more but were unsuccessful. Infertility is reduced fertility, and sometimes the term subfertity is seen as more accurate.

People can be told that they have a condition that affects fertility like fibroids, PCOS or endometriosis, but they may still conceive if having unprotected PIV sex and should still use contraception if they do not wish to get pregnant.

This is also why folks on T and folks on oestrogen/progesterone HRT should talk to their team about contraception, whether they are cis or trans. Whilst taking HRT can sometimes reduce fertility it does NOT render you sterile and people often need to use an additional contraceptive.

Sterility means being completely unable to have kids - for example, if you have had both gonads removed.

Infertile couples can sometimes eventually have children unassisted, and most infertile couples manage to conceive with fertility treatment.

Have you tried having sex/tracking ovulation/insert absolutely beginner knowledge here)?

Oh crap, we've been mistakenly putting it up the ass this entire time! Silly me!

Unless you're the couple's doctor and your job is to walk them through every possible issue and make sure nothing is missed, please assume that they have done their research and have the basic stuff down.  Treat people as if they are sensible and competent. Believe people when they say there is a problem. Leave the diagnosing to their fertility team.

Because when you think about it, if a couple have been trying for like 3 years and you ask them if they've tried LH strips, it's kind of patronising.

You didn't become an expert just because you accidentally got pregnant 5 years ago or conceived first try with your second. People who have been struggling with a health problem for years have usually done a ton of reading, speaking to healthcare professionals and lots of tests - they almost certainly know a lot more than you about it.

Oh yeah, I know how you feel! I've been trying for 2 months / hope to have kids and I'm terrified of being infertile, I couldn't stand that. It would ruin my life!

There's a place for sharing your concerns, but please don't expect people suffering a condition to have to console you about how bad it would be for you to live their life. Infertile people don't want to hear that their life is your worst nightmare, it's just a rude thing to tell someone.

Don't tell people with coeliac you'd die if you couldn't eat pasta, don't tell people who are blind that you'd end yourself if you couldn't paint or watch TV. Just ... have some tact.

Ha, being a parent is hard, are you sure you want that? Would you take one of mine?

No, Debra.

Please stop making light of someone's personal grief or disability. This is like making boomer "I hate my wife" jokes to someone who just lost their spouse.

But what do I say, then? I don't know what to say!

I've legitimately seen people say the most insensitive thinfs and then turn around to say this.

But...

You don't have to say anything- believe it or not you don't have to offer an opinion or advice on sonething you know nothing about. They aren't waiting on YOU to fix their problem or give them advice on something a team of specialists hasn't been able to fix.

If someone tells you that they are having fertility issues, just tell them you're sorry to hear that and that you hope it works for them soon. Or ask them if they want to talk about it and let them know you are there to listen.

More things not to say after the cut...

My friend's aunt's cousin was about to have infertility treatment, then they just had twins! I'm sure that will happen for you, when you stop trying!

Everyone tells us their one in a million "miracle stories"... but they just aren't fun to hear, for many people with infertility. They may give some people hope, but they can make people feel even more isolated and unlucky because we KNOW how unlikely it is that we'll have that same luck.

Also for most of us, stopping trying would make actually conceiving and carrying to term extremely unlikely. Please don't discourage people from seeking medical help when they need it.

Well I don't think IVF/using a donor/single parent families/lgbtq families is right/natural.

It's great that you don't need it and don't have to have it, then! But your opinion is kind of irrelevant to everyone else.

Lots of modern medicine isn't natural - and as a doctor, I REALLY don't think "naturalness" or your personal comfort level with a treatment you are completely ignorant about is a relevant metric for how beneficial a medical treatment is to the people who need it. 

We've spent all of human civilisation working to give us more tools (and better ones) to help people. IVF is a tool. It's an accommodation for a disability or inability due to circumstances that lets some people overcome their medical conditions or circumstances.

Are you saying that to cancer patients? To people wearing a cast for their broken arm? To people wearing a prosthesis for their amputated leg? I absolutely hope not. Please do not do that.

Other people's medical treatments are between them and their clinicians. If you don't like it? You're free to not have said treatment. If you don't want kids, you are free to not have any. I'm a passionate advocate for access to reproductive care, contraception and abortion.

But if you're pro abortion, you cannot meaningfully be anti-fertility treatment. Because you either believe in bodily autonomy or you don't. You can't pick and choose only when it benefits you.

I just think that if you can't have kids naturally, then your body/nother nature/God is telling you something and you should just stop trying. Maybe your genes are just bad and shouldn't be spread. Maybe you just wouldn't make a great parent.

Look, nature is stupid. It gives kids type 1 diabetes and genetic conditions that kill them in infancy and gives your loved ones cancer. Do you go around telling everyone that they should just due or accept being permanently seriously ill or disabled because nature gave them an illness? Do you refuse all modern medicine because you should be listening to nature's plan for your body? I bloody well hope not, because that's dumb when modern medicine exists.

There are all sorts of dumb reasons why people are infertile - why would having a tube blocked by endometriosis or slow sperm make someone a bad parent? Why are you literally telling someone to their face, whose meducal problems you dont even understand, that you think they are just too defective to make a family?

Let's stay away from the eugenics, shall we? We could have a nuanced conversation about how genetic testing of embryos can potentially reduce or eliminate rare fatal diseases which kill children and have no hope of a life without significant suffering. And how most couples who have IVF successfully go on to have healthy chikdren who live normal lives. But no, Steve, stopping your mate with a mild varicocele from having children is not going to revolutionise the human race or fulfil some alternate divine fate.

Well, fertility is a first world problem, some people have real problems, we should be focusing on that instead.

Actually, it's a problem for millions of peole, around the world. The IVF industry is huge in certain parts of the Global south, for example India.

People think it's a white rich people problem because most of the people who can  afford to undergo fertility treatment privately or adopt...are the wealthy. But it's always been a problem - that affects people across cultures, socioeconomic groups and sexualities. And infertility has often been accompanied with shame and ostracisation. Stigmatising fertility care hurts everyone. Especially the poor.

Many LGBTQ couples need fertility care - whether because their gender affirming surgery or HRT or health complicates things, or they and their partner's combination of gametes makes things tricky. Making fertility care less taboo and more accessible helps them too. The conversation very often side tracks and ignores them but their struggle is valid too.

You people only want kids because they are brainwashed by the patriarchy. Infertility wouldn't be an issue if women were emancipated and not brainwashed by the patriarchy.

Look, I've been feminist in online spaces since before some of you were born. I'm not unaware of the patriarchy and how it colours our choices.

But we have to stop infantilising women abd removing their agency. I know single women and lesbians who have spent decades working through their issues with the patriarchy...who still want kids and are dealing with fertility treatment. Sure, we will never be entirely free from the many ways society affects us. But that doesn't mean we're all blindly falling into motherhood.

You don't want kids, that's great. But it doesn't mean that every single woman choosing to have them is brainwashed and unable to understand what she is getting into - and it's pretty misogynistic to frame it that way.

Nobody should be having kids because the economy/environment/etc

OK there's a conversation to be had about cutting our carbon footprint and being aware of how our choices affect others and the planet. We should all be trying to live more sustainably - I say as I wear thrifted clothes whilst typing this on the train.

But... are you saying that to able bodied people having kids? Are you sacrificing everything that you want for the cause? Or is the easiest thing to give up the thing that someone else wants? I'm all for encouraging everyone to be mindful of the planet but we shouldn't be restricting the rights of people with a disability to make that happen.

We make choices for ourselves, not for other people.

Why not adopt or foster? Adopt don't shop!

Well this is a whole post in itself...but basically, please assume that anyone who is trying for kids for a while... has at least considered adoption. Please tryst people to choose the right option for them and their family.

Children are not puppies, and the massive adoption industry isn't always ethical or safe, can be hugely expensive (often moreso than IVF in some places!), and also doesn't actually guarantee that they get to have a child at the end of it.

There can be a lot of trauma and complicated feelings for the adopted child and their birth family and many kids need very specialised support that not every potential adoptive parent can provide.

There are also far more infertile couples than kids who need adoption - so not every individualor couple could adopt. Many kids just need temporary fostering with the aim of placing them back with their family, which is important but very different.

I intend to flesh out this argument more in a separate post but IMO adoption should ideally be rare - because birth parents should have free access to contraception, abortion and be empowered and supported to look after and raise their kids within their communities if they want them. Adoption should serve the needs of the child, not the potential parents. And certainly not the agencies.

If you truly believe there are millions of kids out there needing a home, why aren't you adopting? Why aren't you clamouring for every fertile couples to adopt? Because on some level society still that's these kids as a consolation prize. And because many of the people judging infertile couples for having IVF over adoption aren't all that invested in actially learning about these kids or helping them.

Infertile people aren't solely responsible for solving complex societal problems on their own. This is something that we as a whole society need to address.

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What is Uterine Artery Embolization (UAE)? UAE is a cutting-edge procedure that blocks the blood supply to fibroids, causing them to shrink naturally. A catheter is inserted into the uterine arteries, through which small particles are delivered to reduce fibroid growth. This non-surgical method effectively relieves symptoms while preserving the uterus.

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Blog 5 - TCM, Power Centers, and My Weight

”The weight [is] a side effect of the imbalance in [your] power centers, the real culprit behind [your] illness” (Ting and Jas 171).

Instead of looking at excess weight as the problem, Chinese medicine views it as an indication of an imbalance in your system. Your body is trying to talk to you, communicate its needs and its desire to reset your imbalance and return you to health, or homeostasis.

In 2001, I had a total hysterectomy because I had a 7 pound fibroid. Yes, you read that right! It was the size of a volleyball. In 2002, I had my thyroid removed because it was encased in scar tissue. Needless to say, this threw my whole body out of balance. I began to gain weight for the first time in my life. I have not lost it since then. My endocrine system is severely compromised.

Chinese medicine does not view the body in systems like allopathic medicine. Instead, it focuses on power centers. These power centers, identified by an organ, correspond to the five elements, to the five seasons, and to the five emotions.

Organ-->Element-->Season-->Emotion

Heart --> Fire-->Summer-->Joy

Spleen-->Earth-->Late Summer-->Worry

Lungs-->Metal-->Autumn-->Sadness

Kidney-->Water-->Winter-->Fear

Liver-->Wood-->Spring-->Anger

All of these are interconnected, influencing each other.

The five organs also correspond to five colors as illustrated above. Shen is spirit and can be interpreted as enthusiasm or yang energy.

Learning about Chinese medicine has proven to be challenging and interesting. Because of my spleen or pancreas-stomach deficiency, I have to cook everything. I still walk into the kitchen and wonder what I can eat. Grabbing something to eat quickly does not exist. Going out to eat offers an even bigger challenge, unless I go to a Japanese restaurant, order everything without sauce, and bring my own tamari. Chinese food is often cooked with soy sauce. (Soy sauce has wheat in it. I am gluten sensitive.) I am not sure how effective eating this way is for improving my health, but I have read where improving the pancreas-stomach deficiency can take time. When all attempts at control fail, the only thing left to do is to surrender to something greater than myself.

This photo of my great-grandson reminds me of a Beatles song: "When I find myself in times of trouble/ Mother Mary comes to me/ speaking words of wisdom/ Let it be." (I used to have such a crush on Paul McCartney when I was a kid.)

Works Cited

Ting, Esther and Marianne Jas. Total Health the Chinese Way: An Essential Guide to Easing Pain, Reducing Stress, Treating Illness, and Restoring the Body through. DaCapo Lifelong Books, 2009.

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*Dr. Smita Goel Homeopathy Clinic*

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Infertility case is increasing in all over world. The main causes of this is change our life style, foods, hight stress level etc. Around 10% - 15% is facing to infertility problems.

Causes in Men:

• Low sperm count: The man ejaculates a low number of sperm. A sperm count of under 15 million is considered low. Around one third of couples have difficulty conceiving due to a low sperm count.

• Low sperm mobility (motility): The sperm cannot “swim” as well as they should to reach the egg.

• Abnormal sperm: The sperm may have an unusual shape, making it harder to move and fertilize an egg.

• Genetic factors: A man should have an X and Y chromosome. If he has two X chromosomes and one Y chromosome, as in Klinefelter’s syndrome, the testicles will develop abnormally and there will be low testosterone and a low sperm count or no sperm.

• Mumps: If this occurs after puberty, inflammation of the testicles may affect sperm production.

• Hypospadias: The urethral opening is under the penis, instead of its tip. This abnormality is usually surgically corrected in infancy. If the correction is not done, it may be harder for the sperm to get to the female’s cervix. Hypospadias affects about 1 in every 500 newborn boys.

• Cystic fibrosis: This is a chronic disease that results in the creation of a sticky mucus. This mucus mainly affects the lungs, but males may also have a missing or obstructed vas deferens. The vas deferens carries sperm from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct and the urethra.

• Radiation therapy: This can impair sperm production. The severity usually depends on how near to the testicles the radiation was aimed.

• Some diseases: Conditions that are sometimes linked to lower fertility in males are anemia, Cushing’s syndrome, diabetes, and thyroid disease.

Causes in Women:

• Age: The ability to conceive starts to fall around the age of 32 years.

• Smoking: Smoking significantly increases the risk of infertility in both men and women, and it may undermine the effects of fertility treatment. Smoking during pregnancy increases the chance of pregnancy loss. Passive smoking has also been linked to lower fertility.

• Alcohol: Any amount of alcohol consumption can affect the chances of conceiving.

• Being obese or overweight: This can increase the risk of infertility in women as well as men.

• Eating disorders: If an eating disorder leads to serious weight loss, fertility problems may arise.

• Diet: A lack of folic acid, iron, zinc, and vitamin B-12 can affect fertility. Women who are at risk, including those on a vegan diet, should ask the doctor about supplements.

• Exercise: Both too much and too little exercise can lead to fertility problems.

• Sexually transmitted infections (STIs): Chlamydia can damage the fallopian tubes in a woman and cause inflammation in a man’s scrotum. Some other STIs may also cause infertility.

• Exposure to some chemicals: Some pesticides, herbicides, metals, such as lead, and solvents have been linked to fertility problems in both men and women. A mouse study has suggested that ingredients in some household detergents may reduce fertility.

• Mental stress: This may affect female ovulation and male sperm production and can lead to reduced sexual activity.

• Surgery: Pelvic surgery can sometimes cause scarring or damage to the fallopian tubes. Cervical surgery can sometimes cause scarring or shortening of the cervix. The cervix is the neck of the uterus.

• Submucosal fibroids: Benign or non-cancerous tumors occur in the muscular wall of the uterus. They can interfere with implantation or block the fallopian tube, preventing sperm from fertilizing the egg. Large submucosal uterine fibroids may make the uterus’ cavity bigger, increasing the distance the sperm has to travel.

• Endometriosis: Cells that normally occur within the lining of the uterus start growing elsewhere in the body.

• Previous sterilization treatment: In women who have chosen to have their fallopian tubes blocked, the process can be reversed, but the chances of becoming fertile again are not high.

Homeopathy has very effective medicines for these problems. And they give good results.

[kael-writ]

so TW for female reproductive medical trauma if youve also experienced it but if youre a cis man I truly dont want you to pass by without listening to this.

If I was bleeding constantly in any other way - almost every day, for 4 months, sometimes so heavily to where I was in the ER and needed a blood transfusion, I need iron, etc - even with medication that barely reduces it, stops it for four days days maybe... if I was bleeding from my nose, or my gut, or internally, or anally, or in any other way like this, I think I would have gotten surgery right away. I think I wouldnt have even waited as long in the ER waiting room.

Just because menstruation is normal doesn't mean that a uterine fibroid causing bleeding that is NOT menstruation is normal or ok. This is not ok. I am not ok. And women who work in gynecology KNOW it is not ok and have said so and are angry and fighting for me. And all of them have a cis man as head of the department and are understaffed and exhausted and backed up with not even a first clinic visit opening for MONTHS, and are not being taken seriously in the OR.

THIS. IS. NOT. OK.

This is institutionalized sexism that puts our bodies and mental health and finances in danger. It's not ok. It needs to change, like so many things need to change.

And this is also why I am pro-choice, not to derail onto a controversial separate issue but when you stigmitize and illegalize abortion "exceptions for the life of the mother" is going to result in dead pregnant people, period the end. Because doctors will fail them. They won't take it seriously. And this HAS happened, such as to an Irish woman named Savita Hallappanavar.

I am sure there are even more examples besides fibroids and pregnancy, I wouldnt be surprised if uterine cancer patients have these issues and IUDs and god knows what else, and Ive already heard horror stories.

Im so tired, and so depressed, and overwhelmed, and Im angry.

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

Stephen Brodner

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LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN

March 18, 2024

HEATHER COX RICHARDSON

MAR 19, 2024

It seems to me that the news tends to be slow on weekends during the Biden administration, while Mondays are a firehose. (In contrast, Trump’s people tended to dump news in the middle of the night, after Fox News Channel personality Sean Hannity’s show was over, which may or may not have been a coincidence.) 

So, lots going on today as the Biden administration continues to make the case that a democratic government can work for ordinary Americans while Trump and his supporters insist that a country run by such an administration is an apocalyptic nightmare. 

First, economic analyst Steven Rattner reported today that according to The Economist, since the end of 2019 the American economy has grown about 8%, while the European Union has grown about 3%, Japan 1%, and Britain not at all. Rattner and economist Brendan Duke reported that entrepreneurship in the U.S. is booming, with 5.2 million “likely employer” business applications filed between January 2021 and December 2023, more than a 33% increase over those filed between 2017 and 2019. 

Economists Justin Wolfers and Arin Dube noted that, as Wolfers wrote, “[f]or the first time in forever, real wage gains are going to those who need them most.” Wages have gone up for all but the top 20% of Americans, whose wages have fallen, reducing inequality. 

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) head Lina Khan announced that after the FTC challenged a set of AstraZeneca inhaler patents last September as being improperly listed, today AstraZeneca said it would cap patients’ out-of-pocket costs for its inhalers at $35, down from hundreds. Earlier this month, Boehringer Ingelheim did the same.

The Environmental Protection Agency today announced it was banning asbestos, which is linked to more than 40,000 deaths a year in the U.S. and was already partly banned, but which is still used in a few products. More than 50 other countries already ban it. 

Also today, President Joe Biden issued an executive order to advance women’s health research to integrate women’s health into federal research initiatives, strengthening data collection and making funding available for research in a comprehensive effort to equalize attention to men’s and women’s health across their lifespans. The federal government did not require women’s health to be included in federally funded medical research until 1993. In a speech today, First Lady Jill Biden recalled that in the early 1970s, researchers studying estrogen’s effect in preventing heart attacks selected 8,341 people for the study. All of them were men. 

Last month, First Lady Biden announced $100 million in funding for research into women’s health, and last Thursday Vice President Kamala Harris visited a Planned Parenthood clinic that provides abortion care in addition to breast cancer screening, fibroid care, and contraceptive care. She noted that women’s reproductive health has been in crisis since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, with women in some states unable to access the care they need.

Former president Trump, who is now the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, prompted some of the economic reporting I noted above when he tried to spark attacks on President Joe Biden by asking on social media if people feel better off now than they were four years ago. This was perhaps a mistaken message, since four years ago we were in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. Supermarket shelves were empty, toilet paper was hard to find, healthcare professionals were wearing garbage bags and reusing masks because the Trump administration had permitted the strategic stockpile to run low, deaths were mounting, the stock market had crashed, and the economy had ground to a halt. 

On this day four years ago, I recorded that “more than 80 national security professionals broke with their tradition of non-partisanship to endorse former Vice President Joe Biden for president, saying that while they were from all parties and disagreed with each other about pretty much everything else, they had come together to stand against Trump.”

Here in the present, Trump appears to be getting more desperate as his problems, including his apparent growing difficulty speaking and connecting with his audience, mount. Last week, in an interview, he echoed Republican lawmakers and pundits when he suggested he was open to cutting Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, something Republican lawmakers try to avoid saying to general audiences because it is hugely unpopular. Trump has since tried to repair that damage, for example, when he insisted on Saturday that it was he, rather than Biden, who would protect those programs. (In fact, Biden has called for expanding the social safety net, not contracting it, and last year forced Republicans to back off from proposed cuts.)  

Saturday’s speech illustrated the degree to which Trump’s rhetoric has become more profane and apocalyptic as he vows revenge on those he sees as his enemies. Campaigning in Vandalia, Ohio, for his chosen Senate candidate, Trump suggested that certain migrants “are not people.” Then he said he would put tariffs of 100% on cars manufactured in Mexico by Chinese companies for sale in the U.S., “if I get elected. Now, if I don't get elected, it's going to be a bloodbath for the whole—that's going to be the least of it. It's going to be a bloodbath for the country.”

By Sunday, Trump’s embrace of the word “bloodbath” had created a firestorm. Surrogates insisted that he was talking about the auto industry alone, but as scholar of rhetoric Jen Mercieca and legal commentator Asha Rangappa note, Trump is a master at giving himself enough plausible deniability for his supporters to claim that, as Rangappa put it, “he wasn’t saying what he was saying. I know what he meant. He knows what he meant. You know what he meant.” In the same speech Saturday, Trump called those convicted of violence on January 6, 2021, “hostages” and “patriots,” and has said he would pardon them, appearing to endorse violence to return him to power.

This morning, Trump’s lawyers told a court that Trump cannot come up with either the money or a bond for the $454 million plus interest he owes in penalties and disgorgement after he and the Trump Organization were found guilty of fraud in a Manhattan court earlier this year. The lawyers say they have approached 30 different companies to back the bond, and they have all declined. They will not issue a bond without cash or stock behind it. Trump's real estate holdings, which are likely highly leveraged, aren’t enough.

Last year, Trump said under oath that he had “substantially in excess of 400 million in cash,” and that amount was “going up very substantially every month.” Apparently, that statement was a lie, or the money has evaporated, or Trump doesn’t want to use it to pay this court-ordered judgment on top of the $91.6 million bond he posted earlier this month in the second E. Jean Carroll case.

Timothy O’Brien of Bloomberg notes that Trump’s desperate need for cash makes him even more of a national security threat than his retention of classified documents made it clear he already was. “[T]he going is likely to get rough for Trump as this plays out,” O’Brien writes, “and he’s likely to become more financially desperate with each passing day,” making him “easy prey for interested lenders—and an easy mark for overseas interests eager to influence US policy.”

This morning, Josh Dawsey of the Washington Post reported that Trump is turning to his 2016 campaign manager Paul Manafort to advise him in 2024. Dawsey notes that the campaign’s focus appears to be on the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in July, which suggests Trump’s people are concerned that his nomination will be contested. Manafort has been known as a “convention fixer” since 1976.

Manafort is also the key link between the 2016 Trump campaign and Russian operatives. Manafort worked for many years for Ukrainian politician Viktor Yanukovich, who was closely tied to Russian president Vladimir Putin. When Ukrainians threw Yanukovich out of office in 2014, Manafort was left with large debts to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. In 2016, Manafort began to work for Trump’s campaign. An investigation by a Republican-dominated Senate Intelligence Committee into the links between Trump’s campaign and Russia determined that Manafort had shared polling data from the Trump camp with his partner, Konstantin Kilimnik, who the senators assessed was a Russian operative.  

In 2018, as part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, Manafort was found guilty of hiding millions of dollars he had received for lobbying on behalf of Yanukovych and his pro-Russian political party, then getting loans through false financial records when Yanukovych lost power. A judge sentenced him to more than seven years in prison.

Trump pardoned Manafort in December 2020, shortly after losing the presidential election.

LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN

HEATHER COX RICHARDSON

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This is devastating! I broke down those procedures that will also affect people who aren't looking for gender reaffirming surgery or care. People aren't educated on what these procedures are for and that this is another blow to the shitty healthcare already existing in this country. My point is that by trying to erase trans people and their access to care, they're potentially killing people, especially people with a uterus.

Oophorectomy - a surgical procedure that removes one or both ovaries.

Reasons why you might need it: An oophorectomy may be done to treat or prevent certain health issues.

A tubo-ovarian abscess. A tubo-ovarian abscess is a pus-filled pocket involving a fallopian tube and an ovary.

Endometriosis. Endometriosis happens when tissue similar to the uterus lining grows outside of the uterus. It can cause cysts to form on the ovaries, called endometriomas.

Noncancerous ovarian tumors or cysts. Small tumors or cysts may form on the ovaries. Cysts may burst and cause pain and other problems. Removing the ovaries can prevent this.

Ovarian cancer. Oophorectomy may be used to treat ovarian cancer.

Ovarian torsion. Ovarian torsion happens when an ovary becomes twisted.

Reducing cancer risk. Oophorectomy may be used in people who have a high risk of ovarian cancer or breast cancer. Oophorectomy lowers the risk of both kinds of cancer. Research shows that some ovarian cancers start in the fallopian tubes. Because of this, the fallopian tubes may be removed during an oophorectomy that's done to lower the risk of cancer. A procedure that removes the ovaries and the fallopian tubes is called a salpingo-oophorectomy.

Hysterectomy - a surgical procedure to remove a woman's uterus, also known as the womb.

Reasons why you might need it: A hysterectomy can resolve prolapse symptoms by removing the womb, and may be recommended if the supporting ligaments and tissues are weakened and the patient doesn't want more children. It's also a common treatment for uterine fibroid tumors, which can cause pain, heavy bleeding, and other symptoms. 

Orchiectomy - also known as an orchidectomy, is a surgical procedure that removes one or both testicles.

Reasons why you might need it: It's typically performed to treat testicular or prostate cancer, or as part of gender-affirming surgery.

Penectomy- a surgical procedure to remove the penis.

Reasons why you might need it: It's typically used to treat advanced penile cancer, a rare cancer that affects less than 1 in 100,000 people in Europe and North America.

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a cancer treatment that slows or stops the growth of cancer that uses hormones to grow. It can also help people with a uterus in perimenopause or menopause with their symptoms.

Perimenopause is the time transition to menopause. Estrogen and progesterone hormones begin to decline, and menstrual cycles become erratic and irregular. Other common menopausal changes include hot flashes, bladder symptoms, vaginal dryness and sleep disturbance.

Menopause occurs when you’ve stopped producing the hormones that cause your menstrual period and have gone without a period for 12 months in a row.

Other symptoms include:

Genitourinary syndrome of menopause (aka GSM): Estrogen receptors are present in the female urethra and opening into the bladder. Potential urinary symptoms of menopause, due to the significant decrease in estrogen levels, include pain with urination, urinary frequency, and urgency.

Vaginal changes: Estrogen depletion alters vaginal secretions, vaginal pH and the bacterial environment. With an increasing vaginal pH environment following menopause loss of healthy bacteria, the risk of UTI increases during this time.

Weight gain: It’s not uncommon for some women during perimenopause or menopause to gain weight, which can contribute to pelvic floor weakening by placing excess strain on your muscles.

The ones not really mentioned here - brain fog, fatigue, hot flashes, mood changes. All of these can be helped by HRT.

Edit: sorry for the goofy coloring. The app is crashing out 🫣

Texas’ HB 3399 bill will kill people if it passes. It will make hormone therapy illegal. For all ages. Period. This was never about women’s sports. It was never about bathrooms. It was never about “protecting the children”. They want us dead. If you’re a fellow trans person and you live in Texas, I strongly urge you to be ready to move somewhere safer.

[elceclinic]

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[menstrualhealth]

How to get periods immediately (or at least faster) – Natural hacks to try

ugh, we’ve all been there—your period is late, and you need it to start immediately (thanks, vacation/big event/just general impatience). while there’s no instant fix (bodies aren’t vending machines, sadly), these natural tricks might help speed things up.

🔥 Hot takes to (maybe) kickstart your period 1️⃣ ginger tea chugging contest – it’s a natural uterine stimulant. Chug 2-3 cups of strong ginger tea daily and see if it helps. 2️⃣ Become a parsley monster – chew fresh parsley (gross but some swear by it) or brew parsley tea. It contains apiol, which might trigger contractions. 3️⃣ Vitamin C overload – load up on oranges, lemon water, or supplements. Some say it lowers progesterone, which could help. 4️⃣ heat + chill mode – hot water bottle on your lower belly + stress relief (lol, good luck) might help. stress = delayed periods. 5️⃣ light movement – yoga, walking, or dancing (not intense workouts) can help blood flow.

⚡ high-tech helper: Zoycare Snow Lotus Therapy Pad

If you're dealing with irregular periods, PCOS, or fibroids, this FDA-cleared heating pad is worth a look. it uses far-infrared heat + herbal therapy to: ✔️ Regulate cycles by improving blood flow to the uterus ✔️ Ease PCOS symptoms by supporting hormone balance ✔️ Shrink fibroids naturally with consistent use ✔️ Reduces cramps better than a regular heating pad

Basically, it’s like a high-tech hug for your uterus. (and no, this isn’t an ad—just a cool option if natural stuff isn’t cutting it.)

⚠️ important notes: "how to get periods immediately" isn’t a guaranteed thing—every body is different.

if your period is always MIA or you have weird symptoms, see a doc (could be PCOS, thyroid stuff, etc.).

Does anyone else have weird period-starting hacks? drop ’em in the tags.

[lurkinglila]

Adding onto this as a med student who has rotated through OBGYN, @what-even-is-thiss is so right! If you’re having debilitating period pain, please see a gynecologist! And if they don’t listen to you, find another, it’s worth it. Even if this is “normal” for you, docs can often treat it and you don’t deserve to be in frequent pain! A lot of people think their symptoms are normal bc their mothers/women in their life have similar symptoms, but those people also need to see a doctor!

Heavy periods can be from a lot of things, including polyps, fibroids, or endometriosis, and all of those we can treat! We can’t necessarily cure them, but a lot of the time we can make it better. Also if your doc is dismissive of you ditch them, but don’t immediately say no if they suggest birth control pills/an IUD. Those things are first line treatments bc they tone down, so can reduce period pain. Then if that doesn’t work we can try stuff like surgery, but we don’t want to immediately jump to the more invasive option first. And even if we can’t figure out exactly why you have difficult periods (which is annoyingly common) we can still treat them! Endometrial ablations are an option if you’re done having/wanting kids, and there are non-surgical options too. Basically there’s a whole field of medicine for this problem.

Most importantly, keep track of your symptoms. If you’re having suicidal thoughts once a month, write it down in a calendar bc that’s what the doc will want to know (and look into PMDD). Keep track of how many pads you bleed through, how long your period lasts, is it regular or not. Keep track of what works and what doesn’t, that way you can go to the doctor armed with knowledge. Also, that way if you’re not sure if something is normal or not, you have the data and can ask. Also, in general, if you have a uterus/vagina you should find an OBGYN you like and trust. Pap smears are annoying, but they’re so important to screen for cancer (also if you’re above 40 and have breast tissue, including ppl who got top surgery, pls get mammograms). And you want to already have a doc you can trust if you get an STI or start having weird pain, discharge, etc.

But overall you deserve to have someone believe you and not be in pain! And there are ppl and medical professionals out there who genuinely want to help! It sucks that you have to do a lot of searching, but please do.

So many people who get periods are like “Ugh it sucks that having a menstrual cycle makes you almost die every month” like no that’s not normal you need to go to the doctor

[sonubalhara]

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[rudrika01]

Your Complete Guide to Pelvic Sonography & Expert Consultation in Vadodara

When it comes to women’s health, early and accurate diagnosis plays a crucial role in ensuring long-term well-being. At Rudrika Multispeciality Clinic, we provide expert pelvic sonography services and personalized consultations to help women in Vadodara stay ahead of potential health issues. Whether you are dealing with irregular cycles, pelvic pain, or fertility concerns, a detailed pelvic scan can provide the insights you need for timely and effective care.

What is Pelvic Sonography?

Pelvic sonography, also known as a pelvic ultrasound, is a non-invasive imaging test used to examine the uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes, cervix, and bladder. It helps detect conditions such as ovarian cysts, uterine fibroids, endometriosis, and early pregnancy-related issues. This painless procedure provides real-time images, allowing doctors to make accurate diagnoses without radiation exposure.

Why is Early Diagnosis Important?

Early detection of gynecological conditions can prevent complications, reduce the need for invasive treatments, and improve treatment outcomes. For example, identifying fibroids or ovarian cysts early allows doctors to manage them with medications or minor procedures before they grow larger or cause severe symptoms. Similarly, early pregnancy scans help confirm normal development and detect any early complications.

What to Expect During a Pelvic Consultation?

At Rudrika Multispeciality Clinic, our pelvic consultation includes a detailed review of your medical history, current symptoms, and lifestyle factors. Based on your concerns, the doctor may recommend a transabdominal or transvaginal ultrasound for a more detailed view. Our team ensures you are comfortable and informed at every step, explaining the scan results and outlining possible next steps.

Who Should Consider Pelvic Sonography?

You may benefit from pelvic sonography if you experience:

Unexplained pelvic pain or discomfort

Irregular or heavy menstrual bleeding

Fertility concerns or planning a pregnancy

Postmenopausal bleeding

Follow-up for previously diagnosed conditions

Routine scans are also recommended as part of preventive gynecological care, especially for women over 35.

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[usafibroid]

Can Fibroids Become Cancerous? Here’s What Experts Say

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We offer cutting-edge, non-invasive treatments like UFE (Uterine Fibroid Embolization) that can effectively manage fibroids and reduce any potential risks. If you’re worried about fibroids and cancer, consult our specialists today for personalized guidance.