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Hot flashes come from a narrower thermoneutral zone in the brain. They last longer than most women expect. Here is what the numbers say and what you can do.
If you lose a lot of blood every month, your iron stores run down and anaemia can develop. Learn how that happens, which...
Which vitamin and mineral deficiencies are common in women, which symptoms fit them and which blood values truly give in...
Not managing to get pregnant? Learn how long trying is usual, when insight into your hormones can be useful, and when it...
What do iron, ferritin and transferrin say about your iron status? A clear iron values table with indicative reference r...
You usually pay for a hormone test you arrange yourself. How basic insurance, your deductible, and when self-testing is...
Your ferritin shows how large your iron stores are. Learn what a normal ferritin level is, what a low or high ferritin c...
Anaemia is more common in women, often due to iron shortage. Learn what anaemia is, which symptoms fit and which blood v...
Fertility declines gradually with age, faster after 37. Learn what that means for getting pregnant after 35, what AMH do...
Exhausted, irritable, sleeping badly: menopause and burnout look strikingly alike. How to tell the signals apart and whi...
In the Dutch winter your skin barely makes any vitamin D. Learn which symptoms often fit a deficiency and when testing i...
A vitamin B12 deficiency creeps in and often causes tiredness, tingling and concentration problems. Learn the symptoms a...
Fatigue, paleness and breathlessness can point to anaemia. Learn which signs often fit women and which three blood value...
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