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FEES or Videofluoroscopy: Ask Why This Swallowing Test Is Proposed
Ask your therapist which information the proposed examination needs to provide.
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PeriodsChecklist
Fertility App for Birth Control? Ask About Training First
Discuss the method, expert teaching and your own circumstances before changing contraception.
PeriodsEvidence check
Fibroids After Menopause: Do They Shrink, and Does Hormone Therapy Make Them Grow?
Many women are told fibroids will shrink once periods stop, and often they do. A study of more than 600,000 postmenopausal women found fibroid surgery still happened, especially in women who used hormone therapy or had obesity. A review says fibroids aren't an absolute bar to hormone therapy but need monitoring.
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How to Find a Menopause Specialist: What the MSCP Credential Means
If your symptoms are being brushed off, a clinician with menopause training can help. The Menopause Society runs a directory of members and certified practitioners. Here is what the credential means, what it doesn't, and what to ask before booking.
Breath & MouthConversation script
Fixed Retainer After Braces: Who Checks It Now?
Clarify ongoing dental checks and whom to contact about your already-fitted bonded retainer.
Intimate HealthExplainer
Flibanserin for Low Desire After Menopause: What the Expanded Approval Means
In December 2025 the FDA expanded approval of flibanserin, a daily pill for low sexual desire, to postmenopausal women under 65. Here is who it's for, how it's taken, and the alcohol and drug warnings on the label.
Bloating & DigestionExplainer
Folic Acid for Folate Deficiency: Ask What the B12 Check Shows
If folic acid is proposed for folate-deficiency anaemia, ask how your B12 assessment fits the plan.
Menopause & HormonesEvidence check
Frequent Hot Flashes and Heart Risk: What Two Large Studies Found
Hot flashes may be more than a nuisance. In a 22-year U.S. study, women with frequent or long-lasting hot flashes had a higher rate of later heart attacks and strokes, and a large imaging study linked severe hot flashes with plaque in the heart arteries. That makes them a reason to check your heart health, not a reason to panic.
Menopause & HormonesEvidence check
Frozen Shoulder in Your 50s: What a 2025 Guideline Says About Treatments
Frozen shoulder most often strikes women between 45 and 60, peaking around 56, and the link with menopause is suspected but unproven. A 2025 British guideline found steroid injections help short term, hydrodilatation beats physiotherapy alone in the short to medium term, and manipulation under anesthesia is a reasonable option.
SkinEvidence check
Do You Need a Yearly Full-Body Skin Check? What the Task Force Says
Many women book an annual head-to-toe skin exam after 50. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force says there isn't enough evidence to weigh the benefits and harms of routine checks for people without symptoms. That doesn't apply to a spot that's changing or to anyone with past skin cancer.
Fundoplication and Burping: Ask What Your Proposed Wrap Changes
Discuss burping and bloating with your surgeon before agreeing to anti-reflux surgery.
PeriodsEvidence check
Ginger and Other Supplements for Period Cramps: What the Evidence Shows
Ginger, zinc, fennel and other supplements are sold for menstrual cramps. A Cochrane review found only low-quality evidence for any of them, and cramps that get worse in your 40s deserve a checkup.
