Visit by the surgeon The surgeon who is to perform your operation may also visit you on the ward to check that all is well. Visit by the anesthetist The anesthetist will probably come to see you to ask you about anything that may be relevant to the choice of anesthetic given to you. Anesthetics [...]

Can other symptoms occur as a consequence of endometriosis? Because some of the symptoms of endometriosis such as pain and infertility can make the sufferer feel tired, miserable and out of control, women may also experience lethargy, malaise, depression, premenstrual syndrome (PMS), or insomnia. Is endometriosis a progressive condition? No one really knows what happens [...]

Rather like breathing sleep is something we all tend to take for granted As long as we are managing to sleep we don’t think too much about it. But depression and stress affect sleep profoundly, and both are affected by inadequate sleep, so it makes sense to try to get the best possible sleep to [...]

Little things mean a lot, especially when it comes to weight loss. Just ask Barbara Rodriguez. The 23-year-old Miami resident had never been seriously overweight, “just a bit chunky,” she says. But when she got engaged in 1997, she decided that she wanted to look just right for her wedding. That meant slimming down—the right [...]