hCG: Everything you need to know about the “pregnancy hormone”

From "trigger shots" to pregnancy tests

byJasmine Adams Piescik

August 4, 2026

rattled book review, Rattled: How to Calm New Mom Anxiety with the Power of the Postpartum Brain

Natural Womanhood Book Reviews: Rattled

How to Calm New Anxiety with the Power of the Postpartum Brain

byAnne Marie Williams, RN, BSN

August 1, 2026

chronic stress, breathing techniques, hormones

Better breathing, better cycles? How various breathing techniques might calm your nervous system—and protect your fertility

Check out the breathing techniques that actually work

byJohanna Duncan

July 30, 2026

The ongoing struggles (and treatment) of post-mastectomy pain syndrome

Mastectomies aren’t always the end of cancer patients’ medical journeys

byKristen Curran

July 28, 2026

Dr. John Littell

2 posts

Dr. John Littell is a board-certified family physician and author of The Hidden Truth: Deception in Women's Health Care: A Physician's Advice to Women and All Who Care for Them.

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July 7, 2018

The Problem with the FDA’s Physician Requirements for Prescribing Essure

In a 2018 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), one

byDr. John Littell

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May 16, 2018

Hormonal Contraceptives Increase Breast Cancer Risk: A Doctor’s Report on Why

Are you at risk of breast cancer?

byDr. John Littell