In the first condition, women showed an increased risk for cardiovascular disease later in her life. In the second, a woman’s overall risk of dying, stroke, and heart disease increased.

Studies like this are often scary if not properly explained and understood. If you have had a preemie or underweight baby, you should ask your doctor how it could affect your heart health going forward. Likewise if you are having your ovaries removed, discuss all the possible risks, both immediate and future, before deciding on a course of treatment.

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Women’s Heart & Reproductive System Linked

About.com’s guide to women’s health, Tracee Conforth, takes it a step further with a great breakdown on your cycle and all the equipment that makes it happen.

Do you know how many hormones play a role each month in causing your periods to be normal or abnormal? Can you name all of the parts of the female reproductive system? There is a delicate interaction between your reproductive organs and your hormones that influence the timing and amount of blood flow you experience during your monthly menstrual cycle. To understand how your reproductive organs and hormones interact first you should know something about the biology behind your menstrual cycle. Any change in your hormones or reproductive organs can have a significant affect the timing of your periods, the amount of blood flow you experience during menstruation, and your fertility.

Keep reading, and be sure to check out these great articles from the Lively Women archives:

• FDA Approves Oral Contraceptive That Stops Your Period: Birth Control Pill Lybrel Halts Menstruation
• Mortifying Menses: Women Confess Their Period Horror Stories
• Painful Periods in More Ways Than One
• Chewable Birth Control Hits the Shelves
• Mood Swings? Energy Ups and Downs? It May Be Your Hormones

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Your Cycle, Demystified