DUTCH Testing offers a comprehensive approach to understanding the inner-workings of your body and determining why you feel the way you feel.

Experiencing menopause today is a far cry from the past, with greater openness and empowerment. Healthcare providers are more knowledgeable, and our understanding of menopause at a physiological level has deepened. Learn why seeking care from providers affiliated with the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) can make a difference in managing menopause symptoms, including the safe and effective use of hormonal management. Discover how hormonal therapy can be preventative for conditions like dementia, osteoporosis, and breast cancer, ultimately improving your quality of life during this transition. Explore the evolution of menopause and how open conversations are changing the narrative around this natural phase of life.

It's incredible how time flies! Today, as we mark our first anniversary at Candescent Health and Wellness, we can't help but reflect on the incredible journey we've embarked on over the past year. It feels like just yesterday when we opened our doors to this women’s health and wellness practice in South Bend, excited and hopeful, ready to make a mark in the wellness community.

Personalized weight loss subscriptions now available through Candescent Health and Wellness. Serving Indiana and Michigan with more than just a cookie cutter approach to healthcare, we are here to ensure personalized and sustainable nutrition and movement plans, medication management when appropriate, and community support.

Cramping after orgasm is a common, but distressing concern. Dysorgasmia can be caused by a variety of factors, many are not harmful or serious though it’s important to talk with your healthcare provider to rule out potentially concerning health conditions.

Are you experiencing a lull in the bedroom? Or looking to spice things up? Never look at bedroom tools as a lover’s competition, look at them as a tool an assistant to ensure your partner receives the best pleasure possibility there is.

Breast Cancer can be a difficult life experience to navigate. Patients may feel uncomfortable addressing their concerns and discomforts with their oncology team, though sexual pain and discomfort may bother them significantly. It is essential for providers to assess for and make recommendations to enhance female sexual pleasure during and after breast cancer treatment.

Sexual Health concerns affect more than 40% of the general population. Patients may feel embarrassed, or afraid to address these concerns with their primary health care provider. But it’s important to note, sexual health concerns can shed light onto other health concerns such as endometriosis, uterine fibroids, osteoarthritis, heart disease and diabetes and other endocrine disorders.

Assessment for sexual health concerns and complaints should take place in the primary care providers office, and if necessary, referrals can be made to sexual medicine providers.

Many times when patients call complaining of “itching and odor down there” they end up being diagnosed with Bacterial Vaginosis, or BV. This common condition is caused by an overgrowth in bacterial in the vagina and is easily treatable and preventable.