Top tips to minimize morning sickness
/Up to 85% of expectant mothers may experience morning sickness. The term “morning sickness” is a misnomer.
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Important questions all women should ask their gynecologist
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Finding a gynecologist you feel comfortable around can make all the difference in being open and honest with them.
Read MoreEffective strategies for dealing with PCOS
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Women with PCOS can also have insulin resistance increasing the risk for diabetes in addition to developing high blood cholesterol.
Read MoreSuspicious symptoms of an ovarian cyst
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The fallopian tubes help connect the ovaries to the uterus with several pairs of ligaments that also connect each ovary to the uterus and pelvic wall supporting it in its position.
Read More6 warning signs of an STD in women
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Each year, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that nearly 20 million new cases of STDs occur, half among young people aged 15-24.
Read More10 best habits of healthy women
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Women are doers – always doing things for others often forgoing or neglecting their own health in the process. That needs to stop.
Read MoreReducing the risk of stress fractures in women
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A common injury women are susceptible to causing them to miss time from exercise are stress fractures.
Read MoreTired of tampons and pads? Consider alternative menstrual products
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Each year, women spend around $2 billion on purchasing disposable sanitary pads or tampons that are contributing to landfill waste. There have been few alternatives for women to choose from other than tampons or pads over the decades.
Read MoreOrdering Up a Set of 3D Printed Ovaries
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The man-made ovaries were actually a bit of serendipitous by-blow of the researchers' principal experiments designed to boost hormone production and restore fertility in mice.
Read MoreUterine Fibroids and Your Risk of Miscarriage
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A decade-long study conducted at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center shatters long-held beliefs about uterine fibroids being a cause of miscarriages.
Read MoreHazards of a Late Pregnancy
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Those older women who do conceive do it at an increasing risk of giving birth to children with congenital anomalies.
Read MoreEating to Avoid Early Menopause
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Early menopause is defined here as the cessation of ovarian function before age 45. It affects about 10 percent of women and is associated with higher risk of osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease and early cognitive decline.
Read MorePreterm Births Under the Microscope
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It's not a statistic that is talked about often, but more than 10 percent of the babies in the U.S. are born prematurely. What can be done?
Read MoreHow to make 50 your new 30
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One way to care for yourself is by getting routine health care in your 50s and beyond. The goal of this is to develop and maintain the doctor-patient relationship, encourage a healthy lifestyle, screen for disease, assess medical problems and update immunizations. In general, routine health care for people 50 and older include the following:
Read MoreAvoid these foods to have a healthy pregnancy
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Certain foods a woman should avoid while pregnant as they may be harmful to the mom or her baby because of the way they are cooked or because of germs or chemicals they contain.
Read MoreBreast augmentation – weighing the pros and cons of bigger being better
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According to the Plastic Surgery Statistics Report, in 2015, there were 279,143 “breast aug” or “boob jobs” performed that involved using breast implants to increase the size and or fullness of a woman’s breasts.
Read MoreEstrogen Loss and Back Pain
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Previous research shows the association of estrogen deficiency in disc degeneration, but this is the first to compare age-matched men to menopausal women.
Read MoreWomen – don’t ignore these 4 signs of a heart attack
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Here are 4 symptoms a woman should watch for indicating she might be having a heart attack.
Read More12 signs a woman may have iron deficiency
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Iron deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency in the world affecting around 2 billion people – over 30% of the world’s population.
Read MoreCommon reasons why a woman may need a hysterectomy
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It is the most common non-pregnancy-related major surgery performed on women in the United States with one in three women having a hysterectomy by age 60.
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