Women's Health. Find daily tips on women's health from Dr. David Samadi. Discover latest news and health benefits for common issues related to women's health such as breast cancer, cervical cancer, female cancer screenings and prevention,
The other screening test for cervical cancer is the HPV (human papillomavirus) test. HPV tests can find any of the high-risk types of HPV that are commonly found in cervical cancer.
Read MoreHere are some common mistaken beliefs that have circulated over time that women no longer need to accept as the truth:
Read MoreThis makes it difficult to pinpoint an exact cause for a loss of libido in women because of the multitude of components contributing to this dilemma.
Read MoreGynecologists are a very important part of a woman’s health making it imperative to not hold back on health issues.
Read MoreAlthough heart disease is sometimes thought as a “man’s disease,” around the same number of women and men die each year of this disease in the United States.
Read MoreMany of us may know very little about our parent’s health history, unless we have asked questions about it or they have shared it with us.
Read MoreEstimated 26 million Americans – 19 million adults and 7 million children – and is one of the leading causes of absences from work and school.
Read MoreThe reason why men should be as informed as they can about this change of life for women is that not only is menopause hard on her but is hard on the man who loves her.
Read MoreHowever, breast pain can mean several different things and is actually a common occurrence affecting up to 70% of all women - most common in women between the ages of 30 and 50 - at some point during their lives.
Read MoreHPV is spread through skin-to-skin sexual contact and is most commonly spread through oral, vaginal, or anal sex with someone who has the virus.
Read MoreThis common condition is called atrophic vaginitis or vaginal atrophy and will affect between 10-40% of women who will experience it during their lifetime.
Read MoreUp to 58% of women however, use birth control pills for other reasons besides their main use as a contraceptive.
Read MoreThis large fan-shaped muscle stretches from the armpit up to the collarbone and down across the lower chest region on both sides of the chest.
Read MoreWomen who have polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) often struggle with their weight.
Read MoreSmaller increases were found among non-Hispanic white women than among women in other racial or ethnic groups.
Read MoreWomen are far more likely than men to get melasma.
Read MoreIn the United States alone, around 600,000 women have this procedure done which is a surgical removal of the uterus and sometimes the cervix and supporting tissues.
Read MoreAll it takes is a crack or break from a simple fall reminding a woman of her risk for weak, porous bones.
Read MoreObstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep-related breathing disorder in which either the throat muscles collapse, the tongue falls back into the airway, or enlarged tonsils and/or adenoids impede air flow.
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