Why asthma is more challenging in women
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Estimated 26 million Americans – 19 million adults and 7 million children – and is one of the leading causes of absences from work and school.
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What women wish men knew about menopause
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The 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.
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Smart steps protecting yourself from HPV
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HPV 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 MoreWhat women should know about vaginal atrophy
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This 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 MoreBirth control pills’ advantages besides preventing pregnancy
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Up to 58% of women however, use birth control pills for other reasons besides their main use as a contraceptive.
Read MoreUterine cancer rates rise among US women
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Smaller increases were found among non-Hispanic white women than among women in other racial or ethnic groups.
Read MoreMelasma and women: What it is and how to treat it
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Women are far more likely than men to get melasma.
Read MoreSurprising reasons why women sometimes need a hysterectomy
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In 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 MoreEssential facts women should know about osteoporosis
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All it takes is a crack or break from a simple fall reminding a woman of her risk for weak, porous bones.
Read MoreWomen and their risk of sleep apnea
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Obstructive 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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10 questions to ask your doctor about menopause
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At some point in a woman’s life she will go through the life transition of menopause.
Read MoreWhy women are misdiagnosed more often than men
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Women are not so lucky. In fact, women are less likely to get the correct diagnosis than men and therefore incorrect treatment and care they need possibly resulting in years of unnecessary suffering with a medical condition before it is finally accurately diagnosed.
Read More10 tips for staying sexual after menopause
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Think that “the change” means the end to good sex?
Read MoreWhat vitamin D deficiency means for a woman
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Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that acts as a hormone.
Read MoreKnowing these gynecologic cancer signs could save your life
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Each year close to 100,000 women will be diagnosed with a gynecologic cancer and approximately 30,000 will die from one according to the American Cancer Society. Gynecologic cancers
Read MorePreventing middle age spread after menopause
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As women approach the “change” of life, their concerns may be focused on hot flashes and night sweats, but there can be another unwelcomed change - weight gain.
Read MoreWomen’s top reproductive health concerns preventing pregnancy
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Reproductive health in women should be a top concern. In facts, sexual and reproductive health problems are responsible for one third of health issues for women between the ages of 15 and 44 years.
Read MoreUterine fibroids: Concerning or not?
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One of the most common gynecological conditions affecting up to 70% of women are uterine fibroids.
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