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Deck the Halls with Love and Laughter! 🎄✨

Deck the Halls with Love and Laughter! 🎄✨
Happy Thanksgiving from Women’s Health and Menopause Center. We are thankful to our wonderful patients on Thanksgiving and every day of the year. We want to reach out and thank our team members. Recent improvements and new team members have already made a tremendous impact on patient experience. Enhanced capacity makes it possible to see…

Regular mammograms are still the best way to detect breast cancer early. There are other options that your doctor may recommend depending on your individual needs. We wrote about some of these alternatives in a previous blog article, Choices in Mammography. Although, the diagnosis of breast cancer is a fear of many women, early detection…

You’ve no doubt seen the commercials urging parents to immunize their teen and pre-teen daughters against the human papillomavirus (HPV), the virus known to cause cervical cancer in women. But surprisingly, there has been a recent upswing in HPV-related oropharynx (throat) cancer in men. Recent findings by the National Cancer Institute show that researchers have…

Approximately 1 in 78 women will develop ovarian cancer. 15% of ovarian cancer diagnoses are linked to hereditary factors passed down through families, usually caused by mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. If ovarian cancer runs in your family, please tell your Women’s Health OB/GYN. The good news is that when diagnosed and treated…

As spring blossoms, menopausal women can seize the season for health renewal. Learn about nutrition tips to support overall well-being during menopause and how the Women’s Health and Menopause Center serves as a dedicated partner, offering specialized care to guide women on their journey to optimal health. Embracing Seasonal Nutrition: Fresh Fruits and Vegetables: Spring…

Alcohol sales have increased compared to 2019. Most likely this is partially due to stress from COVID-19. Although, it may be too soon to know the effects of alcohol consumption during the pandemic, we do know that there are known risks for the fetus and newborn. A study by Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers indicate…