National Women’s Health Week

This week is dedicated to women as a reminder to make your health a priority which includes scheduling your visit with your doctor for your annual exam.

This week is dedicated to women as a reminder to make your health a priority which includes scheduling your visit with your doctor for your annual exam.

Help to Get Your Sex Life Back on Track Painful intercourse can be a real problem for sexually active adults. What should be a pleasant experience can become very uncomfortable. Rather than avoid having sex, you should first consider possible causes and treatment options. Here are three common causes of pain during sex and how…
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Breastfeeding Basics for First-Time Moms For many first-time moms, breastfeeding can feel both natural and new at the same time. While breastfeeding is a normal part of caring for a newborn, it does not always feel easy in the beginning. Learning how often to feed, how to recognize hunger cues, and how to know if…
Ovarian Cancer afflicts more than 20,000 women a year, and about two-thirds of ovarian cancer deaths occur in women age 55 and older. Do you know the signs of ovarian cancer? Although many ovarian cancer symptoms are vague, signs often include: Persistent gastrointestinal upset such as gas, nausea and indigestion Pelvic and/or abdominal pain or…

For most parents, discussing puberty with their daughter can be an embarrassing conversation. But it’s an essential life lesson in order to make sure a young woman is educated about the changes occurring in her body. “Some girls enter puberty earlier than most, and some start to develop later, but when we speak to mothers…

What happens when you find out that your breasts are denser than usual? Breasts contain different types of tissue – there is fat tissue, connective tissue, and glandular tissue. When breasts are dense, it means that there are high amounts of glandular and connective tissue but that there are lower amounts of fat tissue. It…