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A new study demonstrated increased risk of blood clots in women using the contraceptive skin patch, trade name Ortho Evra, compared with women using oral contraceptives (aka "the pill"). This information has been added to the product label.
Now, before you panic, it’s important to realize that virtually all hormonal birth control on the market to […]
According to a recent USA Today article, women who walk during menopause experience a dramatic reduction in stress and other psychological symptoms compared with their sedentary counterparts.
The results of a study by Temple University on physical activity in menopausal women indicated that,
walking wasn’t able to stop hot flashes that often start a few years before […]
As if we didn’t already have enough evidence demonstrating that anorexia and other eating disorders are real illnesses and not a result of stupidity or a desire for attention, a UK study suggests that hormones released by the mother during pregnancy are related to anorexia. Interestingly, the study revealed that men with a female twin […]
This came out in 2006, but it’s definitely interesting and worth a look.
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About.com’s Guide to Women’s Health, Tracee Conforth, highlighted a recent news item in Ms. magazine that summarizes a meeting of male contraception experts to discuss alternatives to traditional forms of male birth control (vasectomy and condoms — or, you know, keeping it in your pants, boys).
From the article:
More than 140 male contraception researchers from around […]
After two weeks of using the AcneFree anti-acne cleansing system, which claims visible results in just two weeks, I am delighted to report the following positive outcomes:
Dramatically fewer blackheads everywhere, and particularly on my nose and chin.
NO cystic pimples. I had a couple last week during the worse-before-it-gets-better period, but they have surfaced and vanished.
No […]
Last week I posted on my new experiment with AcneFree anti-acne treatment. It’s been about a week, and I am definitely noticing a difference in my skin. I think I’m seeing less redness and a dramatic reduction in blackheads on my nose. Also, two PITA zits that I had right between my eyes for several […]
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I recently got my results back from the doctor after a blood check. He said my testosterone level was high, actually quite high. I am 17 years old will be turning 18 in January and the reason i got this checked in the first place is because i have not gotten […]
When my friend Cory Jubitz tipped me off to a great article on acne in the current issue of Vogue, I just had to ask her to fill me in on the article. Here’s her take on it in one of Lively Women’s rare guest posts.
This month’s issue of Vogue includes a refreshingly candid, practical […]
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My cycle has been short, light, and almost non-existant for the last three months. A nurse told me that this was ok, as long as it was at least a drop, it was ok, but she said this without examining me or giving me any test. Is this ok? What’s going on?
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Well, […]
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