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I love, love, love this series of articles from iVillage. It complies health tips from women of all ages targeted toward specific age groups. Don’t just limit yourself to your age group — read all of them for some fantastic advice.
20somethings (6 tips)
30somethings (6 tips)
40somethings (6 tips)
50somethings (8 tips!)
60somethings (6 tips)
70somethings (6 tips)
Tags: 20s, 30s, […]
I wouldn’t go so far as to say that I’d rather get my teeth drilled than go to the gynecologist, but they’re pretty close together on my list of least favorite things to do. However, I did take my own advice and suck it up this month as I do every July, because it was […]
A few weeks ago we talked about what happens to your eggs when you don’t ovulate.
About.com’s guide to women’s health, Tracee Conforth, takes it a step further with a great breakdown on your cycle and all the equipment that makes it happen.
Do you know how many hormones play a role each month in causing your […]
Yes, there’s yet another reason for lively ladies to up their calcium intake: It fights breast cancer! And drinking milk is a particularly good way to do it, because both calcium and vitamin D have been associated with this preventive effect in animals.
Results from a recent study from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School […]
Good news, ladies. The Journal of Sexual Medicine reports that sexual desire and its triggers are about equal in women before and after menopause, so you don’t have to worry about needing to get your groove back later in life. The only notable difference was the types of triggers that garnered the greatest responses. In […]
Actress Sally Field is going to plotz when she hears about this new once-a-year treatment to prevent osteoporosis. It makes her beloved once-a-month Boniva (ibandronate sodium) look like a pile of poo.
Ivanhoe Newswire reported earlier this month that annual doses of zoledronic acid (brand name Reclast) have been clinically proven to demonstrate a 70% reduction […]
This article has a correction posted May 15, 2008.
In response to yesterday’s post about the new FDA-approved, no-period birth control pill Lybrel, Alicia asked this question in the comment trail:
What exactly happens to your egg(s) when birth control pills prevent ovulation?
That’s a great question. First of all, let’s be clear on two important facts about […]
Are they good for you? Are they bad for you? Will they make you lose weight or gain it? Increase your sex drive or wipe it out? Raise your cancer risk or reduce it?
How do you know who/what to believe when it comes to reliable information about your birth control pills?
Health Magazine breaks down 10 […]
Lately it seems like there are literally dozens if not hundreds of options when it comes to contraception. There are injections, implants, patches, pills, surgical procedures…
How do you know which is the right choice for you?
Tags: Birth control, chewable, condoms, contraceptive, Dawn-Stacey, Health, implant, injection, pill, surgery, woman, women, Womens-HealthShare This
You already know that a missed period might be the first sign that you’re pregnant. But what about these 9 lesser-known clues, courtesy of MedicineNet?
Breast tenderness or swelling.
Nausea and vomiting.
Fatigue and tireness.
Bloating.
Frequent urination (and it’s not a UTI).
Elevated body temp.
Darkening of your areola.
Melasma, or facial skin darkening.
Mood swings.
A lot of these can be easily confused […]
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