May 1st, 2008
April was STD Awareness Month, sponsored by the American Social Health Association (ASHA) and the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD), and your favorite women’s health blog covered pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), chlamydia, gonnorhea, and genital herpes. Today, Marijke Vroomen-Durning, RN, takes us through must-know facts about human papillomavirus (HPV), which is a major contributing […]
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April 29th, 2008
In honor of STD Awareness Month, sponsored by the American Social Health Association (ASHA) and the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD), your favorite women’s health blog is going to talk about some of the most common sexually transmitted diseases and infections over the last few days of April.
What Is Genital Herpes?
Genital herpes is a […]
By Kristen King -- 3 comments
April 28th, 2008
In honor of STD Awareness Month, sponsored by the American Social Health Association (ASHA) and the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD), your favorite women’s health blog is going to talk about some of the most common sexually transmitted diseases and infections over the last few days of April.
What Is Gonorrhea?
Gonorrhea is a bacterial infection […]
By Kristen King -- 1 comment
April 28th, 2008
In honor of STD Awareness Month, sponsored by the American Social Health Association (ASHA) and the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD), your favorite women’s health blog is going to talk about some of the most common sexually transmitted diseases and infections over the last few days of April.
What Is Chlamydia?
Chlamydia is a bacterial infection […]
By Kristen King -- 2 comments
April 24th, 2008
Over the last few months here at women’s health blog Lively Women, we’re talking about the history of abortion in the US and around the world. Discussion is encouraged, and additional information and resources are welcomed. Please leave a comment!
I heard sound clip on Fox News today in which a woman accused the Planned Parenthood […]
By Kristen King -- 8 comments
April 9th, 2008
Who has time to read it all? Here’s a quick rundown of what you need to know in recent women’s health news. Today’s topic: Breast cancer.
Eating Soy Foods In Puberty Protects Against Breast Cancer, Evidence Now Suggests
Evidence is growing from animal and human studies that genistein, a potent chemical found in soy, protects against development […]
By Kristen King -- 4 comments
March 6th, 2008
Kevin at Pointless Banter took the words right out of my mouth with today’s post "Cosmopolitan Magazine is For Whores and Idiots," in which he reviews Cosmo’s recent suggestions of places to meet guys. Here’s an excerpt:
Hot Spot: A grad-school coffee shop
This is what Cosmo has to say:
“The dearth of chicks, combined with the […]
By Kristen King -- 9 comments
February 13th, 2008
February is American Heart Month, and I’m teaming up with the rest of the b5media Science and Health Channel to discuss heart health. This issue is of particular importance for women because heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women in America today. So, in honor of raising awareness of heart health, today’s Women’s […]
By Kristen King -- 5 comments
February 12th, 2008
This month at Lively Women, we’re talking about the history of abortion in the US and around the world. Discussion is encouraged, and additional information and resources are welcomed. Please leave a comment!
Prior to the rise of surgical abortion performed by medical doctors, women were using everything from herbal concoctions to insertion of foreign instruments […]
By Kristen King -- 2 comments
January 30th, 2008
A new study in Social Science Quarterly indicates that women who identify themselves as more religious are less likely to undergo an abortion than their nonreligious counterparts. The study indicates that this is partially because religious women are less likely to get pregnant outside of marriage and more likely to get married if they do.
Interestingly, […]
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