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Ladies, you and I may have our whole lives ahead of us, but if we want those lives to be long and healthy, we cannot put off taking care of ourselves now. Being young is not a get-out-of-jail-free card for health. SO! Do you know what you need to do to make sure you’re creating […]
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 UK-based international study recently published in the journal Nature reports that scientists have isolated five parts of the genome that are associated with increased breast cancer incidence in women. The good news is that these genes contribute to approximately 25% of inherited breast cancer, so detecting it earlier may be possible for that quarter […]
An article in today’s edition of the U.K.’s Daily Mail shares this statistic, one I found quite shocking:
The average British woman is twice as likely to have her womb removed as her tonsils. In the UK, almost 40,000 women undergo the operation each year…
And, apparently, Camilla, Duches of Cornwall, is the newest member of the […]
I had no idea I was so controversial, but wow! Over at Weary Parent, we’ve been having an ongoing debate about whether the fast-spreading state mandates for the recently approved HPV vaccine Gardasil is a good idea. Responses have ranged from unmitigated support to moral outrage. Apparently I’m somewhere in the middle, […]
Earlier this month, Texas became the first state to mandate the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, trade name Gardasil (manufactured by Merck). Reactions are mixed, ranging from praise to righteous indignation, including some folks arguing that it gives girls the idea that extramarital sex is a-okay.
The requirement will take effect in September of […]
Okay, ladies, stop blushing and just admit that you’re dying to read this post. Because, when it comes down to it, there’s just a lot we don’t know about, you know, down there. As Nicole Beland from Women’s Health says,
Given the ridiculous amount of maintenance it requires — gynecologist visits, bikini waxes, Monistat, […]
According to a study published in Psychology Today in December 2006, women who suffer from PMS symptoms may have better memories than those who don’t:
Depression, irritability, mood swings, anxiety–no one has ever had a nice thing to say about pre-menstrual syndrome. Until now, that is.
A decidedly positive feature has been added to the list: […]
Have you ever had any of these oh-so-mortifying period questions?
Why are my dreams so vivid during PMS?
Why is my blood brownish at the start and end of my period?
What’s up with those gross clots? Should I be worried?
Why do I tend to bleed on one side of the tampon?
Are mid-30s too early for perimenopause?
Why […]
If you watch any television or read any women’s magazines, you’ve probably seen Merck’s One Less and Tell Someone campaigns to spread awareness about cervical cancer and its causes.
But did you know that January is National Cervix Health Awareness Month? The National Cervical Cancer Coalition’s Patient Information page is a great starting […]
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