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Women's Health Menopause: The Symptoms Nobody Warns You About

4 months ago

4 min read

Medically reviewed

Hot flashes are the famous one. Joint pain, brain fog, a racing heart, anxiety and recurrent urinary symptoms are more commonly blamed on something el...

Women's Health A Q and A on Menopause

Dr Priya Raghunathan

4 months ago

5 min read

The point 12 months after the last period, preceded by a transition that commonly lasts years. Key takeaways Average age in the US: about 51 Definitio...

Women's Health Cervical Screening: What to Do, in Order

Marcus Okafor

4 months ago

3 min read

Testing for cervical cell changes and high-risk HPV in people with a cervix. It prevents cancer rather than only detecting it, by finding changes that...

Women's Health Answers to the Common Questions on Cervical Screening

Marcus Okafor

4 months ago

5 min read

Testing for cervical cell changes and high-risk HPV in people with a cervix. Key takeaways Age range: 21 to 65 Ages 21-29: a Pap test every 3 years Mo...

Women's Health A Working Checklist for Breast Awareness

Sofia Lindqvist

4 months ago

3 min read

Knowing what is normal for your breasts so that a change is noticeable. Most breast changes are not cancer, and the ones that are do far better when f...

Women's Health Breast Awareness: Common Questions Answered

Sofia Lindqvist

5 months ago

5 min read

Knowing what is normal for your breasts so that a change is noticeable. Key takeaways Mammogram age range (USPSTF): 40 to 74 Screening interval: every...

Women's Health A Working Checklist for Contraception

Dr Amara Nwosu

5 months ago

4 min read

The range of methods used to prevent pregnancy, hormonal and non-hormonal. Effectiveness in typical use differs substantially from effectiveness in pe...

Women's Health A Q and A on Contraception

Dr Amara Nwosu

5 months ago

5 min read

The range of methods used to prevent pregnancy, hormonal and non-hormonal. Key takeaways Most effective reversible methods: the implant and the hormon...

Women's Health Preconception Health: What to Do, in Order

Ben Halvorsen

5 months ago

4 min read

Health measures taken before getting pregnant rather than after a positive test. The neural tube closes within the first month of pregnancy, often bef...

Women's Health Preconception Health: Common Questions Answered

Ben Halvorsen

5 months ago

5 min read

Health measures taken before getting pregnant rather than after a positive test. Key takeaways Folic acid: 400 mcg daily (USPSTF: 400-800 mcg) for any...

Women's Health Bone Health in Women: The Practical To-Do List

Dr Priya Raghunathan

5 months ago

4 min read

Building and maintaining bone density, particularly around and after menopause . Falling estrogen at menopause removes a brake on bone breakdown, and...

Women's Health A Q and A on Bone Health in Women

Dr Priya Raghunathan

5 months ago

5 min read

Building and maintaining bone density, particularly around and after menopause . Key takeaways Peak bone mass reached: usually by around age 30 Calciu...

Women's Health A Working Checklist for Urinary Tract Infections

Marcus Okafor

5 months ago

3 min read

Infection of the bladder or urinary tract, far more common in women than men. Most are straightforward, but the symptoms overlap with conditions that...

Women's Health Your Questions About Urinary Tract Infections, Answered

Marcus Okafor

5 months ago

5 min read

Infection of the bladder or urinary tract, far more common in women than men. Key takeaways Typical symptoms: burning when you urinate, urgency, frequ...

Women's Health A Working Checklist for Pelvic Floor

Sofia Lindqvist

5 months ago

4 min read

The sling of muscle supporting the bladder, bowel and uterus. Bladder leakage affects a large proportion of women, is strongly linked to childbirth an...

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