Womens Health

To Listen To Our Podcast Please Click Here: Podcast Synopsis: Nurse Barb, a practicing women’s health nurse practitioner joins the show. Barb is an award winning author, who lectures at Stanford and has a commercial free daily health blog at …
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Cheryl’s Story This is a true story about a woman who endured 20 years of terrible menstrual periods. She had painful cramps, PMS symptoms like mood swings, anxiety, and the resulting disruption they caused in her life. This story is …
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My mother (and maybe yours too) still insists that women shouldn’t meddle with their menstrual periods. They think it’s somehow unnatural and therefore unhealthy and just, well… wrong. They fear that changing the natural cycle of menstruation could have unanticipated …
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Ever since the arrival of Viagra and its explosive growth as a blockbuster drug to treat erectile dysfunction in men, there has been growing interest in a "female Viagra". After all, it’s estimated that up to 43% of all women …
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Women of a "certain" age will remember when it was not easy to obtain birth control pills. Doctors were reluctant to prescribe them, especially to young women. Society was reluctant to even talk about them for fear that access to …
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For many women who suffer from PMS, the standard treatments simply don’t work. Their doctors have prescribed pain relievers for cramps, diuretics for bloating, and anti-anxiety drugs for the emotional symptoms of PMS. Some women have even been prescribed birth …
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While probably not a hot topic for dinner table conversation, yeast infections are a very common problem that affects most women at some point. Experimenting between the numerous over the counter and prescription medications can be a daunting task, not …
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For women of child bearing age, endometriosis can be a nightmare. This chronic, incurable condition affects millions of women, causing them a great deal of pain and discomfort. Although there is no known cure for endometriosis, there are a number …
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While it’s no secret birth control pills are one of the most effective ways to prevent pregnancy, did you know that using birth control for an extended time has many other benefits? Do You Suffer From an Irregular Menstrual Period? …
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Birth Control Pills for Mature Women – Special Considerations When a woman reaches thirty-five, her chances of becoming pregnant are not as likely as before. Many mistakenly think they no longer need to use birth control. However, unless they wish …
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