Women's Health

Get Your Groove Back
Let's debunk one myth right now: Menopause does not have to put the kibosh on a fulfilling, exciting sex life.
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Weight loss after menopause: what really keeps off the pounds
We know how difficult it is to lose weight – and it only seems to get harder as we get older. And even harder than losing the weight is keeping it off over the long term.
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Diagnosis: Density and breast health
On a conventional screen-film mammogram, dense tissue appears white against the darker fatty tissue. Since cancer can also appear white on a mammogram, women with dense breast tissue may not be properly diagnosed.
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Baby steps
conception success
Whether you’ve decided it’s time to start a family – or you’re taking advantage of technology to help baby dreams come true – it’s a couple’s affair. Work together to make the lifestyle choices that support a fertile environment.
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Glide through menopause
Menopause is a natural life experience during which a woman can move into the next life-stage with a sense of freedom: ovulation and menstruation cease, and conception is no longer possible. Waning estrogen, progesterone and testosterone may trigger physical and emotional symptoms: hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, anxiety, foggy head, weight gain, vaginal dryness and low libido.
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WOMEN: make your health #1
After nearly 30 years in practice, one constant I’ve seen over the years is this: women never put themselves at the top of the priority list! We’re ready
and willing to play nursemaid, chauffeur, tutor, chef and housekeeper to take care of everyone else, but rarely allot time for our health and wellness.
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Alcohol = breast cancer risk
While we may not be able to eliminate all breast cancer risks, new research points to at least one modifiable lifestyle choice we can make to reduce our personal risk: alcohol consumption. Statistically, three to six drinks a week significantly increases breast cancer risk.
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Bladder matters 
Get to know one of the hardest-working systems in your body 
We learn early on to wipe front to back, always go when you feel the urge and that cotton underwear ‘breathes’. But we take our hard-working bladder for granted until something goes wrong.
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