Effective strategies for dealing with PCOS
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Women with PCOS can also have insulin resistance increasing the risk for diabetes in addition to developing high blood cholesterol.
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WOMEN'S HEALTH
6 warning signs of an STD in women
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Each year, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that nearly 20 million new cases of STDs occur, half among young people aged 15-24.
Read MoreTired of tampons and pads? Consider alternative menstrual products
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Each year, women spend around $2 billion on purchasing disposable sanitary pads or tampons that are contributing to landfill waste. There have been few alternatives for women to choose from other than tampons or pads over the decades.
Read MorePreterm Births Under the Microscope
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It's not a statistic that is talked about often, but more than 10 percent of the babies in the U.S. are born prematurely. What can be done?
Read MoreThe link between diabetes and vaginal yeast infections
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One of the reasons why women are more prone to vaginal yeast infections is because yeast normally lives on the skin and near the vagina.
Read MoreSecond Hand Sugars in Breast Milk
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Nursing babies exposed to high amounts of fructose can produce problems with cognitive development and learning as well as create lifelong risk for obesity, diabetes, fatty liver disease and heart disease.
Read MoreWomen’s heart disease risk rises with diabetes
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Both men and women with type 2 diabetes are at a greater risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). CVD is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality accounting for greater than 75 percent of hospitalizations and greater than 50 percent of all deaths among those with the disease.
Read MoreIs menopause to blame for high blood pressure?
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Estrogen, menopause and high blood pressure
Read MoreJust One Drink a Day Raises Breast Cancer Risk
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The risk is not minimal, either. Drinking the equivalent of a small glass of wine or beer a day – 10 grams of alcohol – increases pre-menopausal breast cancer risk by 5 percent and post-menopausal breast cancer risk by 9 percent. For most Americans, a standard drink is 14 grams of alcohol.
Read MoreFlushing Fallopian Tubes for Fertility
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Looking for a medical breakthrough you can use that doesn't involve getting injected with nanobots or a re-weaving of your DNA strands? How about an all-natural fertility boost that's over a century old?
Read More‘Female Viagra’ may be solution for low libido in women
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Addyi is a drug approved only for use in premenopausal women and not for postmenopausal women or for men
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