Is permanent birth control for you?

Is permanent birth control for you?

Many women choose to have a tubal ligation within a day or so after giving birth, in conjunction with a cesarean procedure, or any time that does not conflict with her menstrual cycle.

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Ladies, pay attention to your pectoral muscles

Ladies, pay attention to your pectoral muscles

This large fan-shaped muscle stretches from the armpit up to the collarbone and down across the lower chest region on both sides of the chest.  The two sides connect at the sternum, or breastbone. 

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9 ways STDs affect women differently than men

9 ways STDs affect women differently than men

Women are especially vulnerable to contracting a STD and disproportionately bear the long-term consequences of them.  Each year, up to 24,000 women with an untreated STD will be diagnosed with infertility and untreated syphilis in pregnant women results in infant death in up to 40 percent of cases.

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Surge of new moms in America dying after childbirth raises concerns

Surge of new moms in America dying after childbirth raises concerns

In fact, a woman delivering a baby in the U.S. is more likely to die than a woman delivering a baby in Iran (20.8), Lebanon (15.3), Puerto Rico (15.1), China (17.1), and many more.

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Fighting menopausal weight gain

Fighting menopausal weight gain

For some women it may seem that no matter what they do, the pounds just keep packing on.  Some women have even referred to this as “meno-pot” or a potbelly women can develop during midlife. 

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More women choosing home births

More women choosing home births

An interesting phenomenon has been occurring over the past decade – births outside of hospitals have risen by 72% since 2007.  Giving birth outside of a hospital setting has become more popular and common in the U.S., especially for white women, with almost 60,000 out-of-hospitals births in 2014. 

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