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6 Signs You May Have a Hormone Imbalance

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Image by 123RF Hormones serve as specialized chemical messengers in the body that control most of your major bodily functions. ...

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What Is Your Period Telling You? Key Facts for Fibroid Awareness Month

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This content is sponsored and provided by Myovant Sciences and Pfizer Inc. Menstruation (your period) is a normal and necessary ...

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What Women Need to Know About Stroke Risks

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It may not be widely known that women face unique risk factors for stroke throughout their lifetime. Things like pregnancy, ...

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Prepare for a Healthy Pregnancy

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5 behaviors to help reduce the risk of birth defects If you are thinking about becoming pregnant, now is a ...

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How to Prevent Osteoporosis

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In truth, you can’t prevent osteoporosis. What is osteoporosis? There are things you can do to try to mitigate the ...

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Five Surprising Things You Shouldn’t Do In Pregnancy

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Along with the joy and excitement of pregnancy, parents-to-be often experience a lot of worry. Is there anything you can ...

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5 Things to Know About HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer

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The breast cancer treatment journey – something nearly one in eight women will experience sometime in their lifetime[1] – can ...

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Nutrition Tips to Reduce Breast Cancer Risk

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By Chelsea Hertel, Registered Dietitian, Oncology Nutrition Specialist, Nuvance Health It is no secret that an active lifestyle and proper nutrition ...

5 of the Most Common Types of Prenatal Testing Available
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5 of the Most Common Types of Prenatal Testing Available

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Prenatal care testing can tell parents so much—not just about the pregnancy symptoms they’re experiencing, but about the health of their baby, too.

Dos and Don’ts After Breast Surgery: Post-Surgical Advice
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Dos and Don’ts After Breast Surgery: Post-Surgical Advice

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Preparing for life after breast surgery can be overwhelming. In this blog, we’ll share our advice on critical rules to follow to help you heal.