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Take care of yourself!
Carrying, delivering, and then feeding a baby after it’s born – women really can do some incredible things. However, along with those amazing abilities can also come some special health problems. There are some tests that can catch these problems early, though, to keep you healthy and to help you live (and enjoy) a long, healthy life! ... read more
What Happens During an Annual Woman’s Exam
Chances are you don’t look forward to it, but it is an important part of keeping you healthy! Your annual wellness exam doesn’t take much time, and it’s important to have it done – to catch any potential problems early or to give you peace of mind for another year. But what does an annual exam entail? ... read more
How do you fix urinary incontinence?
Even though urinary incontinence (UI) is not usually a serious medical condition, the loss of bladder control can be an embarrassing problem. Here is what you need to know about UI and what can be done to correct it. What is UI? UI is the loss of bladder control, which ranges from occasionally leaking urine ... read more
Breastfeeding Could Reduce Asthma Symptoms in Infants
If you’re a parent or know a mother with a child with asthma, you know it can be a scary thing. It’s estimated that asthma affects just under nine percent of U.S. children and adolescents. Good news on that front — a 2016 study found that breastfeeding lowers the likelihood of infants with a genetic disposition to ... read more
Ten Questions about Hormone Therapy
Hormones + menopause go together like a prom tuxedo and a corsage. And women have endless questions and concerns. How can I stop these darn hot flashes? Will my mood swings make me a homicidal maniac? Should I have hormone replacement therapy? Why don’t men go through menopause?!!!! Here are some questions that may come ... read more
What’s Up with Those Dark Coarse Hairs?
At Women’s Health Medical Group, we hate unwanted hair as much as our patients. Shaving, plucking, and waxing is as tedious for us as it is for you. Laser hair removal isn’t one of our services, but we do hear from patients sometimes wondering about their desire to remove one particular type of hair. You ... read more
Resolve to Not Get HPV in 2022
At this time of year everyone’s all about resolutions. Go to the gym more often. Eat less fast food. Read more. All well intentioned, but rarely resolutely followed a few weeks into a New Year. At Women’s Health Medical Group, we’d like our patients to resolve to protect themselves against the human papillomavirus (HPV) for ... read more
What is Endometriosis?
Most women have heard of endometriosis. But most of those same women couldn’t tell you what it is. And, while endometriosis isn’t usually a dangerous condition for a woman, it can be painful. Plus, it can impact fertility. So, here’s Endometriosis 101 from your friends at Women’s Health Medical Group. What is endometriosis? Endometriosis occurs ... read more
Osteoporosis 101
If you’re a woman over age 50, you should know about osteoporosis. This bone disease occurs when the body loses too much bone, makes too little bone, or both. As a result, bones become weak and may break from a fall or, in serious cases, from something as innocent as a sneeze. While osteoporosis isn’t ... read more
An Abnormal Mammogram
After a woman receives word that her mammogram was “abnormal” there is some serious instant anxiety. But, although this classification of your mammogram will likely create the need to have additional testing, the odds are vastly in favor of you not having breast cancer or any other serious condition. Mammograms have their pluses and minuses, ... read more
