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Do women who live together get their periods together, or is it a myth? : Do women who live together tend to menstruate at the same time? Many women believe that ...
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Do women who live together get their periods together, or is it a myth?
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Amid syphilis surge, doctors call for more testing during pregnancy: A coalition of obstetricians is recommending routine blood screening at the first prenatal ...
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Amid syphilis surge, doctors call for more testing during pregnancy
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Spike in newborn syphilis cases has experts issuing new recommendations. What to know
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Spike in newborn syphilis cases has experts issuing new recommendations ...
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First over-the-counter birth control pill in U.S. begins shipping to stores: The pill is a hormone-based contraceptive, similar to drugs used by millions of U.S ...
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First over-the-counter birth control pill in U.S. begins shipping to ...
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U.S. publisher retracts studies cited by Texas judge in suspending abortion pill’s approval
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U.S. publisher retracts studies cited by Texas judge in suspending ...
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Amy Schumer Shares Endometriosis Update While Explaining Her 'Puffier' Face: Amy Schumer explained that her face was "puffier" amid a "medical and hormonal" ...
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Amy Schumer Shares Endometriosis Update While Explaining Her 'Puffier' ...
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How Sex Drive Changes Through the Years: Your sex drive changes as you age. Hormones, other health problems, and the business of life can affect your libido ...
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How Sex Drive Changes Through the Years
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A Visual Guide to Uterine Fibroids: WebMD's pictures show you all about fibroid symptoms, treatments, and the causes of this common female problem ...
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A Visual Guide to Uterine Fibroids
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Bill barring gender-transition medical treatment for Wisconsin children heads to Gov. Evers, who promises veto
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Bill barring gender-transition medical treatment for Wisconsin children ...
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What to expect during a pelvic exam: A guide to what's normal: The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends that a chaperone always be ...
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What to expect during a pelvic exam: A guide to what's normal
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New preeclampsia test predicts who will get dangerous pregnancy complication: A test recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...
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New preeclampsia test predicts who will get dangerous pregnancy ...
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Mike Pence-Founded Organization Falsely Links Breast Cancer, Abortion: Mike Pence's group Advancing American Freedom posted a video promoting the ...
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Mike Pence-Founded Organization Falsely Links Breast Cancer, Abortion
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Over-the-Counter Birth Control Is Coming: In a major win for reproductive rights, the FDA approved the first birth-control pill to be sold without a prescription ...
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Over-the-Counter Birth Control Is Coming
Quick Glance: First Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill Approved in the U.S.
  • Survey shows that over three-quarters of women of reproductive age prefer an over-the-counter pill.

  • Women already taking birth control pills, women without health insurance, and Hispanic women are most likely to choose the product.

  • Experts agree that the benefits of an over-the-counter birth control pill outweigh the risks.

  • Opill could be safest for adolescents and provide them with a more effective method than condoms and other over-the-counter birth control products.
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Why I Ghosted My Pregnant Friend After My Miscarriage: I didn’t know if our relationships could hold my grief and their joy all at once. So I disappeared.
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Why I Ghosted My Pregnant Friend After My Miscarriage
Quick Glance: Friendships After Miscarriage: Loss and the Search for Support
  • Loss of close relationships with friends who became pregnant

  • Difficulties in seeking support after miscarriages

  • Finding community in a miscarriage support group

  • Hope for rock-solid, unconditional friendships
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Lack of research on women undermines protection from new pregnancy law: The new federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act went into effect June 27 ...
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Lack of research on women undermines protection from new pregnancy law
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New Texas law adds protections for some emergency abortions: The legislation, backed by Republicans, will take off the "handcuffs" in some situations ...
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New Texas law adds protections for some emergency abortions
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‘I don’t know if I’m going to make it’: With abortion drug’s future in limbo, Georgia couple shares their cautionary tale
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‘I don’t know if I’m going to make it’: With abortion drug’s future in ...
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Health panel recommends women get screening mammograms at age 40 : The draft recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, state that women who ...
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Health panel recommends women get screening mammograms at age 40
Quick Glance: US Health Panel Recommends Mammograms at 40, Not 50 for Women
  • The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that women start getting mammograms every other year from age 40 instead of waiting until 50.

  • The recommendation applies to women at average risk of breast cancer.

  • The task force’s draft proposal marks a shift in its guidelines and aims to save lives and prevent more women from dying due to breast cancer.

  • The American Cancer Society recommends women ages 45 to 54 should get mammograms every year.
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Congress holds the abortion hearing we have been waiting for: It contained compelling and heartbreaking testimony about the consequences of the Supreme Court's ...
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Congress holds the abortion hearing we have been waiting for
Quick Glance: Nebraska and South Carolina narrowly defeat tighter abortion restrictions
  • Nebraska and South Carolina barely defeated proposals to tighten abortion restrictions on Thursday.

  • South Carolina Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey stated that anti-abortion votes just do not exist in the state legislature.

  • In January, the South Carolina Supreme Court found that a 6-week abortion ban was unconstitutional.

  • Jim Pillen encouraged the state senate to reconsider the six-week abortion prohibition.
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Healthcare industry reacts to preventive care ruling: U.S. District Court Judge Reed O'Connor struck down the Affordable Care Act's preventive care ...
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Healthcare industry reacts to preventive care ruling
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Why some doctors shy away from hormone therapy for menopause – and what to know about risks
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Why some doctors shy away from hormone therapy for menopause – and what to ...
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Should we see doctors online or in person?: There may be times when a virtual consultation will do just as well as meeting in person.
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Should we see doctors online or in person?
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Birth Control Access May Get Easier. Here’s Why It’s Not Enough.: Opinion | The U.S. could get its first over-the-counter birth control pill ...
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Birth Control Access May Get Easier. Here’s Why It’s Not Enough.
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Fighting Maternal Mortality Among Black Women: ‘I Don’t Want to Die’: A St. Louis doula program, part of a nonprofit that received funding in the $1 ...
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Fighting Maternal Mortality Among Black Women: ‘I Don’t Want to Die’
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FDA OKs Sale of Abortion Pill Mifepristone at Retail Pharmacies: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced retail and mail order pharmacies can now ...
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FDA OKs Sale of Abortion Pill Mifepristone at Retail Pharmacies
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POV: The U.S. health care system is failing Black and Latina women: Healthcare equity comes through patient-centered communications to educate marginalized and ...
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POV: The U.S. health care system is failing Black and Latina women
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Texas abortion laws force Houston OB-GYN residents out of state: The changes follow revised requirements from the Accreditation Council for Graduate...
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Texas abortion laws force Houston OB-GYN residents out of state
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Doctors disagree on whether breast self-exams for women with average cancer risk are helpful or harmful
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Doctors disagree on whether breast self-exams for women with average ...