Osteoporosis is the weakening of bones caused by a lack of calcium and vitamin D. It’s a common problem; a woman’s risk of breaking a hip due to osteoporosis is equal to her risk of breast, ovarian and uterine cancer combined. But osteoporosis isn’t inevitable and you can improve the health of your bones at any age with diet and exercise.
You’ve probably heard about the HPV vaccine if you have a son or daughter in their tweens. That’s the target age group for vaccination against the human papillomavirus (HPV) because it can protect someone for life before they become sexually active, which is how HPV is spread.
Menopause is when the ovaries have ceased to function, and you’ve gone a year without a period. Most of what’s called “early menopause” is really perimenopause – the time when a woman’s body is changing before menstruation ends.
Crying babies are tough to deal with. You may think your child is sick, or your parenting skills aren't up to the task, or you’re not connecting with your baby. The good news is that you can handle it.
The hysterectomy is the second most common surgical procedure in the United States, with over 600,000 performed every year. But you have a choice in how your hysterectomy is done, and that choice could make your recovery faster and less painful.