Lidocaine Alone Won’t Fix IUD Pain
Physician Christine Henneberg writes that CDC guidance that physicians actually consider pain mitigation when placing IUDs is a welcome start, but not enough.
Physician Christine Henneberg writes that CDC guidance that physicians actually consider pain mitigation when placing IUDs is a welcome start, but not enough.
A beauty writer Arielle Avila explains how she evaluates products for the publication, from talking to experts to trying things out herself.
Actress Danielle Fishel (Topanga from Boy Meets World for millennial readers) announced last week that she has stage 0 breast cancer, also known as “ductal carcinoma in situ” or DCIS.
An overview of the triumphs and challenges faced in the now 10 states (!!!) that will be directly voting on abortion access this November.
When you are taking hormonal birth control and have your week of placebo pills, you aren’t technically getting a period then.
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris accepted the party’s nomination last Thursday, and in her speech she put the future of women’s health it in simple yet powerful terms
Supplement sales increased a whopping 50% between 2018 and 2020.
Women in Texas say they were “denied abortion care for life-threatening ectopic pregnancies” and are “calling for investigations into the hospitals for violating federal law.”
Delving into the other side of IUD pain – women who have the devices inserted and are so scarred from the experience that they do not want to ever get them removed.
Scientific American looks at rising use of wearable tech like Oura rings and Apple watches to track periods.
Hundreds of female Customs and Border Protection employees filed suit against the agency, saying they were discriminated against once they announced they were pregnant.
Goal is to accelerate non-invasive techniques
A reminder on how many times a call back doesn’t lead to a diagnosis.
What rapamycin could do for millions of women.
For some women, IUD insertions can be excruciating.
Federal health records found “more than 100 pregnant women in medical distress who sought help from emergency rooms were turned away or negligently treated since 2022.”
STIs among older adults are on the rise.
Congressional Democrats found OBGYNs “are seeing more pregnant patients with dangerous medical complications two-plus years after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, while at the same time receiving less training as residents about how to perform abortions.”
States have increased funding for antiabortion centers (which lie about health care options) by $500 million since Roe vs Wade was overturned
Stories from athletes who have taken on competition while menstruating