Held each October, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a global health movement aimed at increasing awareness of the disease, as well as raising money for research, diagnosis, treatment, an eventual cure, and overall prevention. The annual movement also provides helpful information and an abundance […]
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and while most everyone is aware of breast cancer, it’s easy to forget to take the steps to help detect the disease in its early stages and encourage others to do the same. A lot of progress has been
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Let’s face it. As necessary as a pap smear may be, most patients will agree that the current test for human papillomavirus (HPV) is not their favorite activity. Many women may wish to opt out of a traditional pap smear, but is there a choice?
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Hormonal contraception, as the name implies, is a type of medication. Birth control pills are the most popular, but there are also shots and patches. Barrier contraception, on the other hand, stops semen from reaching its intended destination. Condoms and IUDs (intra-uterine devices) are both
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Endometriosis is a disorder resulting from the uterine lining growing outside the uterus where it has no way to break down and bleed out with each menstrual cycle. Cysts often form on the ovaries and act as an irritant, producing scar tissue and even adhesions
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There are times when non-invasive procedures and medication cannot relieve the symptoms associated with gynecological problems, and surgery is the only effective form of treatment available. Some of these gynecological conditions include uterine and cervical cancer, uterine prolapse, endometriosis, menorrhagia or excessive bleeding, and uterine
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Surgery for vaginal rejuvenation is getting more attention lately as an increasing number of women seek an adjustment of their vaginal structure as a way to improve sexual enjoyment or prevent urinary incontinence. Whatever the need, this type of surgery has also spawned a number
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Laser skin resurfacing has become the answer for many people that suffer from skin conditions that tend to diminish self-confidence. Skin resurfacing with a laser can reduce the visibility of acne scars, age spots, fine lines and wrinkles, or severe skin damage from being in
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Researchers have recently identified a method of detecting whether or not a woman is at risk for breast cancer using a simple blood test. About 10% of breast cancers are due to mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes that are inherited from our parents.
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Although tomosynthesis technology is relatively new, it is definitely creating quite the buzz in breast health care. Tomosynthesis, or 3D mammography, is the next step in breast cancer detection. Unlike conventional 2D mammography, tomosynthesis takes multiple pictures of the breast from several different angles. Radiologists
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