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Could Your Hormones Be Causing Those Migraines?
Could Your Hormones Be Causing Those Migraines? Migraines are headaches that bring not only severe pain but other highly unpleasant symptoms. Did you know that these headaches are especially common in women? In fact, migraines are three times more likely to strike...
10 Symptoms of Fibroids
10 Symptoms of Fibroids Uterine fibroids are noncancerous tumors that grow in the uterus. These growths range in size from very small to about the size of a grapefruit, and they affect about 35 million American women annually. For about 7 million affected women,...
Have Your Estrogen Levels Declined?
Have Your Estrogen Levels Declined? Declining estrogen levels are usually associated with menopause. But menopause doesn’t happen all at once. In fact, it takes years from the first signs of changing estrogen levels to full menopause. The years leading up to...
What Comes After an Abnormal Pap Smear?
What Comes After an Abnormal Pap Smear? A Pap smear is the part of a women’s health exam conducted to detect cervical cancer. The test involves collecting a cell sample from your cervix, which your doctor then sends to a lab to be checked for abnormalities. Southern...