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Your guide to breast cancer screening
When it comes to your health, knowledge and proactive care are powerful tools. This is especially true in breast health, where detecting cancer early can lead to more treatment options and better outcomes. Most breast cancers are found in people with no known genetic link, which is why routine screening is so important. The goal…
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Silent heart attack symptoms in women: key signs you shouldn’t ignore
While a growing body of evidence points to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease among gender diverse people assigned female at birth, the data is still limited. For the purposes of this article, we’ll be using the term “women” and acknowledge most of the information is based on studies of cisgender populations. Suggestions for maintaining…
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Preventive care beyond Pap smears: the screenings to keep in mind
Preventive reproductive health care isn’t just about Pap smears—it’s about catching small changes before they become bigger issues. Your gynecologist, nurse practitioner or nurse-midwife partners with you at every life stage, from first visits through menopause. At WHA, we provide many of these screenings in-house—like Pap tests, mammograms and STI checks—while others (such as colorectal,…
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Top 10 health benefits of regular physical activity at every age
It seems like there are not enough hours in the day to get everything done. And when life gets busy, exercise is usually one of the easiest things to drop. There are always excuses, and many feel completely valid because of the energy they require: work, children, commitments. But the simple, annoyingly certain truth is…
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How women’s bodies change with age
Most of us envision living into old age, but few of us like the physical changes of actually getting older. We often see patients who are distressed (either a little or a lot) about their changing bodies. And we get it! We have changing bodies, too. Here’s the thing: we don’t have an option when…
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Here’s how to talk to your doctor about your sex life
Who wants to do something they don’t enjoy? Especially when it comes to sex. Ideally, sex feels more than enjoyable…like, downright pleasurable. But with so many stigmas, expectations and misinformation about how it should feel, getting there physically and mentally can feel like an impossible-to-reach standard. And typically, your healthcare provider may be the last…
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Tips for talking to your kids about sex
If we’re being honest, parents are usually the last people teens want to talk to about sex. And if we’re being really honest, parents probably don’t enjoy talking to teens about sex all that much either. It can be hard, uncomfortable and a little nerve-wracking for both sides. But during a time when information—good, bad…
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Fallopian tube removal and ovarian cancer prevention
Removing the fallopian tubes—the curved ducts that connect the ovaries to the uterus to transport the egg—is now recommended in certain situations to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer. In the past, if someone was having a hysterectomy (removal of the uterus) for reasons other than cancer (such as abnormal bleeding, pain, fibroids, prolapse, etc.),…
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What's the difference between mindfulness and meditation?
You may hear the terms mindfulness and meditation used interchangeably. While they both have important benefits for our well-being and behavioral health, they differ. Mindfulness can be incorporated into every aspect of life. It is about being aware of what is happening right now rather than being caught up in worries about the past, fears…
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