Posts Categorized: Women’s Health

New Year’s Resolutions Every Woman Should Make  

Every year there’s a pressure to magically turn into an incredible new version of ourselves as soon as the clock strikes twelve on January 1st. The gyms are packed, the juicers are flying off the shelves, the manifestation journals are making their way onto everyone’s nightstands, and we are back to our old routines and… Read more »

How to Give Yourself a Breast Exam

As a woman, taking regular steps to monitor your reproductive health is key to maintaining your overall health and wellness. You must educate yourself and stay current on the most recent recommendations from women’s healthcare experts. If you’re not already, you should be scheduling a yearly visit to the gynecologist to check in on your reproductive well-being…. Read more »

The Most Common Gynecological Issues

As a woman, your body undergoes many changes during your reproductive lifetime. And you can be sure that gynecologic health issues will arise from time to time. From painful periods to abnormal discharge or vaginal itching, there are a host of gynecological problems that women deal with frequently. The difficulty is knowing which symptoms are… Read more »

Essential Health Screenings for Women of All Ages

Women should make time for healthy habits like regular exercise, stress management, and choosing the right foods. Scheduling routine health screenings, which can detect potential problems early, is one of those habits! Detecting a disease early can prevent complications and improve your quality of life. Here are the essential screenings and tests every woman should… Read more »

What Are the Common Causes of Miscarriages?

The first question many couples and single people ask themselves after experiencing a miscarriage is why? There are countless reasons why you may have a miscarriage in your life, and most of them are beyond your control. In many cases, particularly with early miscarriages, it can be hard to determine what went wrong. You have… Read more »

The Best Foods to Keep Your Vagina Healthy

Your diet plays a big role in your vaginal health. Eating unhealthily can lead to an unbalanced pH level and bacteria down there, but if your diet is rich in healthy foods, they can promote good vaginal health. What you eat can help keep your vagina in top shape by easing cramps, fighting bacterial infections, and alleviating dryness…. Read more »

Yeast Infections: Everything You Need to Know

Yeast infections are common. A healthy vagina contains bacteria and some yeast cells, but when the balance of bacteria and yeast changes, the yeast cells can multiply, causing itching, swelling, and irritation. If you’ve had one before, you can typically spot the initial symptoms of a vaginal yeast infection right away. They are painful, itchy, and can… Read more »

4 Common Myths About UTIs

Dealing with a urinary tract infection (UTI) is not easy, especially for women prone to recurrent infections. These infections can occur in any part of your urinary system, including your kidneys, bladder, ureters, and urethra. The typical symptoms are burning pain with urination, urgent and frequent urination, and pain above the pubic bone. It is… Read more »

Treatment Options for Endometriosis

With March being Endometriosis awareness month, it is important to have a proper understanding of the disease. Endometriosis is a disease of the female reproductive system. It happens when the uterine lining grows outside the uterus, causing pain, irregular bleeding, and sometimes infertility. One in ten women of childbearing age have this disease, but it… Read more »

4 Habits That Are Harming Your Vagina

Face it. Vaginas are high maintenance. From the monthly bleeding to the regular discharge, they are very particular reproductive organs. It doesn’t take a lot to throw them out of whack, and it can be difficult to figure out the root cause of their unhappiness. Believe it or not, there are a lot of common… Read more »