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Body Changes After Childbirth: What’s Normal?
Recovering from pregnancy demands a lot of the body, physically and hormonally both, and "normal" isn't the same for any two women. Some are back on...
Gestational Diabetes: How Does It Affect Your Pregnancy?
Gestational diabetes is the name for high blood sugar that appears during pregnancy in a woman with no earlier history of diabetes. And the source?...
Pregnancy After 35: What Really Changes?
Conceiving at 35 or later, the stage doctors call advanced maternal age, does come with a few natural biological changes. It can take longer to...
Fibroid Embolization: Is It Right for You?
Plenty of women get told surgery is the only way out of fibroids. It isn't. Sitting between "do nothing" and "remove the uterus" is a third option...
Why Do Yeast Infections Keep Coming Back?
A yeast infection that keeps returning is rarely down to chance. Look closely and the reason usually falls into one of two camps. The first...
Getting Pregnant with High Blood Pressure: What You Should Know
You can still get pregnant with high blood pressure, but proper planning is important. If left uncontrolled, hypertension can increase the risk of...
Periods During the First Month of Pregnancy: What’s Normal and What’s Not
A missed period is usually the first sign someone notices. But some women still see bleeding in the early weeks and mistake it for a period arriving...
Can Fibroids Cause Very Heavy Periods?
Yes, and they're a frequent culprit. Among all the reasons for unusually heavy menstrual bleeding, uterine fibroids are one of the most common. A...
Vaginal Itching With No Discharge: Why Does It Happen?
Here's the thing about an itch with no discharge. It's almost always a surface problem, something affecting the skin rather than an internal...
Why Do Periods Suddenly Turn Irregular?
A cycle that's kept time for years doesn't just drift off schedule on its own. Something shifts first, usually a hormonal change, a change in daily...