5 Early Miscarriage Symptoms That Should Be On Your Radar Miscarriages are more common than you think” BY JESSICA MIGALA January 8, 2018 If you've been trying for a baby, seeing that positive pregnancy test is so exciting. But as you enjoy the first weeks of pregnancy (save for bouts of nausea and extreme exhaustion), you may also have [...]
Newborn Baby Girls Can Get “Mini-Periods” & Here’s When You Should Worry By Candace Ganger, 1/4/18 Newborn babies come with a wide range of "surprises." And if you're unprepared, these "surprises" could be alarming. Whether it's the soft spot on their tiny head, swollen genitals, jaundice, or their strangely black bowel movements, parenthood tends to pose more [...]
More Studies Add to Hormonal Birth Control’s Bad Rap By Kenya Foy, January 2, 2018 For those of you who aren’t quite audacious enough to adopt Bella Thorne’s all-natural approach to birth control (read: skipping it altogether), you’ll want to pay close attention to a new study that found a link between low-dose hormonal contraceptives and a slightly increased chance of developing [...]
9 Old-Wives’ Tales About Pregnancy That Are Not True By CARINA WOLFF, 12/29/17 Women who are pregnant end up bombarded with all sorts of advice from others, and sometimes, it can be hard to separate fact from fiction. You may have heard a tip from a friend or a warning from a great-aunt, but there are plenty [...]
Do Induced Deliveries Hurt More Than “Natural” Deliveries? MFMs Weigh In By Abi Berwager Schreier, December 22, 2017 I recently found out from my maternal fetal medicine doctor that unless I want to give birth without any drugs, I’ll probably need to be induced at 39 weeks because of the Lovenox injections I take daily. Lovenox [...]
Can Exercise Help Alleviate Endometriosis Symptoms? By Julia Dellitt, December 22, 2017 For women with endometriosis chronic pain is a regular occurrence. Even though the condition is often difficult to diagnose, it affects up to 10 percent of women. But regular physical activity may actually help alleviate endometriosis symptoms, as well as provide a healthy coping strategy [...]
Substance Use and Pregnancy: Danger Ahead By Christopher Iliades, 12/18/17 The problem of substance use during pregnancy cannot be ignored. Research shows that use of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs during pregnancy can have severe consequences for infants. Research also shows that despite these consequences, about 16 percent of women continue to smoke during pregnancy, eight [...]
7 Things That Could Be Throwing Off Your Cycle By Carina Wolff, Dec 18, 2017 A woman’s average cycle is 28 days, and while some women get their periods like clockwork each month, there are many women who do not. If you’re part of the latter camp, there’s no need to be alarmed. It turns out [...]
Ouch! What Might Be Causing Your Menstrual Cramps and How to Ease the Pain by CAITLIN FLYNN, December 11, 2017 When our periods arrive, they sometimes bring along a host of seriously unpleasant side effects, such as nausea, headaches, backaches, and those dreaded menstrual cramps. For some women, cramps are a mild inconvenience easily fixed by popping an Advil, [...]
4 Things You Need to Know About Non-Hormonal Birth Control Methods. By KARA WAHLGREN, DEC 6, 2017 If you’re nervous about the side effects of hormonal birth control — or you know your parents would completely flip if you even mentioned going on the pill — you may be considering non-hormonal methods of birth control instead. When we say [...]
