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 [...]
8 Things Your Gynecologist Wishes You’d Stop Doing Before Your Visits By Lauren Schumacker, December 5, 2017 Though you might have to mentally prepare a bit before gynecologist appointments (no one loves them, right?), you probably don't have much else to do in the way of pre-visit prep. That being said, there are some things you might [...]
Dr. Kecia Gaither Offers Tips on Abnormal Placentation for Mothers-To-Be NEW YORK (PRWEB) October 17, 2017 During pregnancy, the placenta is the life support system for the developing fetus. Formed from embryonic cells that burrow into the uterine wall, the placenta passes nutrients, water, oxygen and antibodies against disease from the mother's blood to the fetus. When [...]
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - New York, NY, October 17, 2017 – During pregnancy, the placenta is the life support system for the developing fetus. Formed from embryonic cells that burrow into the uterine wall, the placenta passes nutrients, water, oxygen and antibodies against disease from the mother's blood to the fetus. When the placenta, also known as the afterbirth, is [...]
HEALTH, BY MELISSA MATTHEWS, 10/16/17 Kim Kardashian, among other celebrity moms, have made eating placenta post-childbirth seem as normal as taking prenatal vitamins, causing the medical community to issue warnings about the act. Advocates believe the placenta is rich in iron and hormones, making it a good source of nutrients to help mothers recover from childbirth. New mothers wanting [...]
Not having a wet vagina can bring the most steamy sexual encounter to a painful interlude, as if your romantic playlist was hijacked by the garish sound of nails scraping a chalkboard. According to statistics, 50 percent of women of all ages (i.e. not just menopausal, perimenopausal or postmenopausal ladies), suffer from a lack of a [...]
Sammy Nickalls OCT 5, 2017 On Tuesday, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit in Hawaii federal court challenging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to change its regulations on the abortion pill. The ACLU is fighting to make the pill more accessible to women and people who can get pregnant, as currently, the FDA [...]
