Natalia Lusinski Sep 23 2016 September is National PCOS Awareness Month. What is PCOS, you say? In other words, polycystic ovary syndrome. I know what you’re thinking: “I don’t have PCOS.” But how do you know? And what’s it like to have PCOS? Almost 7 million women in the United States have PCOS — and less [...]
Natalia Lusinski Sep 23 2016 September is National PCOS Awareness Month, so we all become better informed about polycystic ovary syndrome. You may not think it affects you, though many women don’t even realize they have it — less than half of the almost 7 million in the United States with the condition know they have [...]
What It’s Really Like To Have PCOS, Because It Affects Different Women In Different Ways Natalia Lusinski Sep 23 September is National PCOS Awareness Month. What is PCOS, you say? In other words, polycystic ovary syndrome. I know what you’re thinking: “I don’t have PCOS.” But how do you know? And what’s it like to have [...]
September Is National PCOS Awareness Month, And Here's What Experts Want You To Know About It Natalia Lusinski Sep 23 September is National PCOS Awareness Month, so we all become better informed about polycystic ovary syndrome. You may not think it affects you, though many women don’t even realize they have it — less than half [...]
The world as we know it has changed— and it changed on February 1-2016 when the World Health Organization declared ZIKA a public health emergency of international proportions. Overnight, it seemed that the emergence of one obscure virus affected the WHERE of travel, the HOW of dress, the GENESIS of human procreation, and ultimately, the DELIVERY [...]
Originally Posted to Huffington Post; July 15, 2016 By Dr. Kecia Gaither With the mid-point of the summer season blazing forth, heat waves such as that experienced by the New York area last week are not out of sight yet. While uncomfortable for most, brutally high temperatures and humidity can be especially exhausting – and dangerous [...]
Originally Posted to Medical Daily; July 14, 2015 By: Lizzette Borrelli Every time we go to the OB/GYN, we hear the question, “When was the first day of your last period?” Although seemingly redundant, the duration of our menstrual cycle can reveal a lot about our health, and the changes our bodies go through each month. [...]
Originally published on Cafe Mom's 'The Stir' - June 23, 2016 By: Jacqueline Burt Cote It sounds like a dream come true: an app or website that allows you to order birth control pills without having to go to the doctor, thereby eliminating most of the hoops we're forced to jump through for contraceptives. In fact, [...]
By Johanna Ferreira Earlier this year, my roommate and I began making plans to travel to Mexico for a friend’s wedding. I had never been to Mexico before and have wanted to go for years, so the thought of traveling there with one of my best friend’s was like a dream come true. That was before [...]
By: Krissy Brady As far as body parts go, the vagina is probably the most fascinating and most impressive body part you have — and chances are, you have more questions about it than you do answers. From the blended orgasm to a coffee-scented discharge (kidding, sort of), here are nine fascinating things that happen below [...]
