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  1. February is National Wear Red Day® & American Heart Month

    According to American Heart Association women should have the minimum heart screenings below: Recommended screenings :  Blood pressure  How often?   Each regular health care visit or at least once per year if blood pressure is less than 120/80 mm Hg. Cholesterol (“fasting lipoprotein profile” to measure total, HDL and LDL cholesterol and triglycerides). How often?…

  2. January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month

    Cervical Cancer is a preventable disease. It’s caused by a virus called HPV – human papilloma virus- which is sexually transmitted. The evaluation needed for cervical cancer screening includes a pelvic and vaginal exam, a pap smear and an HPV test. A pap smear uses cells of the cervix to look for abnormalities such as…

  3. Of Fame and Shame – Nevada statistics on Sexually Transmitted Infections

    Did you know that Nevada is the # 1 state in the USA for primary and secondary syphilis and #2 state in our nation for congenital syphilis that affects newborn babies? Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection that affects our bodies and brains and gets transmitted to our partners via sexual contact and our newborn…

  4. Your breast cancer risk

    1/8 women in the USA will develop breast cancer in their lifetime, yet most women who get breast cancer do not have an identifiable risk! Of all women who get breast cancer only 30-40 percent will have a known risk factor and the  remainder 60-70 percent who get breast cancer will have no known risk…

  5. October: Breast Cancer Awareness! Breast Cancer Facts & Statistics

    October: Breast Cancer Awareness!

    October: Breast Cancer Awareness Month! Breast Cancer Facts & Stats Data from Breastcancer.org In the United States we recognize October: Breast Cancer Awareness month and highly support it’s recommendations. Breast cancer accounts for about 30% of all new cancer cases in women each year in the United States. Here is a look at the latest…

  6. Can birth control cause weight gain? - Woman to Woman Gynecology by Women for Women

    Can Birth Control Cause Weight Gain

    A common objection to starting birth control among many young women is the fear of uncontrolled weight gain. While there are countless methods of birth control in existence, it becomes hard to deny that one of the largest side effects of the hormonal variations available is an increase of water retention.