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Pelvic Exam Basics: What You Can Expect

April 11, 2018
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10 Apr

Pelvic Exam Basics: What You Can Expect Pelvic exams play an important role in a woman’s fertility health – as well as her reproductive health in general. In addition to offering a time and space...

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Common Side Effects of Birth Control Pills

March 30, 2018
Posted by wcgadmin

09 Apr

Common Side Effects of Birth Control Pills Whenever you start taking a new medication, it’s important to weigh the “risks and benefits,” and birth control pills are definitely no exception. The good news is that...

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Easing Back Pain During Pregnancy

March 30, 2018
Posted by wcgadmin

04 Apr

Easing Back Pain During Pregnancy Just as you begin to fall in love with that bump housing your beautiful baby it just might grow big enough – and heavy enough – to cause you back pain. While over-the-counter pain...

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How to Reduce Your Risk for Gestational Diabetes

March 22, 2018
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30 Mar

How to Reduce Your Risk for Gestational Diabetes: While diabetes awareness is typically targeted toward diabetes types 1 and 2, gestational diabetes affects between 2 and 10% of pregnant women. It’s considered one of the...

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Can Infertility be Caused by Endometriosis?

March 22, 2018
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27 Mar

Can Infertility be Caused by Endometriosis? Endometriosis is a much more prevalent issue than many people might think. In fact, fewer than 1/3 of women know what endometriosis is, despite it affecting approximately one out of...

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Cervical Cancer Detection and Prevention

March 22, 2018
Posted by wcgadmin

22 Mar

Rewind to 40 years ago, cervical cancer was the leading cause of cancer death in American women. Since then, the number of deaths has significantly decreased due to increased awareness of the symptoms and...

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Being Active While Pregnant

April 12, 2018
Posted by wcgadmin

13 Dec

Being Active While Pregnant. When you’re expecting, it’s important to keep active. Why? Pregnant women who exercise: • Have more energy • Less back pain • Rebound to pre-pregnancy shape faster • Have a better body image • Experience less stress...