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Mayo Clinic Medical Edge: Until past menopause, birth control necessary to prevent unwanted pregnancy
Premium Health News ServiceDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am 44 and would like to discontinue taking birth control pills. Do I need to use another form of contraception if I want to avoid getting pregnant? At what point is it safe to assume that won't happen? ANSWER: Many women wonder if...Tags: High Blood Pressure, Obstetrics, Mayo Clinic, Health Treatments, Gynecology
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Calcium supplements can be risky
Premium Health News ServiceNew studies suggest that you might be better off getting calcium from foods--dairy products, soy foods and green vegetables--instead of supplements. For years we've been advised to consume ample calcium to protect our bones and combat osteoporosis. Not...Tags: Mineral Supplements, Vitamin D, Dietary Supplements, Calcium, Osteoporosis
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Chinese herbs may reduce hot flashes
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women taking a Chinese herbal formula experienced less than half the number of menopausal hot flashes they had before the treatment, according to a new study from Hong Kong. Among women taking an herbal mix called Er-xian...Tags: Placebo, Drugs and Medicines, Symptoms, Newspaper and Magazine, Research
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Older women, don't take vitamin D for bones: Panel
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older women shouldn't take vitamin D and calcium supplements to prevent broken bones, and there's not enough evidence to say whether it would help anyone else either, says a U.S. government-backed panel. Based on two reviews...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, New York University, Vitamin Therapy
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Until past menopause, birth control necessary to prevent unwanted pregnancy
Tribune Media ServicesDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am 44 and would like to discontinue taking birth control pills. Do I need to use another form of contraception if I want to avoid getting pregnant? At what point is it safe to assume that won't happen? ANSWER: Many women wonder if...Tags: High Blood Pressure, Obstetrics, Mayo Clinic, Health Treatments, Gynecology
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Study upholds breast cancer mortality for hormone replacement
In the nearly 11 years since researchers first rang alarm bells that women on hormone replacement therapy faced an increased risk of breast cancer, some have suggested that taking estrogen and progestin to treat symptoms of menopause might not be so...Tags: Symptoms, Women's Health, Health Treatments, Medical Research, Hormone Replacement Therapy
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Fort Meade VA Outpatient clinic advances effort to serve women veterans
When retired Master Sgt. Sheryl A. Webb left the U.S. Army in 1997, she was scarcely aware of services that U.S. Veterans Administration hospitals offered specifically for women. That was well before women became the fastest growing demographic group...
Tags: Infertility, Women's Health, Iraq War (2003-2011), Fort Meade (military base), Internists
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Manopause Is Male Menopause, Without The Hot Flashes
The Hartford CourantMenopause, from a male perspective, is when a woman undergoes a change of life during which she experiences flashes that are often warm but not particularly fuzzy. Married men who have survived a menopause report that the condition's symptoms usually go...Tags: Physical Conditions, Erectile Dysfunction, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Women should be concerned about low libido
Low libido can not only ruin a women's sex life but could also cause her to miss out on some key health benefits. Dr. Valerie Omicioli, a certified menopause practitioner and clinical assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences...
Tags: Chemical Industry, High Blood Pressure, Obstetrics, Pharmaceuticals, Gynecology
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Menopause the Musical
The hilarious musical sendup that puts some noise in “the silent passage” celebrates 3,000 performances in Las Vegas on April 15. The story has four women with seemingly nothing in common meeting in a tussle over a sale-rack bra at...
Tags: Music, Entertainment
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Estrogen alternative eases sex pain for older women
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A daily dose of ospemifene, an estrogen-like drug, helped lessen pain during intercourse caused by vaginal atrophy in postmenopausal women, in a new study. "This appears to be a good alternative for women who can't or choose...Tags: Placebo, Drugs and Medicines, Women's Health, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Breast Cancer
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Heart disease and symptoms different for women
The Augusta Chronicle, Ga.It began for Nellie Hyacinth Davis with a cough. "I had this terrible cough," said Davis, 79. "But I didn't get no tightness or nothing where I could say it's my heart." Barely able to breathe, she eventually ended up at Georgia Regents Medical...Tags: Symptoms, Sleep Apnea, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Heart Disease, American Heart Association
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