Fertility Concerns After Breast Cancer Treatment

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More than 12,000 women under the age of 40 are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. Breast cancer is the leading cause of death in women under 40. The number of cancer survivors of reproductive age in the United States is now estimated at about 500,000.

3 Facts About Incontinence in Women

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Incontinence is one of the most embarrassing topics of discussion of women’s health and is categorized by some in the medical profession as being in the ‘toilet group’, a loosely bound group of feminine health complaints which have some connection to what happens around the toilet. Other hard to discuss complaints which fall under this… Read more »

Understanding the Chronic Yeast Infection

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Yeast infections are anything but uncommon, as 20 million women alone in the United States suffer from yeast infections; even a fraction of men experience them as well. Chronic yeast infections are caused by Candida Albicans, which is a form of yeast, and can quickly develop and spread to any part of the body.

Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke: Estrogen Neuroprotection

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Strokes affect millions of individuals around the United States each year, claiming more than 150,000 lives annually. Of those who survive, about one-third suffers from permanent disabilities. For decades, physicians have noticed that strokes impact men and women differently, though no conclusive study has discovered the reason.

How to Avoid The Dangers of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

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Today, there are at least five million women in United States that are diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome or PCOS. Are you one of them? According to medical experts, PCOS is an endocrine disorder that usually afflicts women of reproductive age, or those from the ages of 12 to 45 years old.