women's health

Representative Mary Lou Marzian

Rep. Mary Lou Marzian: My Women’s History Month Shero

Women's History Month — it should be a celebratory time as women reflect on all they have accomplished.

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Men, however uneducated or inexperienced, consistently feel that they know better than we do how about our bodies work.

What I Call Them: Men Tell Women About Our Bodies

Mansplaining is rampant in our culture, and nowhere is it mansplain-ier than when men explain women’s bodies to us.

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I didn’t know much about preeclampsia before it happened to me.

Preeclampsia: What You Need To Know 

I was nearly six months pregnant when they died. They died because I was one of the 5% to 10% of women who suffer from preeclampsia. Worse, I was one of the rare ones who had early-onset preeclampsia, before the babies were viable (able to live outside the womb).

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'Female Viagra' Is Now FDA Approved: Here's What You Need To Know

Although many women feel it’s about time the historically male-dominated pharmaceutical industry woke up and smelled the sexual needs of women, not all women are celebrating Flibanserin's approval.

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Ticking Time Bomb: Life As A Cancer Survivor

I go for checkups when I’m supposed to: every three months to the oncologist and every six months to the breast surgeon. I go to SHARE support group meetings to bolster myself. I try to get enough sleep, despite the occasional night spent wide-eyed with dread.

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facial hair

7 Things They Don't Tell You About A Hysterectomy

Without sufficient estrogen in your body, you begin growing a crop of course hair on your chin. If you are as lucky as I am, they are PITCH BLACK!

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A Happier Vagina: Here Are 4 Apps For That

These are the top four women's sexual health apps you need on your phone right now.

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The Ugly History of Anti-Choice Violence

MSNBC recently cast light on truly disturbing hypcorisy at play in the abortion debate.

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