Women’s Health Articles
Breastfeeding: Separating Fact From Fiction
If you’re pregnant or planning to become pregnant, you’ll ultimately need to choose a feeding plan for your baby: breast milk or formula. You’ve probably heard about the significant benefits…
Children's Health | Women's Health
When It Comes to Health, Gender Matters: Top Health Tips for Men and Women
Staying healthy can be hard. With so many different health suggestions available, it can be difficult to know which to try or trust. Plus, when it comes to health advice,…
Men's Health | Women's Health
Coping with Perimenopause Symptoms
“Perimenopause” refers to the time during which your body makes the natural transition to menopause, marking the end of the reproductive years. Women start perimenopause at different ages. You may…
Women's Health
Gestational Diabetes: Testing Helps Protect Yourself and Your Baby
Gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes that develops only during pregnancy. Diabetes means your blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is too high. Your body uses glucose for energy.…
Women's Health
When Should I Start Being Tested for Osteoporosis?
Q: When should I start having bone-density tests? A: A bone-density test tells you and your doctor if you have normal bone density, low bone density or osteoporosis. The lower…
Women's Health
Do Women Have Different Diabetes Risk Factors?
Most risk factors for diabetes apply to both men and women: weight, inactivity, family history, race, age, high blood pressure and abnormal cholesterol and triglyceride levels. But there are two…
Women's Health