For Jamil Rivers, Staying Positive is Key When Battling Breast Cancer
After what she’s been through, one would think that nonprofit CFO and breast cancer survivor Jamil Rivers would have every reason to feel discouraged. In 2018, at the age of…
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Side Effects Of Breast Cancer & Chemotherapy
The physical effects of breast cancer and its treatment can include changes in how your body works, looks and feels in the short and long term. These changes can impact…
2 Simple Ways to Measure Improvement in Your Vaginal & Vulvar Health
Even though we may not always acknowledge it, caring for our vulvar and vaginal health is a lifelong pursuit. To maintain optimal vaginal health, we should moisturize regularly, eat the…
Make Skincare Safety For Your Vagina Your Top Priority
Everyone wants to age gracefully. After the age of 40, your skin can start to show the signs of aging, with wrinkles, dryness and age spots. The skin inside your…
Menopause & Sex : Problems, Causes & Solutions
For women experiencing perimenopause and menopause, there are often many dramatic changes happening at the same time. Some of the well-known symptoms include hot flashes, irritability, weight gain, and insomnia. …
How Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Benefits Women
Theresa Feola is making a career change. “This pandemic has given rise to re-evaluation of life on so many levels,” the physical therapist says. “For me, I finally had a…
An Oncology Sexual Health Specialist Shares 9 Things Cancer Survivors Should Know About Sex and Intimacy
If you’re a young adult with cancer, Traci Owen is most definitely someone you want in your corner. A registered nurse for more than three decades and a member of…
4 Practitioners Share How Women With Vaginal and Vulvar Problems Can Optimize Telemedicine Visits
COVID-19 forced rapid changes in the way many of us work. Companies that previously resisted allowing employees to work from home suddenly had no choice, and healthcare practitioners who’d been…
4 Types of Menopause — and the Risks to Take Seriously
Every woman who lives long enough will experience menopause. It’s a universal part of life. Yet every woman’s journey is unique. Some women will be catapulted into menopause by surgery…
Can Intermittent Fasting Help You Lose Weight?
For some of us, fasting for weight loss doesn’t sound fun. If you’ve ever been hangry (that is, the miserable combination of hungry and angry), you get it. So it’s…
Don’t Forget Your Vulva
Despite its importance, the vulva is a neglected body part. In a clinical wasteland between the pubic hair and the vagina, the vulva performs a number of functions — and…
Join Us for a Telemedicine Webinar
COVID-19 forced changes in how we all interact with one another. When the country went on lockdown, even physician’s offices closed and doctors, nurses, and therapists who’d been reluctant to…