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¿Qué efectos tiene el lupus en la salud sexual y reproductiva?
Read More: ¿Qué efectos tiene el lupus en la salud sexual y reproductiva?English Hay varios tipos de lupus, pero las personas frecuentemente usan la palabra “lupus” para referirse al lupus eritematoso sistémico (LES), el tipo más común de ese trastorno. Todos los tipos de lupus son trastornos autoinmunitarios que hacen que el sistema inmunitario de tu cuerpo ataque órganos y tejidos. A pesar de que el lupus…
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Lupus and Reproductive Health: What You Need to Know
Read More: Lupus and Reproductive Health: What You Need to KnowThere are several types of lupus, but people often use the word “lupus” to mean systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the most common form of the disease. All types of lupus are autoimmune conditions that cause your body’s immune system to attack organs and tissues. Despite the fact that lupus overwhelmingly affects women in their reproductive…
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Low Progesterone Symptoms
Read More: Low Progesterone SymptomsProgesterone is a hormone in the body that stimulates and regulates various functions. It’s produced in the adrenal gland, the ovaries and the placenta (if you’re pregnant). It helps prepare your body for pregnancy and conception, regulates your menstrual cycle and affects your libido. If you don’t have enough progesterone, you may have difficulty getting…
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At-Home Test Kits: From Ovulation To STDs, Here’s How To Get Results At Home
Read More: At-Home Test Kits: From Ovulation To STDs, Here’s How To Get Results At HomeAh, technology. We’ve come a super long way from sitting in stirrups for test results to now, where we can simply buy an at-home test kit to know our status. From finding your fertile window to knowing your STD status, these at-home test kits are well worth the purchase, especially when you’re feeling uncertain and…
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5 Simple Ways To Tell Exactly When You’re Ovulating
Read More: 5 Simple Ways To Tell Exactly When You’re OvulatingThere are two reasons you’ll want to know when you are ovulating: if you’re trying to fall pregnant or if you’re trying not to fall pregnant. In previous years, you’d have to rely on an old-school calendar to track your menstrual cycle. But with technology comes major perks that allow you to tell when you’re…
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How Fibroids Can Affect Your Fertility
Read More: How Fibroids Can Affect Your FertilityA doctor first informed Alison C., now in her 30s, that she noticed an abnormality during a routine GYN exam when Alison was 23 years old. Although the doctor mentioned that Alison might consider having surgery when she was ready to have children, it wasn’t until a few years later that Alison realized something was…
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What You Need to Know About the Mini Pill
Read More: What You Need to Know About the Mini PillMedically reviewed by Mary Jane Minkin, M.D., FACOG, NCMP + Infographic text What is the mini pill? Most birth control pills contain the hormones estrogen and progestin, a human-made form of progesterone. The mini pill contains only progestin. PULLOUT: Progestin-only pills are sometimes called POPs. How does the mini pill work? Mini pills interfere with…
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Should You Worry About Data From Your Period-Tracking App Being Used Against You?
Read More: Should You Worry About Data From Your Period-Tracking App Being Used Against You?By Hannah Norman, Kaiser Health News and Victoria Knight It’s estimated that millions of people in the U.S. use period-tracking apps to plan ahead, track when they are ovulating, and monitor other health effects. The apps can help signal when a period is late. After Politico published on May 2 a draft opinion from the…
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Access, Access to health care, Affordability, Fertility, Fertility & family planning, Health care, Infertility, Keep the care, Reproductive rights
Even When IVF Is Covered by Insurance, High Bills and Hassles Abound
Read More: Even When IVF Is Covered by Insurance, High Bills and Hassles AboundBy Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News After years of trying to have a baby without success, Brenna Kaminski and her husband, Joshua Pritt, decided to try in vitro fertilization. Only 15 states require insurance to cover fertility treatments, and Florida, where Kaminski and Pritt live, isn’t one of them. Still, the couple’s insurance, from Pritt’s…
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Birth control, Contraception, Family planning, Fertility, Infertility, mental health, Real women real stories, Self-Care
The Unicorn in the Room: My Infertility Journey Led to an Unexpected Discovery
Read More: The Unicorn in the Room: My Infertility Journey Led to an Unexpected DiscoveryAs told to Nicole Audrey Spector April 24-30 is National Infertility Awareness Week. Why don’t we just give it a try and see what happens? That was the attitude with which my husband, Luis, and I began our journey to make a baby. I was 32 and didn’t feel in a rush. I was also…
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Infertility Isn’t Just a Physical Journey — It’s an Emotional One, Too
Read More: Infertility Isn’t Just a Physical Journey — It’s an Emotional One, TooApril 24-30 is National Infertility Awareness Week. Michelle Anderson and her husband Jeff* were ready to start their family when Michelle turned 33. She stopped taking birth control pills and wasn’t surprised when she didn’t get pregnant right away. But, then six months passed, and then 12. After two years and 24 negative pregnancy tests,…
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How Medical Technology Is Changing Health Care
Read More: How Medical Technology Is Changing Health CareGrace Fernandez’s biggest fear is dying in her sleep. It’s a fear that could easily become a reality for the 33-year-old and the approximately 1.6 million other Americans living with Type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease where the pancreas produces little or no insulin, a hormone needed to allow sugar (glucose)…
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No, Women’s Fertility Isn’t Suddenly Doomed At Age 35
Read More: No, Women’s Fertility Isn’t Suddenly Doomed At Age 35Tick, tick, tick. If you, like me, are a woman in her childbearing years, you may recognise that sound as… The post No, Women’s Fertility Isn’t Suddenly Doomed At Age 35 appeared first on Women’s Health.
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I Was a Gestational Carrier, and I’d Do It Again in a Heartbeat
Read More: I Was a Gestational Carrier, and I’d Do It Again in a HeartbeatAs told to Liz Sauchelli It started when my husband and I were constantly seeing tragic events on the news. We decided we needed to do something to bring a little joy into the world and to make it a better place for someone. We looked into a number of options including adoption, fostering and…
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Coronavirus, COVID-19, Family planning, Fertility, Pregnancy, Prevention, Preventive health, Vaccinations
Pregnant or Worried About Infertility? Get Vaccinated Against Covid-19
Read More: Pregnant or Worried About Infertility? Get Vaccinated Against Covid-19By Matthew Woodruff, Emory University As the delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 surges across the U.S., almost 1 in 5 Americans continue to resist getting shots that are widely available, safe and effective – particularly for preventing the most severe outcomes of the virus. While people have many different justifications for not getting the shot, one…
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Clinically Speaking: Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Provider About Periods
Read More: Clinically Speaking: Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Provider About PeriodsMedically reviewed by Dr. Jessica Shepherd Half the world’s population get a period, but the stigma surrounding menstruation leaves many people feeling too ashamed or uncomfortable to talk freely about periods. As a result, symptoms like heavy bleeding may go undiscussed and undiagnosed, potentially causing serious health problems. How can we know what’s “normal” if…
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Fast Facts: What You Need to Know About Endometriosis
Read More: Fast Facts: What You Need to Know About EndometriosisMedically reviewed by Dr. Robyn Faye. March is Endometriosis Awareness Month. Endometriosis is a painful condition that affects more than 11% of women ages 15-44. HealthyWomen reached out to Dr. Robyn Faye, an OB-GYN with the Abington Primary Women’s Healthcare Group and member of HealthyWomen’s Women’s Health Advisory Council, to get the basic facts. What…
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Breast cancer, Breast cancer survivor, Breast health, Family planning, Fertility, Infertility, Orgasms, Relationships, Reproductive health, Sex, Sex & relationships
Sex, Fertility and Breast Cancer
Read More: Sex, Fertility and Breast CancerBetween surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, stress, fear and exhaustion, sex may be the last thing on your mind. In fact, you may even be wondering if you’ll ever feel desire again. It’s a huge problem, with studies finding that 60% to 70% of women who have had breast cancer experience treatment-related sexual problems. The cause could…
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Endometriosis Made My Pregnancy High Risk
Read More: Endometriosis Made My Pregnancy High RiskI had my first miscarriage in 2015. Three more followed. My womb was a land mine, a holding space for scar tissue and trauma. It turns out a baby wasn’t something I could will into fruition, like the other goals in my life. Given my health history, staying pregnant was even more challenging than getting…
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There Are Actually Some Pretty Big Misconceptions About Egg Freezing In South Africa
Read More: There Are Actually Some Pretty Big Misconceptions About Egg Freezing In South AfricaIf you know you want to have children later in life, but don’t feel you’re quite ready yet – have you considered egg freezing? The post There Are Actually Some Pretty Big Misconceptions About Egg Freezing In South Africa appeared first on Women’s Health.
