After their long battle to have a child, Virginia couple Dana Griffin-Graves and Arkell Graves welcomed a baby boy on Tuesday.
Many African-American women have experienced the impact of fibroids, which can cause weight gain, painful menstrual cycles, infertility, and other serious health-related issues. According to the…
A 47-year-old African-American woman has heavy menstrual bleeding and iron-deficiency anemia. She reports the frequent need to urinate during the night and throughout the day. A colonoscopy is negative and an ultrasonography shows a modestly enlarged uterus with three uterine fibroids, noncancerous growths of the uterus. She is not planning to become pregnant. What are […]
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback on Tuesday signed a measure that made his state the first to ban a procedure used for most second-trimester abortions, according…
All women are at risk for gynecologic cancers no matter your age or race. Dr. Sherri Stewart, senior scientist for the CDC, joins “The James…
Phyllis J. Gee M.D. earned her B.S. in nutrition from Cornell University. She then received her M.D. from Wayne State University School of Medicine and…
So many women are superwomen, juggling countless tasks, acting as the family’s all-around go-to person, and making sure that everybody stays as happy and healthy as possible. That is, everyone except themselves. Women are generally so busy doing so much that they often forget that their needs and their health are just as important as […]
Opting for grilled chicken or seafood this summer may save a woman’s life. According to the result of a 20-year study, women who ate the most red meat increased their risk for breast cancer by nearly 25 percent. At the same time, researchers found that replacing a daily serving of red meat with a combination […]
All moms are superwomen, juggling countless tasks, acting as the family’s all-around go-to person, and making sure that everybody stays as happy and healthy as possible. That is, everyone except themselves. Moms are generally so busy doing so much that they often forget that their needs and their health are just as important as everybody […]
In the United States, black women are two to three times more likely to have fibroids than white women. These fibroids, which are noncancerous growths that develop on the smooth muscle tissue of the uterus, also occur more often, develop sooner, grow larger, and are more likely to cause severe pain in black women. A variety […]
According to CDC, vitamins are defined as “any of a group of organic compounds that are essential for normal growth, development and nutrition and are required in small quantities in the diet because they cannot be synthesized by the body.” While vitamins are organic substances (made by plants or animals), minerals are inorganic elements that […]
Dr. Rachael Ross discusses how Viagra for women may help menstrual cramps.
