Women’s Health

It’s one of the annoying stereotypes about women that may be true: We pee a lot. At least, most of us, and more often than men do. There are several…

When it comes to heart disease in women, the general public isn’t much further along than we were a half a century ago. Back in the 1950s and 1960s, heart…

In that infamous Sex and The City scene, Charlotte visits the gynecologist and receives a diagnosis that her “vagina is depressed.”  “I have an entire file of women all with…

Ah, pubic hair. While there’s a long and storied tradition of female pubic hair removal in various cultures around the world throughout history, it’s only in the last few decades…

Female nipples in particular come in a variety of shapes and sizes, and change with our bodies through breastfeeding, weight fluctuations, surgery, and everything else that we encounter in life.…

Ozempic, and other semaglutide-based weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Rybelsus, has been making headlines for its proven effectiveness at helping people lose weight. Such drugs can be a game-changer…

Hormones are chemical messengers in the body that help regulate a range of functions, from metabolism and digestion to sleep and sex drive. Women in particular experience a range of…

Don’t be fooled by the kissing ovaries’ sweet name. The condition is anything but kind, as it refers to a sign of moderate to severe deep pelvic endometriosis. Kissing ovaries…

For nearly a century in the U.S. and other developed countries, women have outlived men – and in the U.S., the gap is only growing. Some examples of this disparity…

Polycystic ovary syndrome is the most common endocrine disorder and is a chronic hormonal condition that is caused by an imbalance of reproductive hormones, and there are a variety of…