On March 9th, AOL Health (See? No hard feelings here. Wink.) published an alarming piece that you may have missed- “Pregnancy-related deaths have risen nationwide over the past decade, nearly tripling in the state with the most careful count — California.”
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In 2008, I was honored to speak at a retreat in southern New Hampshire for breast cancer patients and survivors.
The Knowledge, Strength & Grace Retreat is the brainchild of Dr. Carolyn Kaelin, Harvard oncologist and herself a breast cancer survivor. This amazing 3-day “camp” (literally held at...
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LBL. Light Bladder Leakage.
By now, you’ve probably seen the humorous, public-friendly webisodes from Poise, the ones that feature Whoopi Goldberg talking about LBL or “the spritz.” These light-hearted, friendly terms have been coined to discuss a serious condition in place of its much more...
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Join the National Association for Continence (NAFC) for a free webinar event on surgical treatment for incontinence and/or prolapse in women. The NAFC hosts a free educational webinar series which links participants via toll-free...
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I saw a fantastic documentary a few weeks ago called In The Family, by Chicago documentary filmmaker Joanna Rudnick. Joanna found out at thirty-one that she is a carrier of...
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It’s Pregnancy Day at WHF Blog! We talked about how to plan for your pregnancy this morning. And now a closer look at pelvic health and fitness...
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Check out this article at Conceive on how pelvic fitness can both improve your sex life and prepare your body for pregnancy!
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Check out the article “Silent No More” from WebMD as Denise Mann delves into topics that range from frequent urination to gas, the six health topics that women are...
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In October 2009, the FDA issued a public health notification on the use of surgical mesh for treating uterine prolapse and stress incontinence. Read the notification here.
Some things to know:
Surgical...
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