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Pelvic Fitness: Preparing Your Body For Baby

March 11, 2010
By Contributor
Pelvic Fitness: Preparing Your Body For Baby

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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Missy’s Corner: The Women In Pink

March 11, 2010
By Missy Lavender
Missy’s Corner: The Women In Pink

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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Some Wonder if LBL is Real- We Don’t Wonder. We Know.

March 10, 2010
By Molly Kirk Parlier

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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Webinar: Surgical Treatment for Incontinence and/or Prolapse in Women

March 8, 2010
By Suzy_Brown

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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Missy’s Corner: A Look in the Mirror

March 8, 2010
By Missy Lavender
Missy’s Corner: A Look in the Mirror

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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Pelvic Fitness: An Easy Deliver and Faster Recovery

March 4, 2010
By Contributor
Pelvic Fitness: An Easy Deliver and Faster Recovery

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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Pelvic Fitness: Prepping For Pregnancy

March 4, 2010
By Judi Cutrone
Pelvic Fitness: Prepping For Pregnancy

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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Noted: The Six Most Embarrassing Health Problems For Women

March 3, 2010
By Contributor
Noted: The Six Most Embarrassing Health Problems For Women

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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News: FDA Alerts Consumers Of Risks Of Mesh

March 1, 2010
By Missy Lavender
News: FDA Alerts Consumers Of Risks Of Mesh

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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