Hair Straighteners Linked to Uterine Cancer? The Study Study group: 33 947 women participating in the Sister Study participants aged 35-74 years who had a uterus at enrollment (2003-2009) Participants self-reported their use of hair products in the prior 12 months, including hair dyes; straighteners, relaxers, or pressing products; and permanents or body waves Researchers uses statistical methods to examine associations between […]

Is Endometriosis the Reason For Your Pain? What is Endometriosis Endometriosis, pronounced, “end-o-me-tree-o-sis” can affect girls and women of all ages. It is estimated that between 2-10% of American women of childbearing age have endometriosis–~190 million women worldwide. The cause of endometriosis is still unknown.  In endometriosis, tissue that looks and acts like tissue lining the inside the uterus (shed […]

Covid-19 Not Transmitted Through Breastmilk We know that pregnant women are more likely to experience complications from Covid-19 infection but what about transmitting virus to babies? So far studies have found no evidence of transmission of Covid-19 illness to babies in the uterus.  And today there is more hopeful news. Breast milk from mothers infected with Covid-19 isn’t likely to […]

Ten Reasons Why Trying to Get Omicron is a Bad Idea Covid-19 Omicron As numbers of Covid 19 infections continue to rise, the virus mutates to form variants. The most recent variant is named Omicron which is accounting for up to 30% of infections sampled. Omicron is tending to ward milder symptoms for most people. Some people are considering deliberately […]

Many of us are reeling today from the graphic images of the death of George Floyd. That police officers were the perpetrators has rightfully engendered sadness, disgust, fear and outrage.  I struggled this weekend with my own thoughts and emotions. Many put their feelings in internet posts and memes. Some took their emotions to the street in protests.  Many are […]

You Are Not Alone According to the American Psychological Association, up to 1 in 7 women are diagnosed with postpartum depression and up to 4 in 5 experience feelings of sadness after birth.  These mood changes can be a worsening of preexisting conditions or due to the many changes pregnancy and birth cause in a woman’s body.  Regardless of the […]

If you are sick…  Steps to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 (Part III) READ THIS FIRST Your level of risk for infection with COVID-19 depends on the odds that you have been exposed to the virus.  The virus is able to live on surfaces but you are still most likely to get the virus from a person.  People are […]

If you are sick…  Steps to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 (Part I) READ THIS FIRST Your level of risk for infection with COVID-19 depends on the odds that you have been exposed to the virus.  The virus is able to live on surfaces but you are still most likely to get the virus from a person.  People are […]

Top Six Things to Discuss with Your Ob/Gyn 1.Heart disease Number one killer of women (people) Review family history and personal history to identify risk factors Can be affected by pregnancy or affect pregnancy Preeclampsia increases risk of heart disease later in life African American women have higher risk of heart failure in pregnancy Some risk factors can be affected […]

Every January, millions of people resolve to live better, eat better and exercise more. Every February millions of people abandon those goals, Here are some tools to help you keep at it all year. Plan Ahead Throw out the junk. Clean the pantry and refrigerator of all the things you don’t want to eat.  Stock up on ingredients for the new […]