For years, it’s been standard practice for women over 30 to receive both an HPV test as well as a Pap test at the same time, every 3 years. Now, according to the Independent US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), the HPV test alone every 5 years is sufficient. These changes are based on reviews…
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“You’re not crazy.” That’s the bottom-line message from researchers at the National Institute of Health studying PMS/PMDD. While many women have known for ages that PMDD (PreMenstrual Dysphoric Disorder) is very, VERY real, many in the science and medical communities continued to question it. Millions of women (between 2-5% of all menstruating women) experience the debilitating pain,…
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The media was shocked recently to learn what woman have been saying for decades: taking hormone based birth control makes many of them depressed. A study from the University of Copenhagen found that woman taking these contraceptives saw an increased likelihood of also taking antidepressants or being diagnosed with depression. How much more likely? Nearly…
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We know eating a Mediterranean diet is excellent for your health. Now, research from Australia shows that it’s great for baby, too! According to the study: “…women who eat a Mediterranean diet before getting pregnant have less risk of suffering from hypertensive problems during pregnancy [1]. Somehow eating a diet based on extra virgin olive…
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We’ve already known that having high levels of vitamin D can reduce your risk of breast cancer, but new research gives hope for those already diagnosed as well! “Women with increased amounts of the sunshine vitamin were nearly a third more likely to survive the diagnosis. Experts believe it works by inhibiting the reproduction of…
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According to a recently published study, “Women who eat more high-fiber foods during adolescence and young adulthood–especially lots of fruits and vegetables–may have significantly lower breast cancer risk than those who eat less dietary fiber when young, according to a new large-scale study.” Furthermore, “The researchers looked at a group of 90,534 women who participated…
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