On February 5, 2016, CDC issued updated Interim Guidelines for Health Care Providers Caring for Pregnant Women and Women of Reproductive Age with Possible Zika Virus Exposure. This Practice Advisory reiterates the prevention strategies to minimize exposure to Zika and…
Menopausal symptoms and overweight! NO!
A new multi-institutional study conducted across Latin America revealed that sedentary lifestyle in middle-aged Latin American women was associated with more severe menopausal symptoms and obesity. There is irrefutable data that increased physical activity (at least 30 min of vigorous…
Low Back Pain – No easy way out
Lower back pain can be a distressing every day problem for many women. Women contribute the pain to child birth, epidural analgesia given during labor or just to lifting heavy weights. But, how to fix it…. Simple! Exercise. According to…
Cranberries! Yes or No?
Are Cranberry supplements actually beneficial or create more problems? There is no concrete evidence that they reduce UTI’s. On the other hand, they may increase vaginal infections by affection the vaginal pH adversely. Bottom line, just drink more water! http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/…/ask-well-do-cranberries-o…/…
November is our Fitness Month!!!
Get ready for the Holidays!! Join our staff for the WEEKLY FITNESS CHALLENGE and see who’s the winner! We are doing weekly “home work outs” from Aubreysfitness. You can take out 30 minutes from your busy day and do these…
Ladies be safe – Rising Genital Herpes rates
Ladies be Safe – Rising Genital Herpes rates You may have been exposed to Genital Herpes and may not even know it! Scary thought but true! Genital Herpes has vastly increased in prevalence in the last 10 years especially in…
BV or Yeast – Little Known Facts
Here are 10 little known facts about that smelly vaginal discharge you so abhor!! 1. All Vaginal discharge are not infective. Recurrent and Persistent mixed vaginal infections can now be accurately diagnosed by a vaginal culture which can be performed…
Ladies be Safe! Rising Chlamydia rates!
Ladies be Safe!!! Rising STD rates in the United States In the United States alone, there are nearly 20 million cases of new sexually transmitted infections yearly, from just eight viruses and bacteria, according to data from the…
Do’s and Don’ts! Simplified…
Simplified tips to promote your vaginal and overall health. DO’S Drink at least 15-20 glasses of water daily. At least one serving of fresh fruit (mainly berries, bananas etc) daily. Fresh tomatoes, yellow, orange sweet peppers are high in anti-oxidants…
Colposcopy – What to expect?
What is a colposcopy? Colposcopy lets a doctor look at your vulva, vagina, and cervix. If the doctor sees a possible problem, he or she can take a small sample of tissue. Then another doctor studies the tissue under a…