Women’s Health

The 5 doctor appointments to make for yourself each year

Life is busy, mama, but don’t keep putting your health on the back burner.

4 postpartum barre workout moves for new mamas

After you’ve consulted with your physician and received their approval to start up a fitness routine, here are 4 moves to get you started.

CVS is officially cutting prices and eliminating the ‘menstrual tax’ on pads and tampons

This development will hopefully shine light on menstrual inequality nationwide

High levels of BPA found in sports bras, according to new report

Maybe don’t hang out in your workout wear, experts warn.

Yep, you can get pregnant during perimenopause

It may be different than TTC in your 20s, but pregnancy during perimenopause is still possible.

The FDA’s new definition of ‘healthy’ could make grocery shopping easier

The goal of the new proposal is to make nutrition labels easier to navigate for busy shoppers.

Katie Couric reveals she was diagnosed with breast cancer after missing a mammogram

"Please get your annual mammogram. I was six months late this time. I shudder to think what might have happened if I had put it off longer."

84% of pregnancy-related deaths in the US are preventable, CDC says

And the majority occur within the first year postpartum.

To improve moms’ health, we must focus on social determinants

As moms, we’re often told how important it is to take good care of ourselves through eating, exercising, and getting enough sleep. But some of the biggest forces that determine our health are out of our control. 

Yes, you CAN get pregnant with PCOS. A fertility expert shares how.

A fertility expert weighs in.

How to avoid IVF injection bruising, according to an acupuncturist

Chrissy Teigen’s IVF journey brings to light a little-discussed phenomenon: Dealing with all those shots.

Ice for mastitis? New breastfeeding guidelines change everything we thought we knew

An updated clinical protocol from the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine offers new recommendations on dealing with everything from oversupply to plugged ducts—including common tactics that they say hurt more than help.

High blood pressure in pregnancy may be rising—especially among Millennial and Gen Z moms

Because pregnancy taxes the heart and circulatory system, the correlation is a reminder to pay attention to heart health

A brief history of the C-section

‘House of the Dragon’ highlights the fact that C-sections used to look very different from how they look today.

How to perform a self breast exam—and what to look out for

It's all about building breast self-awareness.

We’re talking about miscarriage more—but what about the anxiety that follows?

Anxiety after miscarriage is a common but not well-understood phenomenon.

Yes, pregnant women can eat some types of sushi: Here’s what an OB-GYN wants you to know

Here’s how to have your sushi and eat it, too.

Women fake orgasms to boost men’s masculinity, study shows

Women who make more money than their male partners are twice as likely to fake orgasms.

6 signs it’s time to talk to your doctor about your period symptoms

Experts share the red flags to look for when it comes to your menstrual cycle.

10 common fibroids myths, dispelled by an ObGyn

You may be unfamiliar with uterine fibroids, yet 70 to 80% of women will develop fibroids by the time they are 50 years old.