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Is There a Safer Choice Than Opioids After a C-Section?

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Products That Help You Sleep

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What Does It Mean if I'm Vitamin D Deficient?
What Does It Mean if I'm Vitamin D Deficient?

Vitamin D is one of the crucial nutrients your body needs to keep running smoothly. Yet, it can be difficult to get enough of it from sunlight and natural food sources. What can you do?

Three Clues to Raised Risk of Miscarriage
Three Clues to Raised Risk of Miscarriage

A woman's age and previous pregnancy complications influence her odds of miscarriage.

What's Worrying Moms?
What's Worrying Moms?

HealthyWomen has joined with the Mom Congress Coalition of nonprofit organizations focused on maternal and child health, to create this survey on the issues of most concern to U.S. mothers.

In Support of the Keto Diet
In Support of the Keto Diet

The high-fat, low-carb keto diet is popular in many circles and still controversial in others. But, increasingly, there is some science that supports it.

FDA Approves First Drug for Postpartum Depression
FDA Approves First Drug for Postpartum Depression

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the first drug to help postpartum depression.

Be Prepared to Take FAST Action If You Suspect a Stroke
Be Prepared to Take FAST Action If You Suspect a Stroke

To help you recognize the signs of stroke, the National Stroke Association wants you to remember F-A-S-T, or fast.

Who Am I? A Caregiver and This Is My Journey
Who Am I? A Caregiver and This Is My Journey

As the only child of Holocaust survivors, I'm no stranger to the caregiver role. This is what it’s really like to be a caregiver.

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I had a partial hysterectomy four years ago due to fibroids. I was 48 years old and weighed 116 pounds now I weigh 137 pounds. Do you think it was just the hysterectomy that caused my weight gain? What can I do to lose weight?

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  • Q: I had a partial hysterectomy four years ago due to fibroids. I was 48 years old and weighed 116 pounds. (I'm five-foot-one.) Now I weigh 137 pounds. I have not changed my diet or exercise routine. I still have my ovaries. Do you think it was just the hysterectomy that caused my weight gain? What can I do to lose weight?
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