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Fast Facts: What You Need to Know About IUDs

Here’s the 411 on this long-acting and reversible type of birth control

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Your Brain on a Hot Flash

Understanding menopausal hot flashes can help you ice them out

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You Don’t Need to Suffer Through Hot Flashes

Now there are more choices for hot flash relief than ever before

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What You Need to Know About Dim Light Disturbances

Learn about the impact dim light disturbances can have on night vision

Taylor Heaton

When I Found Out I Was Autistic, I Finally Stopped Masking and Started Trusting Myself

My diagnosis at 31 inspired me to start Mom on the Spectrum — an online platform to help other autistic adults

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Talking to Your Healthcare Provider About Vaccines

Learn about the importance of vaccines and what questions you should be asking your healthcare provider

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Conversación con tu proveedor de atención médica acerca de las vacunas

Entérate de la importancia de las vacunas y lo que deberías preguntar a tu proveedor de atención médica

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Tech Is Reinventing How We Detect and Treat Osteoporosis and Osteopenia

Bone loss often happens silently. New technologies aim to catch it earlier and treat it in entirely new ways.

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What You Need To Know About Perimenopause

Answers to your common questions about perimenopause

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Is VMS Making You Hot — But Not in a Good Way?

Here’s what you need to know about hot flashes and night sweats — and how to deal with them

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Vasomotor Symptoms of Menopause Can Destabilize Your Internal Temperature — And Your Relationship

The hot and cold of VMS can lead to relationship ups and downs. See what you can do.

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How Air Quality Affects COPD

From dust to dander and from car exhaust to wildfire smoke, air pollutants — both indoors and outdoors — can worsen COPD symptoms. Here’s what to know about reducing your exposure.

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True or False: Stress

Take our quiz to see how smart you are about stress and get stress management tips along the way

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What Women Need to Know About Cholesterol

Understanding your cholesterol levels can help you manage your heart health. Learn where your numbers should be, what high cholesterol means and how it can increase your risk for heart disease.

Thickened Arteries and Veins, Red Blood Cells

Lo que las mujeres deben saber sobre el colesterol

Comprender tus niveles de colesterol podría ser útil para controlar tu salud cardiaca. Entérate de cuáles deberían ser tus niveles, lo que significa tener un colesterol alto y cómo eso puede incrementar tu riesgo de enfermedades cardíacas.

Lisa Salberg

After a Stroke, 5 Implantable Defibrillators and a Heart Transplant, I’m Stronger than Ever

I’ve dedicated my life to raising awareness about hypertrophic cardiomyopathy — a life-threatening heart condition that runs in my family

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True or False: Sleep

How much sleep do you need? Take our quiz to get the facts and learn everything women need to know about sleep.

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The Buzz About Black Cohosh

Black cohosh is hot right now, but can the popular supplement actually help keep you cool during menopause?

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Biosimilars and Osteoporosis

A type of treatment called a biosimilar may make osteoporosis care more accessible for women

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Busted! 6 Common Myths About Estrogen

Hormone therapy often gets a bad rap. But should it? Read what experts have to say about whether hormone therapy increases your risk of breast cancer, causes you to gain weight and more.

6 Numbers Every Woman Needs to Know to Understand Their Heart Health

6 Numbers Every Woman Needs to Know to Understand Their Heart Health

Getting a clear picture of your cardiovascular risk can help you take action

6 cifras relacionadas con la salud cardiaca y del riesgo cardiovascular

Las 6 cifras que toda mujer debe conocer para comprender su salud cardiaca

Entender claramente tu riesgo cardiovascular puede ser útil para que tomes medidas preventivas

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Mini Facelift: Major Upgrade or Minor Makeover?

Mini facelifts are big on social media. But are they really the secret to a younger looking face? We asked the experts.

Keirney Vandiver

I Choose Hope — Not Fear — in Facing My Multiple Myeloma

I read online that my multiple myeloma diagnosis was grim. The truth seems more hopeful.