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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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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.

Keirney Vandiver

Escojo esperanza, no miedo, cuando enfrento mi mieloma múltiple

Leí en el internet que un diagnóstico de mieloma múltiple era algo sombrío. La verdad parece más alentadora.

Margaret on a horse

My Broken Wrist Was a Red Flag that I Was Losing Bone Mass

I’m glad I found out I had osteoporosis. You can’t treat it if you don’t know you have it.

Margaret on a horse

Mi muñeca rota fue una señal de alerta de que estaba perdiendo masa ósea.

Me alegro de que descubrí que tenía osteoporosis. No puedes tratar lo que no sabes que tienes.

Clinically Speaking: Questions and Answers About HIV and Bone Health

Clinically Speaking: Questions and Answers About HIV and Bone Health

Living with HIV means a higher risk for osteoporosis. Here’s what you need to know.

Conversación clínica: Preguntas y respuestas sobre el VIH y la salud ósea

Conversación clínica: Preguntas y respuestas sobre el VIH y la salud ósea

Vivir con VIH implica un mayor riesgo de osteoporosis. Aquí encontrarás lo que debes saber.

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Hormone Treatments for Uterine Conditions

Finding the right treatment plan may improve quality of life. Here’s what you need to know about hormone treatments for uterine conditions.

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Managing Side Effects of Head and Neck Cancer Treatments

Knowing the most common side effects of treatment for head and neck cancer can help you deal with them

Receiving Chemotherapy Treatment

Control de los efectos colaterales de los tratamientos para el cáncer de cabeza y cuello

Conocer los efectos colaterales más frecuentes de los tratamientos para el cáncer de cabeza y cuello puede ser útil para abordarlos

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Follow the Mediterranean Diet and Lower Your Risk of … Everything

A new study says eating a Mediterranean diet can help prevent strokes. Here are 5 simple changes you can make to improve your heart health.

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Breaking Down Graves' Disease Treatment Options

Endocrinologists explain the risks vs. benefits of medications, surgery and radioactive iodine therapy, along with emerging research

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Mental Health and Heart Health: What’s the Connection?

A new study links depression and anxiety to cardiac disease