Menstruation is the condition of normal vaginal bleeding that happens during a woman’s monthly cycle. When pregnancy does not occur, the uterus sheds its lining triggered by falling progesterone ...

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Abnormal uterine (womb) bleeding is a common problem in women. Abnormal uterine bleeding can occur as either a change in your normal menstrual period or as bleeding in between your normal menses.

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Episode 147For the Love of Goats In this deeply personal and emotional episode, host Deborah Niemann shares the heartbreaking ...

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Avrum Z. Bluming, MD, an expert on hormone replacement therapy, debunks the menopause misconceptions that keep women from ...

IT’S a pain that the majority of women experience on a monthly basis. And while most have no choice but to work through the agony – it’s often brushed away by men who have never ...

Pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. have risen 140% over the past three decades with heart disease a major cause, according ...