Augusta University HealthPregnancy and the first weeks of motherhood can be joyous, but they also carry significant risks of cardiovascular or mental health complications. In Georgia, the danger that...
If you’re lucky, you’re among the 10% to 20% of women who have never experienced a yeast infection. Then there’s the rest of us. “I don’t think yeast infections should be...
In a scene in the film Sex and the City, Carrie asks Charlotte why she has stopped running since she became pregnant. “Because I’m afraid something bad is going to happen,” she...
When I became pregnant, I wasn’t ready for this: glossy, model-ready hair and glowing, poreless skin. Four months after I had my baby, it was a different story: I swear I saw a...
I get it: I was so full of that pregnancy glow that I just didn’t hear the warnings: “Get ready for no sleep!” “You’re going to be so busy now!” “It took me at least six weeks to...
Menopause may be the last thing you want to ask your gynecologist about. It’s uncomfortable—hello, hot flashes. It can be embarrassing, as in vaginal dryness. And it can be a...
Pregnant women get advice from pretty much everyone they see. The number-one advice? What they should eat. So what should really be on your plate? We talked to Dr. Manish Jain, an...
Dr. Pascha SchaferHeart disease is most often thought of as a man’s disease. However, this is a common misconception, because heart disease claims more women than men every year. A woman dies from...
When a main character in the period drama Downton Abbey died from pre-eclampsia soon after childbirth, everyone was talking about the condition. It was about time. After all, pre...
If a simple test could help save your life, would you take it? Since the late 1960s, Pap smears have been instrumental in reducing the rate of cervical cancer. Today, these tests...