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How does poor oral hygiene affect pregnancy?

Gingivitis in pregnancy starts with dental plaque and is accentuated by the action of hormones.

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Understanding menstruation – it could save your relationship.

Menstruation doesn’t only affect the woman experiencing it; it may also impact their partners.

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Hormone Havoc: Navigating the Symptoms of Hormone Imbalance

Hormones are your body’s chemical messengers that help regulate many bodily processes.

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Are you doing it? The importance of self-breast examination.

A breast self-exam helps you understand your breasts’ everyday look and feel. The examination makes you aware of abnormal changes in your breasts or if one breast differs.

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Why do I have cramps and no period?

If you’ve come to rely on that pain in your stomach to tell you when your time of the month arrives, it can be unsettling to have cramps but no period.

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Understanding menstruation

Talking about personal subjects like periods (menstruation) can make parents and children uncomfortable.

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Should every woman have preventative healthcare check-ups?

Every woman needs to have annual preventative healthcare. Preventive care is any health care that helps prevent disease or illness instead of treating a condition when it becomes a problem.

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Is menopause affecting your sleep?

Many women experience sleep problems during perimenopause, the period before menopause when hormone levels and menstrual periods become irregular.

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Are your breasts dense?

A mammogram can determine whether your breasts are dense or not. Breast density reflects the amount of fibrous and glandular tissue in a woman’s breasts compared with the amount of fatty tissue.