Health Center

You’re laughing hysterically one minute and woefully weeping the next. No, you’re not crazy; it’s just likely that you’re going through menopause.  Feeling like you’...

PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome, is a common condition affecting 1 in 10 women. It is a condition affecting how the women ovaries (where eggs are released from) work. There are 3 main features of PCOS...

In the U.S. nearly two-thirds of women of reproductive age regularly use birth control to prevent pregnancy. Oral contraceptives are the most commmon method of birth control aside from sterilizat...

Spotting and breakthrough bleeding are common when initially starting birth control, and shouldn’t alarm you.

First and foremost, it’s not a good idea. We’ll tell you why in a bit. But first, here’s a little background on what this practice is and how it came about. It goes by many different...

Breakthrough bleeding refers to any unscheduled bleeding that occurs even though you are using active birth control pills (or patches and rings). If the bleeding is light, there’s no reason to b...

Thanks to the unique way their bodies are designed, women are an astonishing 30 times more likely to develop urinary tract infections (UTIs) than men, although men certainly are not immune t...

While a vaginal yeast infection is not something to be worried about, its symptoms can be particularly irritating, and it can cause many women to feel self-conscious and suffer in silence, making it d...