Tag: Women’s Health

Women’s Health Visits: It’s Not Your Mother’s Health Care Anymore

Women’s health visits are constantly changing and improving, making what your mother or her mothers routine check ups vastly different… INTRODUCTION   The estimated doubling time of total medical knowledge in 1950 was 50 years; by 1980, it was 7…

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Gina Jansheski, MD

PCOS: 10% of Women Suffer from this: Are you one of them?

PCOS, THEN (1935) AND NOW (2022)   INTRODUCTION—WHAT IS PCOS?   Depending on the criteria used for diagnosis, up to 10% of women will experience a condition called polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). It is a multi-problem dysfunction within the endocrine…

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Edited and Fact Checked:

Gina Jansheski, MD

The Injustice of Endometriosis—Like Justice—Is Blind

What Is Endometriosis, Exactly? Certain medical conditions women might face in their lifetimes are preventable. Good hygiene helps prevent infections; good nutrition keeps the menstrual cycle consistent; practicing safe sex can prevent acquiring a sexually transmitted infection. However, one thing…

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Gina Jansheski, MD

Natural Ways to Remedy Chronic and Recurring UTIs

Urinary tract infections, typically referred to as UTIs, are common infections of the urinary tract and related organs with one (or rarely more) bacterial or fungal strain.  ​​Women are much more likely to get UTIs than men, but they can…

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