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A woman with dense breasts being screened for breast cancer with an ultrasound.

Cancer Care & Research Women's Health

How Dense Breasts Affect Cancer Screening

Nearly half of all women over 40 have dense breast tissue, which can make it more challenging to detect breast cancer through standard mammograms. Mammography remains a vital tool for early detection...

October 30, 2024

4 min read

A woman speaking to her doctor about breast lumps as part of her breast cancer screening.

Cancer Care & Research Women's Health

Do Breast Cancer Lumps Hurt?

Breast cancer isn’t always easy to detect, as the great majority of cancerous lumps are painless. Breast pain is most frequently associated with benign (or noncancerous) breast conditions. Breast cancer lumps can...

October 30, 2024

3 min read

A mother with her newborn baby after childbirth with a midwife and doula.

Women's Health

What’s the Difference Between a Midwife and a Doula?

Midwives and doulas, as well as OB-GYNs (obstetrician-gynecologists), play a role in caring for pregnant people, just in different ways. Understanding the roles of midwives and doulas is helpful for expecting...

August 19, 2024

5 min read

Women's Health

Sonata Treatment for Fibroids: A Non-Invasive Approach

Uterine fibroids can pose significant challenges to a woman’s health, causing uncomfortable symptoms such as heavy menstrual bleeding and pelvic pain, as well as fertility struggles in some cases. Finding...

July 18, 2024

4 min read

Women's Health

What is a Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist?

Maternal-fetal medicine specialists are dedicated to managing high-risk pregnancies, from addressing unexpected complications to providing prenatal interventions. They are obstetricians with additional specialized...

May 15, 2024

2 min read

Women's Health

Endometriosis vs. PCOS: Understanding These Distinct Conditions

Endometriosis and PCOS are two distinct conditions with different causes, symptoms, and treatments. They can both have severe impacts on a woman’s health and fertility, and understanding their differences can help...

May 10, 2024

5 min read

Women's Health

What is a Midwife?

Midwives have a holistic approach to women’s care that recognizes the needs of their patients from adolescence into their childbearing years and through menopause. For generations, midwives have...

April 12, 2024

3 min read

Michelle Presta and baby, Michael in NICU

Women's Health

A Mom’s Experience of Premature Motherhood

When a baby is born prematurely, their ability to feed, to ward off infection, and to grow strong and functional vital organs are all compromised. During this vulnerable time, premature infants may require months of...

April 24, 2023

5 min read

Children’s Health Women's Health

How to Lose Weight with PCOS

Although Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) sounds like a disorder of the ovaries, it’s actually an endocrine and metabolic disorder that affects the entire body, and can cause insulin resistance. Insulin regulates...

November 26, 2022

5 min read

Cancer Care & Research Women's Health

Understanding the Different Types of Breast Lumps

Benign and malignant breast lumps can originate from a variety of sources. They may develop from non-cancerous conditions like cysts, fibroadenomas, or papillomas, or can be a manifestation of breast cancer, as...

September 29, 2022

5 min read

Topic: Women’s Health

How Dense Breasts Affect Cancer Screening

Do Breast Cancer Lumps Hurt?

What’s the Difference Between a Midwife and a Doula?

Sonata Treatment for Fibroids: A Non-Invasive Approach

What is a Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist?

Endometriosis vs. PCOS: Understanding These Distinct Conditions

What is a Midwife?

A Mom’s Experience of Premature Motherhood

How to Lose Weight with PCOS

Understanding the Different Types of Breast Lumps

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