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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

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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

Children’s Health Women's Health

Why Teens Need Gynecologists Too

Dr. Stefanie Cardamone completed her training in Obstetrics and Gynecology before taking specialty training in Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. Below, she answers question about this relatively new discipline and...

September 21, 2022

3 min read

Children’s Health Women's Health

Premature Births: Risks, Prevention & Care

What’s the Danger in Being Born Early? A full-term pregnancy is 40 weeks long, and every week makes a difference in the growth of a baby’s brain, lungs, liver, and other organs. The brain, for example, grows four- to...

September 21, 2022

2 min read

Children’s Health Women's Health

Birth at 22 Weeks: Kareem and Katonya’s Story

Below is Kareem’s story of birth at 22 weeks, as part of our support for Prematurity Awareness Month. Katonya was at home, alone, and twenty-two weeks pregnant. She had woken up with cramps and joked to her...

November 16, 2021

5 min read

Women's Health

Understanding Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) affects as many as 5 million women of reproductive years within the United States, and approximately 60,000 women in Suffolk County, New York. It’s a hormonal and metabolic condition...

September 16, 2021

4 min read

Topic: Women’s Health

How to Lose Weight with PCOS

Understanding the Different Types of Breast Lumps

Why Teens Need Gynecologists Too

Premature Births: Risks, Prevention & Care

Birth at 22 Weeks: Kareem and Katonya’s Story

Understanding Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

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