I just found out that I'm pregnant. I've heard that hot tubs aren't good during pregnancy, but what about steam rooms and saunas? I also like to do hot yoga.
I had a hysterectomy for multiple non-cancerous tumors and kept my ovaries. I am 47. Do I still need Pap smears? I do not take hormones.
Erin Riley immersed herself in warm bathwater, tilted her head against the tub and dozed in and out of sleep between contractions.
If most new moms would breastfeed their babies for the first six months of life, it would save nearly 1,000 lives and billions of dollars each year, according to a new study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics.
It's been a confusing week for women.
Changes to two important screening guidelines for women this week. CNN's Elizabeth Cohen sorts it out.
The new mammogram recommendations out earlier this week caused quite an uproar. Now comes another change in screening tests for women -- this one for cervical cancer.
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta takes a look at new guidelines for cervical cancer screenings.
Young women should have their first Pap test no sooner than age 21, regardless of when they become sexually active, say new guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Earlier screening for cervical cancer may lead to unnecessary and possibly harmful treatments for an increasingly rare cancer, according to ACOG, the leading U.S. professional organization for obstetricians and gynecologists.
I was six months pregnant when a smiling stranger on a bus asked where I was delivering. Within minutes, this woman was sharing intimate details of her own birthing experience -- the water breaking, the contractions that failed to get closer together, and the way her doctor deftly sewed up the four-inch incision from her Caesarean section. "I'm telling you, this guy was good," she said. "Next time, I'm just scheduling my C-section. None of this pushing stuff."
Hi. I am 21 weeks pregnant, and from start of the pregnancy to date, I have put on 15 pounds. I was high on weight before pregnancy, too, and worried what measures should I take to control my weight gain. Also, what are the risks associated with weight gain?
Is it possible for a woman to still get pregnant after having her tubes tied?
For the 150,000 American women entering menopause each month, the mood swings, hot flashes and libido changes that often accompany a drop in estrogen can leave them feeling like they need help. In the past, hormone replacement therapy was often used to help ease symptoms, but compelling research has shown a significant drop in breast cancer cases among women over 50 after they stopped hormone therapy. This leaves many women asking, how do I manage menopause?
"I'm all about choice," says the former talk show host, who had her child at home
New research out Monday may have expecting moms rethinking their drinking habits.
CNN's Kiran Chetry talks with Dr. Jennifer Wu about just how a little caffeine can put a woman at risk for miscarriage.
As many as one in four women older than 35 have uterine fibroids, says the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
A leading group of women's doctors called Wednesday for closer consultations with pregnant women using anti-depressants, particularly singling out one of the medicines -- paroxetine or Paxil -- as a risk for birth defects.
Fit for twoupdated: Fri Jul 30 2004 11:16:00
Regular exercise goes a long way towards weight maintenance, heart health, and even stress management. But pregnant women reap those benefits and more.
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