In the U.S., about 10% of women ages 15 - 44, or about 6.1 million women, have problems getting pregnant or carrying a baby to term.
Fertility declines as a woman ages. Fertility begins to decline when a woman reaches her mid-30s, and rapidly declines after her late 30s. As a woman ages, her ovaries produce fewer eggs. In addition, the quality of the eggs is poorer than those of younger women. Older women have a higher risk for eggs with chromosomal abnormalities, which increase...
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We’re entering Valentine’s Day season, so let’s have a heart to heart about one of the biggest issues facing middle-age women:... Read more »
My waistline is gone. It's all part of being pregnant. I understand this, but it's hard to see my body balloon out bigger and bigger each... Read more »
In the last blog post, I described the experiences of Patty and Karen, two women in their 40s who had to undergo major procedures for their... Read more »
While following this recent community SharePost (http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/82165/18943/comments/), I realized just how... Read more »
October 3: Simply being female puts you at risk for breast cancer. More than 75 percent of women with breast cancer have no family history of the... Read more »
Frequent urination is best described as having to urinate so often that your activities of daily life and sleep are adversely affected. This... Read more »
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women with diabetes are at an increased risk for atrial fibrillation, or irregular heartbeat, new research confirms. Diabetes... Read more »
Source: Breastcancer.org
By now you may be familiar with the statistic that says 1 in 8 women will develop invasive breast cancer. Many people misinterpret this to mean that,... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
About 20 million American women and 6 million men have urinary incontinence or have experienced it at some time in their lives. The number, however,... Read more »