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Merely Me on Sexual Health
Saturday, March 24 2012
So you are at a department store trying on a pair of jeans. But the size you usually fit into just won’t fit around your belly and you can’t even zip them up. What’s going on here? You guessed it, premenstrual bloating. Are we having fun yet? Like a lot of women you probably have jeans in several sizes in your closet including... Read more
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Merely Me on Sexual Health
Sunday, February 12 2012
If you are taking birth control pills you may want to check your packet to see if it is on the recall list. Pfizer announced early this month that a million of their birth control pill packets were being recalled due to manufacturing errors. If you are taking Lo/Ovral-28 tablets or generic Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol tablets you may want to... Read more
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Merely Me on Skin Care
Tuesday, January 10 2012
In a previous post I discussed my on-going battle with adult acne and how I was successfully treated by my dermatologist. It may be unbelievable to some, but it is true, adults get acne too. As my dermatologist tells me, there are patients who come to her office who are in their eighties and still have acne. This is not a skin disease which only... Read more
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Merely Me on Sexual Health
Saturday, September 24 2011
If you are keeping up with the latest political news you may have heard about the war of words between Republican Presidential hopefuls, Michelle Bachmann and Rick Perry. At the center of their debate is a vaccine designed to protect young girls and women from the human papillomavirus or HPV. Bachmann attacked Texas Governor Rick Perry during a... Read more
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Merely Me on Sexual Health
Tuesday, August 30 2011
One of the primary reasons that we always suggest that you be seen by your gynecologist or doctor if you are having any unusual symptoms is because your symptoms may overlap with multiple conditions. For example, vaginal itching irritation, burning, and even lesions or sores can be common symptoms of very different disorders requiring different... Read more
