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By CentraState Health|2024-04-18T14:00:55-04:00April 18th, 2024|Categories: Women’s Health|Tags: Women’s Health|
While it can’t treat a urinary tract infection (UTI), natural, tart cranberry juice may help prevent recurrent UTIs by flushing the bladder of infection-causing bacteria. “If you have frequent UTIs, drinking natural cranberry juice certainly can’t hurt,” says CentraState OB/GYN Angela Markman, MD. “But it’s important to use proven [...]
By CentraState Health|2023-05-04T11:05:16-04:00May 1st, 2023|Categories: Women’s Health|Tags: Women’s Health|
For eight years, Manalapan resident Lacey Reyes suffered from painful, heavy menstrual periods. She bled so much that she needed iron IV infusions to treat severe anemia, a condition in which the body lacks enough iron to make healthy red blood cells. During her period, the 39-year-old stayed home [...]
By CentraState Health|2024-04-16T15:30:10-04:00January 9th, 2023|Categories: Cancer, Women’s Health|Tags: Breast Cancer, Cancer, Women’s Health|
Are you at high risk for developing breast cancer? A mammogram at CentraState can help you find out. Clinicians at the Star and Barry Tobias Women’s Health Center and the Statesir Cancer Center at CentraState are working to identify women at highest risk so they can prevent breast cancer [...]
By CentraState Health|2024-01-23T09:15:27-05:00January 6th, 2023|Categories: Pregnancy and Parenting, Women’s Health|Tags: Maternity, Pregnancy, Women’s Health|
Pregnancy is an amazing journey. But sometimes unexpected health issues can throw you off course. Preeclampsia—high blood pressure during the later stages of pregnancy—is one of them. "Many preeclampsia symptoms—headaches, nausea, shortness of breath—are also common pregnancy complaints, so it can be hard to recognize those signs as a [...]
By CentraState Health|2023-04-04T09:18:18-04:00January 5th, 2023|Categories: Women’s Health|Tags: Cardiology, Women’s Health|
You might dismiss the warning signs: The strange chest pressure when you race to meet a deadline. The unusual difficulty breathing during your morning run. Bouts of nausea and fatigue. You blame it on stress, a hectic schedule, or even the latest flu virus. It couldn’t possibly be your [...]
By CentraState Health|2023-03-13T11:21:31-04:00January 5th, 2023|Categories: Health A-Z|Tags: Health, Men’s Health, Women’s Health|
Relationships, friends, career, passions, purpose, the ability to adapt to change—every aspect of your life influences your well-being. But nothing has a bigger effect on your life than your health. When you’re feeling good, you have the energy and endurance to play hard, work hard, and enjoy life to [...]
By CentraState Health|2022-10-03T15:44:20-04:00October 10th, 2022|Categories: Women’s Health|Tags: Women’s Health|
When people think of menopause, hot flashes often come to mind. But some women experience different symptoms during this time – and others may have no symptoms at all. Clinically speaking, menopause occurs when a woman goes 12 months without a menstrual period. It’s called a retrospective diagnosis because [...]
By CentraState Health|2023-09-14T13:36:25-04:00August 25th, 2022|Categories: Women’s Health|Tags: Breast Cancer, Cancer, Women’s Health|
A monthly routine of breast self-exams is one of the most important health habits women can adopt — and it's even important for men with a family history of breast cancer. Many breast lumps are discovered this way. While most breast lumps are not cancerous, identifying changes to your [...]
By CentraState Health|2022-03-28T15:56:32-04:00April 21st, 2022|Categories: Women’s Health|Tags: Women’s Health|
Mood swings. Bloating. Headaches. Difficulty concentrating. Imagine if you experienced these symptoms for several days out of every month. For many women, this is their reality. More than 31 million women in the U.S. experience PMS (premenstrual syndrome). Some women only feel several days of mild discomfort before their [...]
By CentraState Health|2021-09-29T10:59:06-04:00October 11th, 2021|Categories: Women’s Health|Tags: Breast Cancer, Women’s Health|
Breast cancer screening rates dropped sharply when the COVID-19 pandemic began, and for many women, getting back to scheduling their annual mammogram and other important health appointments still remains a challenge. CentraState Healthcare System just made that one item on many women’s to-do list a little bit easier by [...]
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