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A Woman’s Heart Attack: Subtle Symptoms You Need to Know!

By |2021-11-24T09:30:39-05:00April 11th, 2021|Categories: Women’s Health|Tags: , |

An estimated 44 million women in the U.S. are affected by cardiovascular diseases. Enhance your well-being and heart health by learning these subtle symptoms that can signal something isn’t right. Increased pressure in the chest or heartburn (While both men and women can feel like there’s an elephant on [...]

Osteoporosis in Women: Keep Your Bones Strong and Fracture-Free

By |2022-09-18T12:55:32-04:00January 19th, 2021|Categories: Healthy Aging, Women’s Health|Tags: , |

By Mutahir Abidi, M.D. With their smaller frames and thinner bones women are already more at risk for osteoporosis and bone fracture than men. And as women enter menopause, sharp drops in estrogen increase those odds.  In fact, 80% of the 10 million Americans who are diagnosed with osteoporosis are [...]

Stress Less, Connect More

By |2021-03-25T02:08:43-04:00January 7th, 2021|Categories: Women’s Health|

Whether it’s binging on chocolate or the latest streaming series, we all have ways of dealing with stress and boredom. Unfortunately many of those stress reducers do little more than mask the anxiety we’re feeling, leaving us staring into darkness at 3 a.m. But we’re here to tell you [...]

The Latest Treatment Options for Endometriosis and Other Uterine Conditions

By |2022-09-09T10:53:35-04:00November 7th, 2019|Categories: Women’s Health|

About one in 10 women develops endometriosis, a condition that occurs when a woman’s uterine lining grows outside of the uterus through her fallopian tubes and into her pelvis. The condition has received increased media attention in recent years, leading more patients to seek treatment for their symptoms. There [...]

Holding the Right Pose: Eatontown Actor Back on Stage After Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery

By |2022-07-27T12:05:06-04:00March 28th, 2019|Categories: Women’s Health|Tags: , , |

For the past decade, Lorraine Stone of Eatontown has focused her full attention on arts and culture endeavors. In addition to forming her own performance company, she has been acting with another group, performing with a samba band, and volunteering for a historic landmark foundation. Nothing sidetracked her passion [...]

Jamesburg Mom Finds Relief After Decades of Painful Periods

By |2021-01-11T15:59:04-05:00January 16th, 2019|Categories: Women’s Health|Tags: , , |

Unbearable, debilitating, and disabling are just some of the ways that Krisda Abene, 43, used to describe her menstrual periods. The mother of three from Jamesburg began suffering from painful periods in her 20s, but it was after she had her third child at age 27 that her symptoms [...]

Get the Low-Down on “Down There”

By |2020-02-27T10:32:49-05:00January 9th, 2019|Categories: Women’s Health|Tags: , , |

Pelvic pain, prolapse, and incontinence are not easy to talk about. But more importantly, they’re not easy to live with. So what can you do? The first step is to learn more about it. Join CentraState's ongoing women’s series for wine, cheese, and intimate conversation on all things pelvic [...]

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