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Who Knew They Had a Policy? Female Genital Cutting!

by | June 6th, 2010

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is again changing its policy on ritual female genital cutting (FGC) after advocacy groups protested the academy’s recently revised policy statement regarding the excision of girls’ external genitalia, which some African, Middle Eastern, and Asian cultures perform as a rite of passage.

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FDA Approves First 4-Phasic Oral Contraceptive

by | June 2nd, 2010

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a combination hormonal contraceptive tablet containing estradiol valerate and dienogest (Natazia; Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals).

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The Reality of Female Genital Cutting (FGC)

by | May 30th, 2010

The WHO estimates that up to 140 million girls and women worldwide have undergone some form of FGC, usually between infancy and 15 years of age. In the United States, nearly 228,000 female immigrants or refugees have been cut or are at risk for being cut because they come from ethnic communities where FCG is…Read the Rest of Article

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A Nerve Worth Hitting?

by | April 25th, 2010

For 33 million Americans, bladder control is a problem. The constant need to run to the bathroom or the fear you might leak urine at the most inopportune moment significantly affects your life.

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Before and After Menopause

by | October 25th, 2009

Before and After Menopause The average age of menopause, the cessation of menstruation caused by failure of the ovaries to secrete estrogen, is 51 years of age for women in the United States. Menopause will occur between the ages of 45 and 55 for the majority of women. The time between the onset of irregular…Read the Rest of Article

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