Tag: women

With proper screening, older women can go home right away after a mastectomy.

Movement Tips for Managing Menopause Symptoms, Joint Pain, and Weight Gain

Our breastfeeding experts clear up common myths and offer tips to make breastfeeding easier and smoother.

Pelvic floor health is crucial for overall well-being, but is often overlooked. Our experts in pelvic conditions at the University of Rochester Medical Center explain how to strengthen pelvic floor ...

Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) is not considered a traditional sexually transmitted infection (STI), but a recently published study by the New England Journal of Medicine offers evidence that sexual ...

If you’re pregnant or considering having a baby, you likely have a long list of questions. Weight gain and loss might be on that list—and it should be, according to UR Medicine Obstetrics & ...

UR Medicine’s Michael Scharf, MD, explains how ADHD symptoms vary from childhood to adulthood and shares the best ways to seek diagnosis and treatment as an adult.

Scientists showed important changes in blood work, and are doing further studies to discover if a plant-based diet can slow cancer growth.

Many women believe in the importance of doing monthly self-exams of their breasts. Yet 15 years ago, the American Cancer Society recommended against teaching self-breast exams.

A new decision officially allows individuals at age 40 to begin routine screening for breast cancer.