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Musculoskeletal Problems In Women

Musculoskeletal Problems In Women

Musculoskeletal Problems In WomenCONSIDER MUSCULOSKELETAL PROBLEMS WHEN MAKING DIAGNOSES When a woman comes in with pain, consider the possibility that her pain has a musculoskeletal cause. I’ve seen many cases of women who’ve seen a dozen specialists over the years...

Premenopausal Women With Low Bone Density

Premenopausal Women With Low Bone Density

Premenopausal Women With Low Bone DensityLOW BONE DENSITY CAN OCCUR IN PREMENOPAUSAL WOMEN Although osteoporosis is mostly a disease of older women, under certain circumstances, premenopausal women may also be vulnerable. There are disease states and medications that...

Fibroids: Medical and Surgical Management

Fibroids: Medical and Surgical Management

Fibroids: Medical and Surgical ManagementFIBROIDS ARE VERY, VERY COMMON In the U.S., 80% of women who come from the African diaspora, including women from the Caribbean and South America, have or will have fibroid tumors. Even in the case of the ethnicity with the...

Substance Abuse and Women: There’s A Lot You Can Do

Substance Abuse and Women: There’s A Lot You Can Do

Substance Abuse and Women: There's A Lot You Can Do SUBSTANCE ABUSE IS LIKELY TO AFFECT MANY OF YOUR PATIENTS At any given time in the U.S., about 15% of the population has a diagnosable substance use disorder. The lifetime rates are nearly 30%. At some point over the...

HPV Risk and Cervical Cancer

HPV Risk and Cervical Cancer

HPV Risk and Cervical CancerMANY  WOMEN ARE MISSING THE BENEFITS OF SCREENING AND VACCINATION FOR CERVICAL CANCER In spite of the fact that cervical cancer screening is one of the greatest achievements in cancer prevention, too many women still die from the disease....

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