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Your Life After a Hysterectomy - Joylux

Your Life After a Hysterectomy

Each year, nearly 500,000 U.S. women undergo hysterectomies. Women face the decision to get their uterus and other reproductive organs removed for several reasons. Despite how common these procedures are, the decision can take a heavy toll on your emotions. This surgery saves lives, and with the right emotional and...

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Intimacy, Sexual Health, and Why They Matter - Joylux

Intimacy, Sexual Health, and Why They Matter

Intimacy and sex are often interchangeable in conversation, and both are highly beneficial to a woman’s physical & emotional well-being, and overall intimate health. However, each varies in its contribution to one’s intimate wellness. When you think of the word “intimacy,” your brain may automatically think about sex. However, intimacy...

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Bladder Sling Surgery: Weighing the Options - Joylux

Bladder Sling Surgery: Weighing the Options

If you’re afraid to laugh, cough, or jump because you might pee a little, you’re not alone. An estimated 75% of women over age 40 suffer from some form of urinary incontinence. Though vaginal childbirth is a common cause of this condition, it’s not the only reason you leak a...

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How Exercise Improves Your Sex Life - Joylux

How Exercise Improves Your Sex Life

Regular exercise boasts tons of advantages beyond looking good. From stress management to lowering the risk of heart disease — the benefits are too long to list. However, one big benefit happens between the sheets, and we want to shine a big spotlight on how it can help improve your...

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Debunk Aging Myths: Age How You Want To - Joylux

Debunk Aging Myths: Age How You Want To

Aging is a fact of life for all humans, but women seem to get more scrutinized over the process. Advertisements, magazine articles, talk shows, and social media bombard us with ways to reverse, defy, and stop signs of aging. Women begin fillers and botox in their 20’s now, and sunscreen...

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Choosing The Best Exercise During Menopause - Joylux

Choosing The Best Exercise During Menopause

It’s easy to lose motivation to move during menopause. Symptoms like hot flashes, insomnia, fatigue, and mood changes can leave you feeling drained and uncomfortable. Staying active & finding menopause solutions can make this transition easier by relieving or lessening symptoms.  Whether you’ve always been active or want to embark...

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