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This is general information and not specific medical advice. It does not and should not replace diagnosis or treatment by your healthcare provider.
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Get Love, Give Love: 4 Meaningful Ways to Celebrate Father’s Day - Joylux

Get Love, Give Love: 4 Meaningful Ways to Celebrate Father’s Day

Many of us were fortunate enough to have had the support of fathers and grandfathers during our childhood — men who showed us what it was to be kind, generous and loving. Men who were always there for us. You may be fortunate enough today to have a husband or...

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Meet the Women Closing the Medical Research Gender Gap - Joylux

Meet the Women Closing the Medical Research Gender Gap

Raise your hand if you've ever felt dismissed or condescended to by a medical professional? As women, far too many of us have had this experience. And due to a longstanding bias in the medical research community, female patients are still not taken seriously. In her book, Doing Harm, journalist...

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5 Things You're Too Afraid to Ask Your Doctor - Joylux

5 Things You're Too Afraid to Ask Your Doctor

We're well into the 21st century and it's still not ok to talk about vaginal health. Far too many women are still terrified to use words like vulva and vagina, let alone ask their doctor about what's going on in their sex lives. And to be honest, it's completely understandable....

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These Amazing Health Benefits of Sex Will Get You Back in the Sack - Joylux

These Amazing Health Benefits of Sex Will Get You Back in the Sack

For many women, sex after childbirth or menopause can be a very scary proposition. Not only has your physical body changed, fluctuations in your hormonal levels can also cause a massive shift in the way you think and feel. But there's good news. Sex comes with some seriously cool health...

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The Biggest Myth about Menopause (+ How to Deal with Your Symptoms) - Joylux

The Biggest Myth about Menopause (+ How to Deal with Your Symptoms)

By: Dr. Sarah de la Torre, OB/GYN For most people, menopause is a decidedly unsexy topic. But with approximately 38 million women at or reaching menopause, that hardly seems fair. Why should such a huge proportion of our population have to feel less-than-great about something as natural as menopause? We think...

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How One Woman Inspired Thousands to Open Up about Endometriosis - Joylux

How One Woman Inspired Thousands to Open Up about Endometriosis

Can you imagine being in so much pain that you can't even get out bed? For over 176 million women worldwide suffering from endometriosis, coping with debilitating pain is simply a way of life.

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