by Yvonne Morris | May 21, 2015 | Family Planning
Many women are still surprised by the high cost of birth control. Isn’t this supposed to be free? Well yes…and no, it turns out. The Affordable Care Act says healthcare plans must cover contraception prescribed by a woman’s doctor without a copayment or coinsurance...
by Yvonne Morris | May 7, 2015 | General Women’s Health
Many women were raised and still believe that an annual pap smear is a requirement. Women’s health studies have now shown that women 21 years and older at average risk for cervical cancer, getting screened once every 3 years should be sufficient. It is now...
by Yvonne Morris | Apr 23, 2015 | General Women’s Health
New research finds that young women who get the HPV vaccination gain substantial protection against infection in three parts of the body if they haven’t already been exposed to the human papillomavirus. HPV is an infection that can separately infect the...
by Yvonne Morris | Mar 26, 2015 | Family Planning
Should I go off the Pill? The IUD is rising in popularity and nearly one in three women is now discontinuing her use of the birth control pill. For some women, the pill has many from side effects. As more and more women consider going off oral contraception for...
by Yvonne Morris | Feb 25, 2015 | General Women’s Health
Doctors have the ability to treat many deadly diseases when they’re detected early enough. This is why routine preventive screening tests are critical. And certain tests are especially important for women. Mammograms, pap smears and colonoscopies have the...
