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Do you know what's going on down there? asks  Lissa Rankin

What’s up down there?

Today’s guest post is by the always well-read Shelly Lewis, a mother of nine-year old twins, and a smart she-geek. We asked her to review gynecologist Dr. Lissa Rankin’s book … What was I was getting into? That was my thought when asked to review “What’s Up Down There?” by Dr. Lissa Rankin. I’d read [...]

Keeping abreast, what friends and family can do to help

Keeping abreast, what friends and family can do to help

MomstoWork is a member of the Army of Women, which is trying to increase support for breast cancer research. Here’s one of the many posts on our site about breast cancer: In part one  of Keeping abreast, my aunt gave her advice on handling chemo, thoughts about her journey and tips for medical professionals and [...]

Endurance in the Face of Hormones

Endurance in the Face of Hormones

Women deserve a medal! Isn’t it enough we endure periods, swinging hormones and childbirth?  Or that we turn into hormone-deprived brittle bags of bones after menopause? No. Now a new study confirms brain fog in menopause is real. It’s that time in early menopause when remembering one’s … oh yeah, name …  is a challenge. [...]

91.5 million American women get insufficient health care

Sad but true: 70% of working women have health insurance problems

Check out this chart.  It shows 70% of American adult women under 65 were uninsured, under-insured, had a problem with a health care bill or did not access health care that they needed. Men and women have about equal coverage, says the new report by The Commonwealth Fund, but women have greater need. And too [...]