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Menopause often causes women to experience vaginal dryness, which can mean painful and less enjoyable sex.
I will never forget the first time I was asked to perform a "virginity exam." I was a rather new doctor when a woman I knew from the ...
Other than perhaps CBD oil, no other substance has received more headlines claiming super-healing powers than coconut oil. Dermatologists ...
I had never heard that a vagina needed to be "rejuvenated" until I saw an advertisement in an OB/GYN publication offering me a class on the ...
Mom, what is sex? my seven-year-old asked me in the middle of a chaotic weekday breakfast recently. After nearly choking on my Cheerios, ...
“I’ve got this yeast infection that just won’t go away. I had itching and burning, so I used an over the counter cream. I think I had an ...
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In the office this week I saw a frazzled soccer mom, a newlywed, an executive empty nester and a marathoner all with the same symptom: low ...
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Heather Rupe, DO, is a board-certified OB/GYN in private practice in Franklin, TN, and serves as the vice chief of staff at Williamson Medical Center. She is the co-author of The Pregnancy Companion: A Faith-Filled Guide for Your Journey to Motherhood and The Baby Companion: A Faith-Filled Guide for Your Journey through Baby’s First Year.
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