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      <description><![CDATA[The National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements, in its iron fact sheet updated in September 2025, names women with menorrhagia — abnormall]]></description>
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      <title>Why does bone density drop after menopause, and what exercise actually helps?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Falling estrogen speeds up bone loss around menopause. Here is what the research says about the mechanism, which types of exercise actually slow it, and when a bone density screening makes sense.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Population-level data now shows a clear pattern: the earlier the HPV vaccine is given, the bigger the drop in cervical cancer risk. Here is what the research actually measured.]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>Nikki Roberts</dc:creator>
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      <title>Self-collected HPV tests: what the guidelines actually say</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Patients can now swab themselves for cervical cancer screening in a clinic, and one at-home kit is FDA-approved. Here is what each approval covers, what the evidence shows, and where national guidance still stands.]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>Sarah Collins</dc:creator>
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      <title>How much exercise is safe during pregnancy, and when can you start again after birth?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Federal and obstetric guidelines agree that moderate activity helps most pregnancies and most postpartum recoveries — here's what the recommendations actually say, by trimester and by how you gave birth.]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>Nikki Roberts</dc:creator>
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      <title>Medicaid doula coverage is expanding, but pay gaps and federal cuts limit who benefits</title>
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      <dc:creator>Sarah Collins</dc:creator>
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      <title>What actually happens during perimenopause?</title>
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      <dc:creator>Sarah Collins</dc:creator>
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      <title>First over-the-counter daily birth control pill reaches U.S. shelves — and insurers are still catching up</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Opill has been sold without prescription since 2024 at about $20 a month. What changed, how effective it is, and the coverage patchwork buyers should check.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:38:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Sarah Collins</dc:creator>
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      <title>Cervical cancer screening by age: what the guidelines recommend and why</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Screening starts at 21 and intervals stretch with age — the USPSTF and ACS schedules explained, including what the HPV vaccine does and does not change.]]></description>
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      <title>FDA approves Gwyn Lo, a once-weekly low-dose contraceptive patch</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The FDA approved Viatris's Gwyn Lo, a once-weekly low-dose contraceptive patch, on July 29, 2026. What the approval adds to your method options.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Grace Mensah</dc:creator>
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      <title>Genetic Testing for Breast Cancer Risk: Who Should Consider It, per the Guidelines</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[BRCA1/2 testing is for women with a personal or family history, per USPSTF 2019 and NCCN. Criteria, counseling, results, and what a positive means.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Signs of overtraining: falling performance despite harder work, plus menstrual disruption and bone stress as early markers per the IOC REDs consensus.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[The WHO defines burnout as an occupational phenomenon with three signs. What the research supports, and what to do first.]]></description>
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      <title>Adenomyosis vs Endometriosis</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Adenomyosis grows inside the uterine wall; endometriosis outside the uterus. Symptoms, imaging, and treatment compared side by side in one table.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[CDC 2021 guidance: annual chlamydia and gonorrhea screening under 25, HIV testing at least once, syphilis tests in pregnancy. STI screening by age.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Stretching and mobility: ACSM supports 2-3 flexibility days weekly, but a 2014 BJSM meta-analysis found stretching doesn't prevent injury. What it does do.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Why the limit for women is one drink a day, what the CDC and WHO say about cancer risk, and what the latest evidence shows about alcohol and the heart.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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