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    The Exciting Future of AI and Mammography – and Physicians

    Headlines around the world the past several months declared that artificial intelligence (AI) is better at detecting breast cancer than human radiologists. Can artificial intelligence really read my own mammogram better than me? That would be intriguing, if it were true. In fact, there are no studies to date proving that AI technology reads mammograms … Read More

  • COVID-19

    Pregnant During a Pandemic? What You Need to Know

    Q: [Adults] I’m pregnant and my due date is in a month. Should I be concerned about delivering in a hospital during this pandemic? Travel plans can wait. Parties can wait. But your baby’s birth is not going to wait until COVID-19 passes. While it is natural to feel anxious about delivering during a pandemic, … Read More

  • COVID-19

    What if I Get Sick? Coronavirus Adds New Anxieties for Pregnant Women

    I hate crying in public. But there I was — 17 weeks pregnant with my first child — with tears streaming down my face as I stood among a crowd of anxious shoppers in a Long Beach Target. I had tried to push down that all-too-familiar lump that rises in my throat before the tears … Read More

  • Featured News

    Cervical Cancer Guidelines Leaves Women Confused About Annual Pelvic Exams

    There is good news and bad news in the world of women’s health. The good news is that women do not need annual Pap smears. The bad news is that, upon hearing the good news, many women incorrectly assume they no longer need annual pelvic exams, either. Historically, Pap smears were performed annually, and during … Read More

  • Breast Program

    How to Tell Your Children You Have Breast Cancer

    Twelve percent of women will get breast cancer at some point in their life. Getting a cancer diagnosis is devastating and will have a huge impact on a woman’s life. What’s foremost on the mind of a mother with breast cancer — helping her children cope along the journey. This, of course, begins with communication. … Read More

  • Featured News

    What Happens to Relationships When Sex Hurts

    Women who suffer from the chronic-pain condition vulvodynia often feel isolated from their partners. But a better medical understanding is helping. In her 18 years as a sex therapist in Orange County, California, Stephanie Buehler has come to recognize a certain tense, fraught dynamic in couples when a female partner has vulvodynia. The chronic-pain condition … Read More

  • Featured News

    The 10 Most Common Postpartum Depression Symptoms, According to Moms

    A candid, open, and honest look at the struggles new moms go through when they suffer from postpartum depression. On the laundry list of mom-to-be and new-mom taboos, postpartum depression (PPD) has earned itself a spot on the very top. Despite being relatively common, postpartum depression is widely misunderstood. It affects as many as 10 … Read More

  • Cancer

    Chargers Players Join Breast Cancer Survivors for Day of Yoga and Wellness

    The Los Angeles Chargers and Hoag Hospital partnered for a day of personal wellness Tuesday, Oct. 8, hosting a yoga session for 26 breast cancer survivors and their supporters on the practice field at Los Angeles Chargers Hoag Performance Center in Costa Mesa. As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the cancer survivors and their … Read More

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    Here's What Doctors Want You to Know About the Care and Keeping of Your Pelvic Floor

    Your pelvic floor is a group of muscles and ligaments that support everything in your pelvic region: your bladder, bowel, and, if you have one, uterus. It’s a name we throw around quite a bit, sometimes without actually knowing what it really is. It’s important to have a strong pelvic floor, and there are pelvic … Read More