Women's Health Associates | Kansas City Women's Health Providers
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Choosing a women’s health provider that’s right for you can make or break the future of your health. That sounds like an exaggeration, and yet, when women don’t trust, like, or feel comfortable with their healthcare providers, they’re less likely to schedule annual wellness exams or check in when they have a minor concern. Finding […]
Disposable pads and tampons have been the go-to period products since Kotex first introduced them into the mainstream market during the 1930s and 40s (an era product experts refer to as “the Kotex Age”). While many women in the Western world continued to use washable and reusable “rags” as pads, due to their affordability, most […]
Question: What’s the best time to have sex if you want to get pregnant? If you’re like most women, you probably answered, “When you’re ovulating….” This is sort of true – however, having sex for the several days leading up to anticipated ovulation is even better. Here’s why: Ovulation & Fertility – Open That Narrow Window […]
Egg freezing is a potential solution for a variety of women with a cancer diagnosis or who worry they may not be ready to become mothers before their biological clock starts winding down. Hundreds of companies across the country have also directed the spotlight at egg freezing since they offer financial support for female employees […]
Egg freezing is a remarkable technology that can serve multiple purposes. Endocrinologists originally pursued advancements in egg freezing technology so women with cancer could preserve their fertility if a cancer/medical diagnosis or treatment threatened their fertility future. Now, there are multiple reasons women opt to freeze their eggs. The most common candidates are women who […]
As common as breast cancer is, many women aren’t well-informed about how treating it may affect their lives. Nearly 12 percent of women will develop invasive breast cancer at some point in her lifetime. And while cancer treatments have come a long way in helping women beat their symptoms and reclaim their quality of life, […]
The idea that, “I got pregnant once, so I can get pregnant again,” is a common misconception. Secondary infertility, the inability to get pregnant when you’ve had a successful pregnancy in the past. The statistics show us that not only can it be difficult to conceive after you’ve already had a pregnancy or given birth […]
