A woman who desires two children will spend three decades of her life trying to prevent an unintended pregnancy. Contraception allows parents to choose the number and spacing of children. Each year, family planning programs prevent an estimated 187 million unintended...

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September is Gynecologic Cancer Awareness month. Five main types of cancer affect a woman’s reproductive organs: cervical, ovarian, uterine, vaginal and vulvar. As a group, they are referred to as gynecologic cancers. Each gynecologic cancer is unique, with different...

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How do we balance public safety and personal choices? In a well functioning democratic society, everybody has a responsibility to accept a social contract in order to protect its citizens from preventable disease. The recent movement not to vaccinate children...

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Dear Patient, I am just as frustrated as you are about your drug formulary plan. I evaluate your needs and prescribe the most effective medication for your condition. I make every effort to check your plan to see what is on your formulary but this is often not...

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1. You are unique in all the world. There is only one you. 2. Be a leader, not a follower. 3. Be Kind. Always. 4. Love yourself first. 5. Be yourself. Love what you love. Do what you want to do. Don’t tolerate any judgment. 6. Everyone has flaws. No one is perfect....

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