Every October, the color pink appears in many places as a reminder of breast cancer awareness and support for a cure. These efforts are important to highlight during October, but for women, they need to extend throughout the rest of the year as well. Awareness of breast cancer risk and symptoms should be public knowledge,
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Holistic women’s healthcare has a lot of moving parts — including everyday activities like eating, sleeping and brushing your teeth, as well as sporadic preventative care like mammograms and hysteroscopy. Here are five easy-to-achieve goals to set for the new year when it comes to your health and wellness. Schedule your annual exam. Don’t let
Every October, the staff at PGOMG comes together to raise awareness for breast cancer by educating our patients about prevention, early detection, and risk factors. Am I at risk for breast cancer? Risk factors for illness are not set in stone. Many women who may meet certain breast cancer risk factors will never develop the
Every October, Americans come together to support awareness for breast cancer, including early detection. Early detection is incredibly important – it allows doctors the opportunity to spot precancerous and cancerous tissue in its early stages and assess whether treatment or surgery is needed right away. Early detection and effective breast cancer awareness save lives, and
An annual well woman exam with PGOMG should be an essential part of a woman’s overall health regimen each year. Annual exams are often the only opportunity your gynecologist has to check your gynecological, sexual and reproductive health. Many patients put off scheduling an annual well woman exam, reasoning that the visit may be awkward
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In addition to being the month for fundraising efforts for this important cause, October is a great time to spread awareness about breast cancer, specifically early detection. PGOMG works hard to educate our patients on the importance of performing self breast exams for early detection of any changes. We’ve
At PGOMG, we believe that it’s important for women to be educated and fully in control of their health. In order to assist in these matters, we have comprised a blog post series which will aim to address some of the top questions women have about their healthcare today – below is part one of
For many women, regardless of their age, the only time they receive a breast exam is once a year during their well-woman visit to the gynecologist. Frankly, this is not enough. Although your doctor will be able to assess any current or potential issues you may have during your visit, it’s important for women to
