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    10 tips for women coping with chronic fatigue syndrome

    Mayo Clinic Press Editors
    Living with chronic fatigue syndrome can feel like an endless guessing game. You don’t know what caused it. There’s no decisive test to diagnose it. And there aren’t any known medications to help with the fatigue. Dealing with the pain, fatigue and uncertainty can leave you feeling frustrated and helpless.
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    Combatting negative thoughts when you have fibromyalgia

    The following is an excerpt from the Mayo Clinic Press book Mayo Clinic Guide to Fibromyalgia by Andy Abril, M.D. and Barbara K. Bruce, Ph.D., L.P. Your muscles ache. Your joints hurt. Your neck feels stiff. Your thinking often seems muddled.
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    Why do my breasts hurt? Should I be worried about cancer?

    Kacey J. Kemper
    Since starting medical school, I regularly receive texts from loved ones asking medical questions. They don’t deem these quite serious enough to necessitate an appointment with their doctors — but they do find them concerning enough to prompt a text to their friendly neighborhood medical student. I love receiving these…
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    What to do if mood medications are affecting your sex life

    You have been friends with Bea since college, but Bea’s been slower to respond lately when you try to schedule time together. Sitting down with her at a cafe, you immediately notice new violet circles under her eyes and that her cheekbones are more pronounced. Her usually bright sports top…
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    Five things you need to know about sarcoma

    Candace Nelson
    Sarcoma — cancer of the body’s connective tissue — is uncommon, making up less than 1% of all cancer diagnoses in the United States. That’s good because it means few people are affected by this quick-spreading cancer. But that also means many people don’t know about it — and often…
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    Hope for a satisfying sex life: Overcoming shame, stigma and bothersome symptoms

    Candace Nelson
    For many people, sexuality is complicated. In the past, it was common to grow up in homes or cultures where the word sex was only whispered. Sex education might have been limited to a stern warning not to get pregnant — or to get anyone pregnant. Early sexual experiences might…
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    Is it possible to get pregnant if I have sex during my period?

    Kate White, M.D., OB-GYN
    In this recurring guest column, Kate White, M.D., of Boston Medical Center, answers your questions on all things gynecology. As the author of the Mayo Clinic Press book Your Sexual Health, she’s ready to dole out wisdom on sex, periods, menopause and more. Submit a question …
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    Working toward gender equity in women’s health care

    Summer V. Allen, M.D.
    It’s been more than 50 years since women in the U.S. have been publicly advocating for equal rights, opportunities and freedoms. Despite the progress of the women’s rights movement, one analysis found that almost 90% of men and women around the world are biased against women in some way.
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    Is it cheating?: Challenging assumptions about infidelity

    Let’s talk about affairs. Dig into Stacey Swann’s messy family novel and get a professional perspective from sex therapist Dr. Jennifer Vencill. Our guests push back on some of the common ideas about what infidelity is, what it means to stay after infidelity, and what type of person becomes “the…
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    Weathering the storm of chronic racism and oppression

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    Facing oppression like racism day in and day out can take a toll. Dr. Arline Geronimus realized this toll could have direct effects on health. She calls this “weathering” and defines it for us as “the way that oppression and marginalization physiologically erodes your body systems, your organs, and eventually…
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    How safe are abortions?

    Kate White, M.D., OB-GYN
    In this recurring guest column, Kate White, M.D., of Boston Medical Center, answers your questions on all things gynecology. As the author of the Mayo Clinic Press book Your Sexual Health, she’s ready to dole out wisdom on sex, periods, menopause and more. Submit a question here. Q:…
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    Uprooting racism in health care

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    Racism has been firmly embedded in medicine for centuries — so uprooting it is no small task. In this episode, author and journalist Linda Villarosa and Dr. Amaal Starling join Dr. Millstine for a conversation on the ways racism prevents Black and brown people from getting the care they need…

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