A 50-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of vaginal bleeding and anemia. She had a history of fibroids and 1 month of progressive thrombocytopenia. A diagnosis was made.

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Menstruation, inadequate diet, pregnancy, lactation, and some medical conditions can cause an iron deficiency in women.

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Wendy Wisner is a journalist and international board certified lactation consultant (IBCLC). She has written about all things pregnancy, maternal/child health, parenting, and general health and ...

A racing mind, debilitating joint pain, waking up drenched—all of these are symptoms of perimenopause, the transitional phase leading up to menopause when sex hormones fluctuate and decline, causing a ...

Women’s sleep apnea symptoms differ from men’s and can often be confused with hormonal shifts. Researchers are working to close the detection gap. In midlife, women are told to expect disruption.

First Grace Presley would occassionally forget why she walked into a room. Then she lost her thoughts mid sentence. Simple tasks like unloading the dishwasher seemed impossible to start. The ...

New research from the American Heart Association shows more women ages 18-54 are more likely to die after a first attack than men. Dr. Arash Karnama, an interventional cardiologist with OSU Medicine, ...

Lori Sepich smoked for years and sometimes skipped taking her blood pressure medicine. But she never thought she’d have a heart attack. The possibility “just wasn’t registering with me,” said the ...