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Lead Stories: January 9, 2009

Dr. Mirkin: IUDs and Uterine Cancer Risk

Posted May 10, 2008 at 02:00 PM by Martha Jones

Section: Her Health, Her News

They’re supposed to prevent pregnancy, and they do, but intrauterine devices (IUDs) also reduce uterine cancer risk by more than 40 percent (Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, May 6, 2008). An IUD is a small,…

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Heavy Bleeding? The Top 10 Causes

Posted September 25, 2007 at 03:00 PM by Katie Drummond

Section: Her Health, Her News

Many women, at some point in their lives, experience menstrual bleeding that seems out of the ordinary. Usually, the level of bleeding isn’t enough to be diagnosed as abnormal (called menorrhagia), but be wary if your period persists longer than a…

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