Female Health

• Yeast infection, UTI or something else? How to spot the difference

  There are different types of infections that could be irritating your vagina. Here's when it's important to see your family doctor.

  Lifestyle

  May 24, 2020
  
• Women say B.C.’s health care system doesn’t meet their needs, overlooks concerns: report

  More than half of respondents felt a physician had overlooked or diminished their symptoms — in most cases treating the issue as psychological rather than physical.

  Health

  Oct 10, 2019
  
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• Women more susceptible than men to mysterious type of heart attack

  Cardiologists have learned of a relatively unknown type of heart attack, known as Minoca.

  Health

  May 30, 2018
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• New website aims to change conversation surrounding women’s health issues

  Kristina Kasparian has been suffering from endometriosis for 20 years and she's hoping her new website will help raise awareness about the disease and other issues surrounding female health.

  Health

  Mar 23, 2018
• Overnight shift work and heavy lifting impact women’s fertility, study says

  These working conditions were found to impact the quality of women's eggs, the Harvard study found.

  Health

  Feb 8, 2017
• Study suggests increase in C-section births is preventing female evolution

  A new study out of Vienna is suggesting the increase in women opting for cesarean section births is getting in the way of females evolving to have wider pelvises, which would accommodate the growing brains and heads of babies.

  Health

  Dec 8, 2016
• ‘Smart’ menstrual cup sends messages from your vagina

  A very personal high-tech wellness tracker is at your cervix.

  Consumer

  Oct 8, 2015