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Managing Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) in the Field

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Por qué el trauma sexual militar es tan devastador

English Diana Brown fue asignada a Alemania cuando empezó a trabajar en el ejército. Era nueva y, de acuerdo a la tradición de su unidad, sus colegas militares le invitaron unas bebidas. A pesar de...

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Why Military Sexual Trauma Is So Devastating

Español For her first assignment in the Army, Diana Brown was stationed in Germany. As the newbie, it was tradition that her fellow service members take her out for drinks. While the 19-year-old...

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El proceso para recuperar la intimidad después de traumas sexuales militares

Español Durante décadas, Joanna Sweatt se mantuvo en silencio acerca del acoso y agresiones sexuales que experimentó después de enlistarse en la infantería de marina de EE.UU., compartiendo su...

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The Path Back to Intimacy

Español For decades, Joanna Sweatt kept quiet about the sexual assaults and sexual harassment she experienced after enlisting in the U.S. Marine Corps, sharing her story only with her closest family...

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Too Dangerous to Disclose?

For more than eight years, Sheila Mulligan, M.D., has served as an OB-GYN in the U.S. Navy, and she recently began leading her hospital’s gender-affirming care program. The simple existence of her...

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Monitorear tus síntomas podría acelerar el diagnóstico de trastornos uterinos

English Brit Geisler, M.D., MPH, FACOG, hizo la revisión médica de este documento Para algunos trastornos uterinos, tales como endometriosis o el síndrome de ovario poliquístico (SOP), obtener un...

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Tracking Your Symptoms Might Lead to a Faster Diagnosis of Uterine Conditions

Español Medically reviewed by Brit Geisler, M.D., MPH, FACOGFor some uterine conditions, like endometriosis or polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), it can take years to get a diagnosis. Many symptoms of...

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Eliana tiene endometriosis

Mary Jane Minkin, M.D., hizo la revisión médica de este documento. Transcript Imagen Diálogo Consultorio - una mujer militar latina (de 18 a 35 años) está en el consultorio con una ginecóloga...

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Eliana Has Endometriosis

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Understanding the Different Types of Lung Cancer

The statistics may surprise you: Lung cancer kills more women in the U.S. than any other cancer.About 120,000 women are diagnosed with lung cancer each year and about 60,000 women die from the...

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Lung Cancer Treatment: Next Steps After Diagnosis

What happens after you or a loved one receives a lung cancer diagnosis?Receiving a lung cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming and traumatic for patients and their families. So, the first step is to...

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White Paper: Women’s Health Is a Readiness Issue

In 2020, HealthyWomen launched the Ready, Healthy & Able program to address the health disparities that exist for active-duty servicewomen and service members assigned female at birth (AFAB). This...

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Military Women May Face Additional Hurdles in Lung Condition Diagnoses

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Tratamiento contra el cáncer pulmonar Siguientes pasos después del diagnóstico

English ¿Qué pasa después de que tú o un ser querido recibe un diagnóstico de cáncer pulmonar?Recibir un diagnóstico de cáncer pulmonar puede ser abrumante y traumático para los pacientes y sus...

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COPD 101

Everyone gets a cough or feels winded from time to time (thanks, stairs). But symptoms that linger and get worse are a sign of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD is a group of diseases...

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Diabetes 101

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FAQs About Lupus

Anyone who’s a fan of the hit TV series “House,” starring Hugh Laurie, knows lupus inevitably came up as a possible diagnosis for the mystery condition of the episode (and they were always wrong,...

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Lupus is A Cruel Disease — But Through Living With it, I’ve Found Balance and...

As told to Nicole Audrey SpectorI was in my late twenties and working a demanding — but wholly fulfilling — job at a large nonprofit in New York City. In addition to dedicating myself to my career, I...

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Anti-Obesity Medications Are All the Buzz

Medically reviewed by Holly Lofton, M.D.Until recently, obesity was thought of as a lifestyle choice, but it’s actually a chronic, complex disease. And many people living with obesity need treatment...

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