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Category: Health Profile - Women

September 2, 2026

Can Women Get Prostate Cancer? Skene’s Glands, Rare Cancers, and Urinary Symptoms

Understand the anatomy behind Skene’s glands, which urinary symptoms need evaluation, and why rare tumors differ from conventional prostate cancer.

Direct answer: Most cisgender women and other people born without a typical prostate gland do not develop conventional prostate cancer. They do have Skene’s glands—small paraurethral glands that are developmentally related to prostate tissue—but benign […]

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August 28, 2026

Women’s Heart Health Blood Tests: Pregnancy History, Menopause, Lipids, ApoB, Lp(a), and Cardiometabolic Risk

How reproductive history and life-stage changes inform right-sized lipid, glucose, kidney, and cardiovascular-risk testing.

Quick answer: Women’s heart-health assessment should combine conventional cardiovascular factors with reproductive and life-stage history. A pregnancy complicated by preeclampsia, gestational hypertension, gestational diabetes, preterm delivery, or another adverse outcome can identify higher long-term risk. […]

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July 15, 2026

Heart Disease Symptoms in Women: Early Warning Signs Often Missed

Recognize subtle warning signs, understand women-specific cardiovascular risks, and learn which lab tests can help assess heart health.

Medical and emergency disclaimer: Call 911 for new, severe, persistent, or worsening chest pressure; difficulty breathing; fainting; cold sweats; sudden weakness; or pain spreading to the arm, back, neck, jaw, or upper abdomen. Do not […]

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July 5, 2026

Osteoporosis: The Silent Bone Disease and Tests That Help Protect Bone Health

Key Lab Tests for Detecting, Managing, and Monitoring Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a condition in which bones become weaker because bone mineral density, bone mass, or bone structure has changed. Weakened bones are more likely to fracture, sometimes after a minor fall, bump, or everyday […]

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August 15, 2025

Perimenopause Symptoms & Blood Tests: Your Next Steps

If you’re in your late 30s, 40s, or early 50s and noticing new symptoms—irregular periods, hot flashes, night sweats, brain fog, mood changes, trouble sleeping—you’re not imagining it. You may be entering perimenopause, the natural transition […]

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October 2, 2024

How can I Reduce My Breast Cancer Risk?

Empower Your Health: Take Steps Today to Lower Your Breast Cancer Risk

Breast cancer risk is a critical concern, as breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide, with an estimated 2.3 million new cases diagnosed in 2020 alone. While certain risk factors, such as […]

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