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Welcome to the Team! Valley Welcomes New Primary and Specialty Care Providers

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|Date: May 09, 2022
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Welcome to the Team! Valley Welcomes New Primary and Specialty Care Providers

Click each provider's name to learn more about them! Specialty Care: Craig Brooker, MDNeuroscience Instit ...

Click each provider's name to learn more about them! Specialty Care: Craig Brooker, MDNeuroscience Institute Megan Hill, AUDEar, Nose & Throat Kate Ziwisky, PA-CInfectious Disease Heather Bruns, C ...

May 09, 2022
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Valley Midwives: Providing Lifetime Women’s Wellness Care

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|Date: September 01, 2021
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Valley Midwives: Providing Lifetime Women’s Wellness Care

Content derived from the "How Valley Midwives Provide Lifetime Women's Wellness Care" DocTalk by Certifie ...

Content derived from the "How Valley Midwives Provide Lifetime Women's Wellness Care" DocTalk by Certified Nurse Midwife, Laurie Rodenberg. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv38Ucj8xhI 0:22 | What is a ...

September 01, 2021
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Real Talk About Painful Periods and What You Can Do to Relieve Them: DocTalk with OB-GYN Eric Schmit, DO

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|Date: April 06, 2021
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Real Talk About Painful Periods and What You Can Do to Relieve Them: DocTalk with OB-GYN Eric Schmit, DO

Historically, talking out loud with others about the menstrual cycle has been an uncomfortable topic. Oft ...

Historically, talking out loud with others about the menstrual cycle has been an uncomfortable topic. Often even when talking to their healthcare provider, some may delay or avoid having a talk about ...

April 06, 2021
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Women’s History Month: Sandi Gerling Shares Her Journey to Midwifery

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|Date: March 19, 2021
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Women’s History Month: Sandi Gerling Shares Her Journey to Midwifery

Women have historically experienced many challenges during the birthing process and developing an individ ...

Women have historically experienced many challenges during the birthing process and developing an individualized birth plan is important to many women as they consider starting a family. Valley Women’ ...

March 19, 2021
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Prepping Before You’re Expecting

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|Date: December 27, 2019
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Prepping Before You’re Expecting

Thinking about starting a family but have some questions about what to do (besides the obvious!) to get s ...

Thinking about starting a family but have some questions about what to do (besides the obvious!) to get started? A preconception care appointment may be just what the doctor ordered. Midwife Amy Steer ...

December 27, 2019
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Squeeze Us In! Schedule Your Annual Mammogram this October

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|Date: October 03, 2017
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Squeeze Us In! Schedule Your Annual Mammogram this October

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month! Don't forget to schedule your annual mammogram at Valley's Brea ...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month! Don't forget to schedule your annual mammogram at Valley's Breast Center. Were you aware: In the U.S., one in eight women will develop invasive breast cancer ...

October 03, 2017
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Do You Leak When You Sneeze? Kegel Exercises can Help You Stop the Leaks

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|Date: June 16, 2016
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Do You Leak When You Sneeze? Kegel Exercises can Help You Stop the Leaks

By Cynthia Lewis, MD, Urogynecologist, Women’s Surgical Specialists It’s no fun to pee unexpectedly when ...

By Cynthia Lewis, MD, Urogynecologist, Women’s Surgical Specialists It’s no fun to pee unexpectedly when you sneeze. Doing Kegel exercises on your own can be very helpful in strengthening the muscles ...

June 16, 2016
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Do Oral Contraceptives put Women with a Family History of Breast Cancer at Increased Risk?

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|Date: January 17, 2015
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Do Oral Contraceptives put Women with a Family History of Breast Cancer at Increased Risk?

A review of 15 studies from the past 40 years, which included a sample of more than 22,000 women with fam ...

A review of 15 studies from the past 40 years, which included a sample of more than 22,000 women with family histories of breast cancer, found no increase in breast cancer risk when they used oral con ...

January 17, 2015
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Lung Cancer in Women: The Facts Will Take Your Breath Away

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|Date: April 07, 2014
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Lung Cancer in Women: The Facts Will Take Your Breath Away

Guest column, submitted by Allison Moroni, Lung Health Manager at the American Lung Association of the Mo ...

Guest column, submitted by Allison Moroni, Lung Health Manager at the American Lung Association of the Mountain Pacific We recognize the pink ribbon for breast cancer and the red dress for women’s hea ...

April 07, 2014
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Women & Heart Disease: A Primer

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|Date: February 04, 2013
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Women & Heart Disease: A Primer

Despite copious amounts of information circulating in the media telling us that heart disease is the numb ...

Despite copious amounts of information circulating in the media telling us that heart disease is the number one killer of women in the U.S., surveys show that fewer than one in 10 women perceive heart ...

February 04, 2013
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RSV, Flu and COVID: Signs, Symptoms and Protecting Those Most Vulnerable from the Respiratory Illnesses Swirling in the Community

Welcome to the Team! Valley Welcomes New Primary and Specialty Care Providers

Welcome to the Team! Valley Welcomes New Primary and Specialty Care Providers

Valley Midwives: Providing Lifetime Women’s Wellness Care

Valley Midwives: Providing Lifetime Women’s Wellness Care

Real Talk About Painful Periods and What You Can Do to Relieve Them: DocTalk with OB-GYN Eric Schmit, DO

Real Talk About Painful Periods and What You Can Do to Relieve Them: DocTalk with OB-GYN Eric Schmit, DO

Women’s History Month: Sandi Gerling Shares Her Journey to Midwifery

Women’s History Month: Sandi Gerling Shares Her Journey to Midwifery

Prepping Before You’re Expecting

Prepping Before You’re Expecting

Squeeze Us In! Schedule Your Annual Mammogram this October

Squeeze Us In! Schedule Your Annual Mammogram this October

Do You Leak When You Sneeze? Kegel Exercises can Help You Stop the Leaks

Do You Leak When You Sneeze? Kegel Exercises can Help You Stop the Leaks

Do Oral Contraceptives put Women with a Family History of Breast Cancer at Increased Risk?

Do Oral Contraceptives put Women with a Family History of Breast Cancer at Increased Risk?

Lung Cancer in Women: The Facts Will Take Your Breath Away

Lung Cancer in Women: The Facts Will Take Your Breath Away

Women & Heart Disease: A Primer

Women & Heart Disease: A Primer