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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’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

                                      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

                                      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

                                      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?

                                      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

                                      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

                                      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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                                    • Questioning Your Long-Term Use of Bisphosphonates for Osteoporosis?

                                      Posted by Valley Communications
                                      |Date: March 01, 2012
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                                      Questioning Your Long-Term Use of Bisphosphonates for Osteoporosis?

                                      Questioning Your Long-Term Use of Bisphosphonates for Osteoporosis?

                                        If you have been taking a bisphosphonate medication, have you been concerned about recent studies ...

                                        If you have been taking a bisphosphonate medication, have you been concerned about recent studies stating possible complications with long-term use? Bisphosphonates (a class of drugs that preve ...

                                      March 01, 2012
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                                    • The Pap Smear – Important for Cervical Cancer Detection

                                      Posted by Valley Communications
                                      |Date: January 23, 2012
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                                      The Pap Smear – Important for Cervical Cancer Detection

                                      The Pap Smear – Important for Cervical Cancer Detection

                                      January is National Cervical Cancer Detection Month. The Pap smear (also called a Pap test), is an import ...

                                      January is National Cervical Cancer Detection Month. The Pap smear (also called a Pap test), is an important exam in the detection of cervical cancer – it checks for changes in the cells of your cervi ...

                                      January 23, 2012
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