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May 10 through May 16 is designated National Women’s Health Week and National Women’s Check-Up Day is designated on May 11 to raise awareness of these important tools within your personal health plan.
Today’s teens face an abundance of choices and discoveries as they approach the threshold of adulthood. While most teens may face these years with great enthusiasm and excitement, the majority have resounding fear and doubts within their growing minds as influence bombards them from many directions from the interactions they have in their daily lives with their peers, social media platforms, societal and cultural messages, plus expectations from parents and community.
Proper nutrition, regular healthcare including immunizations and physical activity and exercise are important healthy habits that all contribute to enjoying a high quality, long life. Developing healthy habits in youngsters paves the way for them to become healthy, resilient, and thriving adults.
Being active is an important part of achieving and retaining optimal physical and mental health plus well-being for both men and women. But a closer look at the approach men and women take toward exercise indicates a significant gap in thinking...
We all have those situations – like when your temperamental dishwasher turns the staircase into Niagra Falls just as you’re ready to head out for morning carpool, your mother’s 3 a.m. phone call about a tricky new thermostat she can’t figure out or your boss dropping yet another rush project on your desk as you’re trying to exit the office on time, among others. These situations -- and countless others like them – all cause stress within our daily lives.
March is National Endometriosis Awareness Month and your local Capital Women’s Care team would like to empower you with important information about the link endometriosis may have on your reproductive and overall health. We offer you important facts about endometriosis and its symptoms, treatment options that don’t affect subsequent fertility or conception and how you can achieve optimal preconception health by taking charge of endometriosis and its symptoms before trying to conceive.
March is designated Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer (excluding skin cancers) in both women and men and the second most common cause of cancer-related deaths. The ACS estimates colorectal cancer will claim almost 52,980 lives this year.
March 2 through March 8 is designated National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. Your Capital Women’s Care team wishes to share important information about symptoms and behaviors associated with eating disorders pertaining to older women and how these conditions can jeopardize both physical and mental health during women’s adult years.
Cancer touches everyone’s lives, whether directly affecting your own personal health or the health of a loved one, friend or co-worker. According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), approximately 39.5% of U.S. men and women will be diagnosed with cancer at some point within their lifetime, meaning that 1 out of 3 people will face personal cancer diagnosis during their life.
Heart disease is the most common cause of death for women in the U.S., with nearly 1 in 4 women, or 25%, dying from heart disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
February is American Heart Month and your local Capital Women’s Care team wants to share important information about specific heart problems more common to women as well as those more likely to occur in women and subsequent treatment options.
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The providers of Capital Women's Care seek the highest quality medical and ethical standard in an environment that nurtures the spirit of caring for every woman.
About Capital Women's Care
Our premier group consists of more than 250 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician's assistants and certified nurse midwives. Together, we offer women many choices for both general obstetric and gynecologic care and specialized women's health care services.
