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Benefits of birth control for teens
Podcast: Why patients are asking for hormone management – beyond pregnancy prevention
Understanding gynecologic care for teens
Podcast: A pediatric and adolescent gynecologist answers questions about periods and beyond
Map a smooth route through menopause
Podcast: OB/GYN helps patients navigate weight gain, hormone therapy, sexual health in midlife
What every woman should know about uterine fibroids
Podcast: Fibroids are more than heavy, painful periods and worth checking out
Homing in on your breast health
Podcast: Family medicine provider promotes regular screenings and family history
Support the physical needs of your ‘mental load’
Podcast: Understanding the brain, how it functions and ways to keep it healthy
Are TikTok health hacks hurting you?
Podcast: Doctor dissects viral nutrition claims about amino acids, raw milk, GLP-1s
Managing weight as a chronic medical condition
Podcast: Weight management specialist on factors, medications, lifestyle changes
Mom with cystic fibrosis beats odds with every birthday
Podcast: Once a deadly childhood disease, CF now possible to manage medically
Your surgical options after a breast cancer diagnosis
Podcast: Surgeon talks through mastectomy, lumpectomy, preventive surgery and breast awareness
Recent Stories
Why women need to drink more water, especially when pregnant
Drinking water is important to multiple systems in your body
⋅ 4 min read
Edith Sanford Breast Cancer Symposium features top experts
Health care providers and medical students can learn and network
⋅ 2 min read
UTIs: Not something to ignore
What are UTIs? Urinary tract infections or UTIs happen when bacteria travel up into the bladder. Women are at a higher risk than men for getting UTIs because our anatomy is different. In women it’s a shorter distance from the outside into the bladder. How women get them? The most common bacteria is E. coli. […]
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Dr. Mary Jo Olson delivers 1,000th baby in Vermillion
VERMILLION, S.D. — With her soft voice, gentle demeanor and strong credibility, it’s no wonder soon-to-be parents keep coming back to Mary Jo Olson, M.D., to deliver their babies. Dr. Olson delivered Sidney Ann, her 1,000th baby at Sanford Health on March 30. A graduate from the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, Olson […]
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Running miles to ease anxiety
Mental health benefits of exercise start with just getting started
⋅ 13 min read
Is there a link between menopause and genetics?
How and when a woman begins menopause depends on family history and lifestyle
⋅ 5 min read
Infrequent or absent periods may be potentially serious PCOS
Signs and symptoms of polycystic ovarian syndrome and its mimics
⋅ 3 min read
Genetic counselors use history to spot breast cancer risk
Family history, DNA testing help find clues to your health future
⋅ 7 min read
Cesarean sections: How providers are decreasing them
While a cesarean section is a valuable tool for delivery in certain circumstances, the rate of C-sections in the U.S. is significantly higher than the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization and American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists prefer. WHO considers the ideal rate for C-sections to be 10 to 15 percent. […]
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Labor nurses bring calm to storm of new motherhood
Viral photo reminds mom of all the help she got while giving birth
⋅ 7 min read
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Choosing the right period product for you
⋅ 10 min read
Sanford Health helps navigate fertility options
⋅ 8 min read
Nursing in public: Tips to make it easier
⋅ 3 min read
Are you storing your breast milk safely?
⋅ 5 min read
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