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Our Biggest Pregnancy Challenge

Pregnancy is a time when common sense all too often flies out the window, chased by a culture that is out of balance concerning birth. Nowhere is a woman’s connection or loss of connection to her inner...

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How Do I Resume Lovemaking After Cervical Cancer Treatment?

Dear Dr. Northrup, I am 54 and went through menopause while being treated for cervical cancer. (My blood tests indicate that I am now post-menopausal.) After treatment, I was given a dilator to keep my...

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The Medicine of Empowerment

One of the central outmoded ideas governing our health care system is the notion that the processes of a woman’s body are designed to cause suffering and pain, and that women require a great deal of...

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Don’t Wait for Female Viagra

Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom by Dr. Christiane Northrup Women’s Anatomy of Arousal by Sheri Winston Women have as much or more erotic erectile tissue in their bodies than do men. Although many...

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The New Mammography Guidelines

The task force concluded that the risks associated with mammograms for women in their forties outweigh the benefits. A mammogram is an X-ray study of the breasts used to diagnose breast cancer in its...

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Flourishing—Even with Herpes

  Build your immunity and update your fears. The herpes virus and its behavior, both in individuals and in our society, is a direct reflection of our unexamined beliefs and fears. Once you have the...

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Women’s Wisdom versus Patriarchal Programming

The patriarchal society and programming that I describe in Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom has a lot to do with how you think about your body and care for yourself. When I say patriarchal society and...

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Do You Need Bioidentical Hormones?

Many women approach menopause with the desire to take only “natural” hormones to help alleviate their symptoms.  This causes quite a bit of confusion and miscommunication between doctors and their...

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The Best Breast Cancer Screening Tests

With thermography as your regular screening tool, it’s likely that you would have the opportunity to make adjustments to your diet, beliefs, and lifestyle to transform your cells before they became...

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Heal Your 4th Chakra for Life-Long Health

It’s that time of year again when we are inundated with pink ribbons, races for “The Cure,” and campaigns to get screened for breast cancer. We hear the tragic stories of breast cancer striking young...

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12 Easy Ways to Improve Your Heart Health

Heart disease is the leading killer of women over the age of 50, and heart attacks are twice as deadly for women as they are for men. Statistics (which need not apply to you) show that 1 in 2 women...

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Strategies to Heal Common Breast Symptoms

Many women experience breast pain. In fact, breast pain (also known as mastalgia or mastodynia) is the number 1 reason women visit clinics specializing in breast care. The burning question that most...

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