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Why Every Woman Needs Both a PCP and an OB-GYN

Why Every Woman Needs Both a PCP and an OB-GYN

May 16, 2024 | Primary Care, Women's Health

Regular check-ins with an OB-GYN are essential for women’s health. But we also know women have other medical concerns that need to be addressed. You are more than the sum of your lady parts. Even with regular well-woman exams, annual primary care visits are important...
How Women Can Listen to their Bodies and Hormones for Best Health

How Women Can Listen to their Bodies and Hormones for Best Health

May 11, 2023 | Women's Health

Hormones and the roles they play in women’s health are having a moment on social media, but the claims, quips and memes may do more harm than good. “Just because it’s on the internet doesn’t make it true,” says Karroll Payne, MD, an obstetrician and gynecologist with...

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