Everyone get ready to celebrate because this Saturday, May 28th is Menstrual Hygiene day! Really? That doesn’t sound very exciting actually. Why would we want to have a party for menstrual hygiene? Think about it. Here in America, we have access to an amazing quantity and variety of inexpensive menstrual hygiene items such as tampons, pads, and
The birth of a new baby brings on a variety of emotions from joy to anxiety. However, some women experience post-partum depression after childbirth. While many new moms experience “the baby blues,” a short-term condition that includes sadness, irritability, mood swings, and trouble sleeping, some women have a more severe, long-lasting sadness known as post-partum depression. This
STD Facts: Focus on Syphilis Syphilis in Wyoming is on the rise according to the Wyoming Department of Health news letter. Here is some helpful information regarding this dangerous STD. What is Syphilis? Syphilis is a communicable disease spread through sexual contact. The bacteria responsible for the infection is called treponema pallidum and is
“The toughest job you’ll ever love,” was coined by the Peace Corps back in the 1970s and used in the organization’s advertising. Since then, other occupations, from teaching to politics, have used the phrase. Parenting, too, is considered the hardest job one will ever love. Sources of Help Many new moms have big fears about becoming a parent. Where once
Life is filled with stressors, from jobs (or lack of) and relationship issues to missing project deadlines, missing your period, and finding you have a positive pregnancy test. Even if being pregnant is exciting for you, feeling stressed during pregnancy is common, according to the March of Dimes. Some stress in our lives is okay;
Although our patients usually have a pretty good idea about the outcome of their True Care pregnancy test (since they already took 10 at home), occasionally a woman will be shocked by the news our True Care nurses provide. Sometimes a woman is certain she is pregnant, but the test comes out negative. To understand what might
This is national Volunteer Appreciation Week, and True Care thanks the many compassionate volunteers and staff members who serve the nearly 400 patients we see annually. Professional, Caring People Not only do we have registered nurses on staff, but some of our volunteers are retired or active nursing professionals. Each one understands the choices available to
Recently in the news, a woman heard a baby crying in a Washington dumpster, just before she was about to start the trash compacter. After digging through “about 20 trash bags,” she found a newborn baby. The baby is now in stable condition at a local hospital. It is really hard to comprehend that a woman would
March is Poison Prevention Awareness Month. One of the most common forms of accidental poisoning comes in the form of household cleaners, and that usually happens to young children. However, situations such as mis-labeled medication and not reading dosage instructions also occur, and those can, and do, happen to adults. How Bad Is It? According
Can you think of an amazing woman in your life? Someone you look up to? A woman who helped you become the person you are today, a mom, grandma, aunt, sister, teacher? What is it about that person that is so inspirational for you and different from the great men in your life? For most of
