Top Health Mistakes Women Make

You consider yourself a smart woman. You see your gynecologist every year, and perform your breast self-exam monthly. You try to watch what you eat and find time for exercise whenever possible. You almost always practice safe sex -- well there was that one time you forgot.

Top Ten Monthly Fertility Mistakes Women Make

1. Women go on the Pill to regulate their cycles without first
determining why they are irregular.
2. They disregard heavy periods.
3. They worry too much about the colour and texture of their periods.
4. They worry about their physiological vaginal discharge
5. They have productive baby-making sex at the wrong times of their monthly cycles.
6. They think that every women has a twenty-eight-day cycle and every
women ovulates on day fourteen.
7. They are not sure how to track their menstrual cycle.
8. They try to maximise their fertility by " storing up " sperm by scheduling sex only on their fertile days in an effort to get pregnant.
9. They try to time sex by charting their temperature ( BBT charts)
10.They don't use OPKs

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5 mistakes women make at the doctor’s office

1. Women don’t question doctors.
2. Women tend to over-research.
3. Women tend to over-research.
4. Women interpret their own symptoms.
5.Women don’t trust their intuition.

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Top Health Mistakes Women Make

Did you know that wearing nylon panties, tight-fitting jeans, pantyhose without a cotton panel, or other garments that restrict airflow and hold in heat and moisture are contributing factors in yeast infections?
Many women are under the false impression that if they see their gynecologist for a Pap smear every few years and perform monthly breast self-exam they have nothing else to worry about.
Having unprotected sex, even once, can lead to sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) including HIV/AIDS, and other vaginal infections.
Are you getting an adequate amount of calcium in your daily diet? Chances are that you are not.
Did you know that smoking is the most preventable cause of death in this country? Sadly, more than 140,000 women die from smoking-related causes each year.
Do you exercise regularly? According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), just 30 minutes of exercise daily can significantly reduce your risk of disease.
Overeating, eating too much fast food or other restaurant meals is something many of us are guilty of.
Finally, don't forget to take time to give yourself a break.

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