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Massaging your breast tissue can help reduce breastfeeding pain, treat lymphedema and find cancer early
Head to bed in a bra to reduce breast pain, nipple irritation and stretch marks
Your period may occasionally line up with someone else’s, but science suggests coincidence is responsible — not a mysterious biological connection
PMOS can make conception challenging, but healthy habits, medication and fertility treatment can help
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Eating and exercising according to your cycle may reduce PMS and period symptoms
While it’s probably not your most fertile time, it is possible to get pregnant if you have unprotected sex during your period
Things like stress, heated styling and other health conditions may cause you to lose more hair than normal
Vaginal dryness, cervicitis, infections or other cervical issues could be the culprit
Fertility drops as you age, but you can still get pregnant in perimenopause
An anti-inflammatory diet, regular exercise and heat therapy can all help — but severe pain may require medical treatment
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