When Jamie Collins, a 54-year-old transgender woman from Shreveport, Louisiana, was using drugs and engaging in sexual activity with multiple partners, she knew she was taking risks with her health. So, she wasn’t surprised when she received a diagnosis that she was HIV positive. She had moved to Dallas, Texas, in 2011 and received the
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As told to Nicole Audrey Spector When I first got my period at the age of 13, I was excited. It was finally here: the beginning of womanhood. Menstruation and all that came with it wasn’t something that was ever discussed in my home, and until that moment, I’d never even talked about it with
If you’re one of the 6.5 million women in the United States living with endometriosis, you know how disruptive the chronic condition can be. Getting a diagnosis can take years — ranging from four to 11 years, on average. Finding the right treatment can be frustrating. Diagnosing and treating endometriosis isn’t just a pain (literally
Uterine fibroids are so common that more than three out of four women will develop them at some point during their lifetimes. Fibroids don’t always cause symptoms, but in one-quarter to one-half of cases, they do. Fibroids can cause heavy and long-lasting periods, pain in the pelvic floor and pain during sex, frequent urination, constipation,