In an interview with The Cut non gynecologist, Gwyneth Paltrow extolled the virtues of “vagina” steaming for wellness or something called “swellness.” Sigh. It’s this abuse of the term wellness that bothers just as much as the idea of “vagina” steaming. That wellness is about trying unproven yet expensive mystical therapies that must be healthy …
Category Archives: breast health
Hey Gwyneth Paltrow, a GYN says stop scaring women about bras and breast cancer
Gwyneth Paltrow’s GOOP is the latest site to stoke false fears about bras and breast cancer (scaremongering being a nice touch for breast cancer awareness month – wraps up the whole October fright fest thing with a pink bow). The post is written by Dr. Habib Sadeghi, a doctor of osteopathic medicine and apparently the person who …
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Your bra is not killing you
The myth that bras cause breast cancer is apparently coming ‘round the barn again. The latest scare-you-out-of-your-brassiere “article” claims there are “five research studies” that show a strong correlation between bra wearing and breast cancer. Well, that certainly sounds all scientific. Why the bra hullaballoo? A couple of anthropologists wrote a whole book about their incorrect …
Fibrocystic breast disease and caffeine: medical folklore or fact?
There is one down side of weight loss – my breast have gone from DD to C. And yes, they were magnificent, but a DD would look out-of-place on my now size 8 frame (at least that’s what I tell myself). I find my smaller, less “dense” breasts a little easier to examine. Doing my monthly …
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Dr. Jen Gunter 