“Chemotherapy or pelvic radiation can cause rapid loss of eggs and some women may have an earlier menopause,” says Westphal. She recommends speaking with a fertility specialist prior to cancer treatment in order to discuss your fertility preservation options. (Some of these options include IVM, ovarian transposition, and ovarian tissue cryopreservation.) Signs of Infertility in…
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We’re holding on a little tighter to the things that matter most to us these days—and for me, that means hand-me-down sweaters and hoodies “borrowed” from friends. I’ve taken comfort in the large, worn-in hoodies that I’ve owned for years—the ones that are a little frayed on the edges but carry a ton of memories.…
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Though social distancing has us farther apart than ever, people have banded together to categorically hate on jeans, and I’m here to say 1) I’m feeling very attacked right now, and 2) you’re all wrong. You’ve seen the memes and the best lougewear roundups, but the hate is happening IRL too. Coworkers have audibly gasped…
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I’ve always had problems finding jeans that fit right. Even from a young age—when I was stick-thin and in ballet class four times a week—my butt always made it difficult for me to fit comfortably into pants, especially because I grew up in the age of low-rise jeans. And as my body filled out more…
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The first time I stepped foot into my local rock climbing gym with my husband, my immediate thought was, Screw this. I watched my six-foot-tall husband easily reach and grab moves that seemed downright impossible for me. With his arm span, he had a full two feet of reach that I (at 5’1″) would never…
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Even so, glaring equality gaps persist: At the 2014 and 2018 Winter Games, men had three separate ski jump events, while women only had one. “It’s like, ‘Here, we’ll give you a little piece,’ and then, ‘Go away, leave us alone,’” Lindsey Van, a now-retired American ski jumper who helped lead the discrimination lawsuit, told…
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