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Jeanette L. Pinnace

As a contributing editor to Real Health magazine, she educates and informs readers about medical issues and conditions that affect the community at large. She is a retired podiatrist who has been writing about health for more than 20 years, and is a voracious consumer of information of all kinds from printed materials and online. Personal growth is her primary mission in life and she recently became a voice actor and appeared in a production playing several male characters, which was challenging and added tremendously to her voice acting abilities.

Articles

A Permanent Solution

Among all available options, hysterectomy is the only permanent solution to uterine fibroids.

A Fibroid Treatment Option That Won’t Compromise Your Fertility

Many women opt for a myomectomy to have uterine fibroids removed without jeopardizing their reproductive ability.

A Hysterectomy Is Not Always the Best Option for Women With Fibroids

Ron-Ella McLendon underwent a hysterectomy after doctors insisted the operation would solve her fibroid problems. It didn’t.

Hysterectomy Basics

Learn more about this treatment option for uterine fibroids.

When Fibroids Refuse to Go Away

Erica Taylor underwent two different types of myomectomy surgeries in an attempt to rid herself of recurring uterine fibroids.

A Noninvasive Fibroid Treatment

Although focused ultrasound surgery is not right for all women with uterine fibroids, the treatment offers many benefits.

Suspect You Might Have Uterine Fibroids?

Several imaging tests can determine whether a woman has fibroids.

Facts vs. Myths About Uterine Fibroids

Misconceptions about uterine fibroids are commonplace. Here’s what women need to know to take control of their health.

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COVID-19 101

Uterine Fibroids 101

Can Black Women Be Convinced That PrEP Isn’t Just for Gay Men?

A Less Painful Way for Diabetes Patients to Monitor Their Blood Sugar

Tress-Essential Elements

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Cancer and Quality of Life: A Special Report

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Uterine Fibroid Treatment Depends on a Woman’s Symptoms

Not all women with fibroids require treatment. But when individuals experience certain symptoms, various therapies can help.

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Gender, Age and Medical History Linked to Overactive Bladder

Postmenopausal women who gave birth multiple times and live with obesity are hardest hit by overactive bladder symptoms.

Hesitancy About This Vaccine Is Contributing to Throat Cancer

Rates of oropharyngeal cancer, largely preventable by the HPV vaccine, are rising, especially in the Midwest and Southeast.

Abortion Pill Restrictions Are Unnecessary for Women’s Safety

The lifting of restrictions for the medical abortion pill did not jeopardize patient safety.

Treating High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy Is Smart and Safe

Drug therapy for pregnancy hypertension helps prevent health complications for both women and their children.

Special Diets for IBS May Be Unnecessary

Certain types of carbs and gluten may not be the villains after all for people with irritable bowel syndrome.

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Some Doctors Now Recommend Stool-Based Tests Over Colonoscopies

When physicians include stool-based testing as an option to patients who don’t want colonoscopies, colorectal cancer screening rates go up.

Tech Use for Diabetes Management Shows a Significant Racial Gap

Fewer Black patients than white patients with type 1 diabetes use high-tech tools to self-administer insulin and monitor their glucose.