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Hope Ricciotti, MD

Editor at Large, Harvard Women's Health Watch

Dr. Hope A. Ricciotti is Editor at Large of Harvard Women’s Health Watch. She is an associate professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology at Harvard Medical School, and leads the department of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Posts by Hope Ricciotti, MD

What triggers weather-related joint pain? featured image

Pain

What triggers weather-related joint pain?

What do food freshness labels really mean? featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

What do food freshness labels really mean?

Could I have lactose intolerance? featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Could I have lactose intolerance?

What symptoms should I report to my gynecologist? featured image

Women's Health

What symptoms should I report to my gynecologist?

Should I use vaginal probiotics? featured image

Women's Health

Should I use vaginal probiotics?

How can I stop grinding my teeth when I'm asleep? featured image

Diseases & Conditions

How can I stop grinding my teeth when I'm asleep?

When is a sleep study needed? featured image

Diseases & Conditions

When is a sleep study needed?

Why does my eyelid twitch? featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Why does my eyelid twitch?

Can stress trigger hiccups? featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Can stress trigger hiccups?

Why do I burn even if I'm slathered in sunscreen? featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Why do I burn even if I'm slathered in sunscreen?

Why do I itch more at night? featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Why do I itch more at night?

How can I heal my dry hands? featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

How can I heal my dry hands?

Could stress be making my acid reflux worse? featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Could stress be making my acid reflux worse?

Can the COVID-19 vaccine affect menstruation? featured image

Women's Health

Can the COVID-19 vaccine affect menstruation?

Why do I need to urinate right when I get home? featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Why do I need to urinate right when I get home?

Is there help for my dry eyes? featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Is there help for my dry eyes?

How can I reduce lasting menopausal symptoms? featured image

Women's Health

How can I reduce lasting menopausal symptoms?

Can I skip colonoscopies after age 75? featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Can I skip colonoscopies after age 75?

Can my phone and other devices interfere with my pacemaker? featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Can my phone and other devices interfere with my pacemaker?

Are bioidentical hormones superior to hormone medications? featured image

Women's Health

Are bioidentical hormones superior to hormone medications?

Is there such a thing as a silent stroke? featured image

Heart Health

Is there such a thing as a silent stroke?

Should we use rapid COVID tests before gatherings? featured image

Diseases & Conditions

Should we use rapid COVID tests before gatherings?

Could high calcium intake damage my heart? featured image

Healthy aging and longevity

Could high calcium intake damage my heart?

What are postbiotics? featured image

Diet and nutrition

What are postbiotics?

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