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                                                    <title><![CDATA[Harvard Health Posts by Huma Farid, MD Feed]]></title>
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                                <subtitle>Harvard Health Blog: You'll find posts from Harvard Medical School physicians and our editors on a variety of health news and issues.</subtitle>
                                                    <updated>2021-08-30T10:30:00-04:00</updated>
                        <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[A different nonhormonal birth control option]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/a-different-nonhormonal-birth-control-option-202108302582" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/a-different-nonhormonal-birth-control-option-202108302582</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Huma Farid, MD]]></name>
                </author>
                                        <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Last year the FDA approved a hormone-free birth control option called Phexxi. It's a contraceptive gel that changes the pH of the vagina to help immobilize sperm, rather than a spermicide. How effective is it, what are the possible side effects, and which other available birth control options could you consider?]]>
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                        <category term="Women&#039;s Health" />
                        <category term="Women&#039;s Health" />
                        <category term="Sexual Health" />
                        <category term="Men&#039;s Health" />
                        <updated>2021-08-30T10:30:00-04:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Period equity: What it is and why it matters]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/period-equity-what-is-it-why-does-it-matter-202106012473" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/period-equity-what-is-it-why-does-it-matter-202106012473</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Huma Farid, MD]]></name>
                </author>
                                        <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Menstruation is a basic fact of human existence, yet millions of people in the US struggle to afford &ndash;&ndash; or can't afford &ndash;&ndash; products like tampons and pads, a problem known as period poverty. Menstrual hygiene products are necessities, not luxuries, and period equity addresses this.]]>
            </summary>
            
                        <category term="Women&#039;s Health" />
                        <category term="Healthy aging and longevity" />
                        <category term="Health policy" />
                        <updated>2021-06-01T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Birth control and high blood pressure: Which methods are safe for you?]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/birth-control-and-high-blood-pressure-which-methods-are-safe-for-you-2020111321327" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/birth-control-and-high-blood-pressure-which-methods-are-safe-for-you-2020111321327</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Huma Farid, MD]]></name>
                </author>
                                        <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Doctors typically recommend that women who have high blood pressure avoid using birth control that contains estrogen to avoid raising risks for a stroke or heart attack. According to a clinical update, this recommendation may be changing for some women with high blood pressure.]]>
            </summary>
            
                        <category term="Women&#039;s Health" />
                        <category term="Pregnancy" />
                        <updated>2020-11-13T11:30:57-05:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Intimacy, sex, and COVID-19]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/intimacy-sex-and-covid-19-2020041519550" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/intimacy-sex-and-covid-19-2020041519550</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Huma Farid, MD]]></name>
                </author>
                                        <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Since most of us have been at home for several weeks, it&#8217;s natural to be thinking about intimacy with our partners. But is it safe to have sex during this time? What factors might make it unsafe?]]>
            </summary>
            
                        <category term="Immune and infectious diseases" />
                        <updated>2020-04-15T18:30:29-04:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Pregnant and worried about COVID-19?]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/pregnant-and-worried-about-covid-19-2020031619212" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/pregnant-and-worried-about-covid-19-2020031619212</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Huma Farid, MD]]></name>
                </author>
                                        <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[If you are pregnant, naturally you have concerns about COVID-19 and its potential effects on you and your fetus or newborn. Although there is limited data on the new coronavirus and pregnancy, some questions can be answered.]]>
            </summary>
            
                        <category term="Women&#039;s Health" />
                        <updated>2020-03-16T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Pregnant and worried about the new coronavirus?]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/pregnant-and-worried-about-the-new-coronavirus-202003162473" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/pregnant-and-worried-about-the-new-coronavirus-202003162473</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Huma Farid, MD]]></name>
                </author>
                                        <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[If you are pregnant, naturally you have concerns about COVID-19 and its potential effects on you and your fetus or newborn. Although there is limited data on the new coronavirus and pregnancy, some questions can be answered.]]>
            </summary>
            
                        <category term="Diseases &amp; Conditions" />
                        <category term="Immune and infectious diseases" />
                        <category term="Pregnancy" />
                        <category term="COVID-19" />
                        <updated>2020-11-06T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[What can you do to reduce the risk of birth defects?]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/what-can-you-do-to-reduce-the-risk-of-birth-defects-2020012218703" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/what-can-you-do-to-reduce-the-risk-of-birth-defects-2020012218703</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Huma Farid, MD]]></name>
                </author>
                                        <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Women who are hoping to become pregnant want to do everything they can to ensure that their babies will be as healthy as possible, which means following recommendations to minimize the possibility of birth defects.]]>
            </summary>
            
                        <category term="Pregnancy" />
                        <category term="Women&#039;s Health" />
                        <updated>2020-01-22T15:30:30-05:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Can monitoring blood pressure at home cut maternal mortality?]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/can-monitoring-blood-pressure-at-home-cut-maternal-mortality-2019120318455" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/can-monitoring-blood-pressure-at-home-cut-maternal-mortality-2019120318455</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Huma Farid, MD]]></name>
                </author>
                                        <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Preeclampsia is a dangerous condition marked by hypertension that affects some women during late pregnancy or early weeks after birth. Rising rates of high blood pressure and maternal age increase risk for it. A recent study finds monitoring blood pressure at home may help.]]>
            </summary>
            
                        <category term="Pregnancy" />
                        <category term="Women&#039;s Health" />
                        <updated>2019-12-03T15:30:02-05:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Hyperemesis: (Way) beyond morning sickness]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/hyperemesis-way-beyond-morning-sickness-2019070917269" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/hyperemesis-way-beyond-morning-sickness-2019070917269</id>
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                    <name><![CDATA[Huma Farid, MD]]></name>
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                        <updated>2019-07-11T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Vulvar health: Navigating the nether regions]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/vulvar-health-navigating-the-nether-regions-2019040116322" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/vulvar-health-navigating-the-nether-regions-2019040116322</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Huma Farid, MD]]></name>
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                        <category term="Women&#039;s Health" />
                        <category term="Sexual Health" />
                        <updated>2019-04-01T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[When a pelvic exam is traumatic]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/when-a-pelvic-exam-is-traumatic-2019012915863" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/when-a-pelvic-exam-is-traumatic-2019012915863</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Huma Farid, MD]]></name>
                </author>
                                        <summary type="html">
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            </summary>
            
                        <category term="Women&#039;s Health" />
                        <updated>2019-01-29T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[More water, fewer UTIs?]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/more-water-fewer-utis-2018101515035" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/more-water-fewer-utis-2018101515035</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Huma Farid, MD]]></name>
                </author>
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                        <category term="Women&#039;s Health" />
                        <category term="Healthy aging and longevity" />
                        <category term="Sexual Health" />
                        <updated>2018-10-15T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
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