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Although more people feel comfortable talking about their mental health struggles these days, stigma associated with mental illness remains high. The fear of being labeled as "crazy" or being ostracized can cause people to avoid seeking treatment, fail to take medications, isolate, have lower self-esteem and even worsen their psychiatric symptoms.
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I've been a member of the Inforum team since 2017 and was an executive member of Inforum for many years before that, and one of the things I'm most proud of about our organization is our industry groups focused on healthcare, manufacturing, and technology.
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Over the past decade, social media has become flooded with posts and images pertaining to weight loss, diet culture and calorie-counting. These messages have had a negative impact on the mental health of so many, especially teens and young adults who are still figuring out their identities.
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In September, our newly created Next Gen Advisory Council convened for the first time and one of their top priorities was to discuss how we could make it easier for younger women—and men—to join and become active in Inforum. It was a fair point—one the council made a priority to address over its first few months.
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Just like every other body part, women experience changes in their most intimate body areas because of changing hormones. The symptoms do not occur because of anything you did or did not do. Events in a woman’s life, such as vaginal childbirth, menopause, taking the birth control pill, having a hysterectomy, radiation treatment or chemotherapy, can affect the health and function of vaginal and surrounding tissue. These events can cause symptoms such as vaginal dryness, discomfort, painful intercourse, and/or urinary or rectal incontinence. The good news is that women no longer have to suffer in silence!
