Every October, we like to share specific information about breast cancer to raise awareness and help empower your health decisions. Follow along this month to stay in the know! Click here to learn about KBFPC’s Pink Flag campaign in October. Fact: Most people who develop breast cancer don’t have any breast cancer in their family. …
Meeting Your Healthcare Goals Menopause, officially defined as 12 months without a menstrual cycle or period bleeding–without any other obvious cause (like certain kinds of contraception), may happen at different ages for everyone with a uterus. Sometimes it can be caused by illness or surgery, including some cancer treatments or oophorectomy (removal of the ovaries),…
FROM KBFPC’S April 2023 COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER Friends, Did you know that KBFPC is celebrating a major anniversary this year? For 40 years, our agency has been supporting reproductive health care and education on the Kenai Peninsula; breaking down the barriers that prevent you or your neighbors from not just surviving but thriving. For you, that…
Up all night with hot flashes? Curious about Hormone Replacement Therapy? Feelings of doom taking over? These questions (and more!) are so common, whether you’re in the throes of menopause or just want to prepare for what may be coming… It’s hard to know what’s a Menopause Myth and what to really expect. But KBFPC…