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Montclair, New Jersey
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Health journalist, with strong emphasis on women's fitness and health through the lifespan. Contributor to More, Fitness, Martha Stewart, Health, Ladies Home Journal, Family Circle, Real Simple, among other national pubs, as well to numerous health-focused web sites. NJ certified Emergency Medical Technician and mediocre triathlete. Former travel editor at Brides and senior editor at Child magazine. Coauthor with Vicki Iovine of The Girlfriends' Guide to Baby Products.

Peg Rosen’s Journalist Portfolio

The Endangered Uterus

The Endangered Uterus

ASME-nominated investigative story exploring the continued high rate of hysterectomy for noncancerous conditi…

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The Scary New Migraine Mistake

The Scary New Migraine Mistake

Investigative health story exploring rampant overprescription of addictive opiates to women struggling with m…

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PMDD and Relationships: Help For You and Your Partner

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By Peg Rosen Verified
| HealthCentral Verified
Feelings of rage that come out of nowhere. Being elated one day and crying in bed the next (or that night). Feeling so tired and overwhelmed you wonder if things will ever be better. PMDD can be frightening. Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (or PMDD) is a hormone-based condition that affects from 3% to 9% of individuals who menstruate.¹ As with premenstrual syndrome (PMS), PMDD symptoms erupt approximately two weeks before a period begins.
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‘Pulling Trig’ and the Dangers of Binge Drinking

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By Peg Rosen Verified
| HealthCentral Verified
Key Takeaways “Pulling trig” is forcing yourself to vomit after drinking to keep drinking or reduce effects. Vomiting may ease nausea, but it won’t make you less drunk or prevent a hangover. Alcohol is absorbed into your bloodstream within minutes, so vomiting often can’t undo intoxication. Forced vomiting while intoxicated can cause choking, aspiration pneumonia, esophagus tears, and tooth damage.
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Blunted Before They Can Bloom: SSRIs and Sexual Side Effects in Adolescents

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By Peg Rosen Verified
| MedShadow Foundation Blog Verified
Fact Checked FACT CHECKED P. began taking Zoloft — an antidepressant known generically as sertraline — for school-related anxiety right at the cusp of puberty. “I’d started masturbating around that time and had a few muted orgasms,” she says. “But over the next couple of years, my access to sexual sensation faded away. No one ever mentioned that my pills might have that effect. And I wasn’t asking those kinds of questions.
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