Dr. Janie Furer Geraci MD

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• Suffering from Constant Nausea? Here's What It Could Be

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• How Your Father’s Genes Can Affect Your Ovarian Cancer Risk

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• Is Syphilis an STD?

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• Soy Helps to Manage the Symptoms Associated with Menopause

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• 23andMe Now FDA-Approved to Test BRCA Genetic Mutations Without a Doctor

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