female veterans

In 2018, over 5 million American women aged 18 and up had an alcohol use disorder. Among women Veterans who received VA care, 24% had engaged in binge drinking. VA has many options to help them.

Many women have mental health issues during or after pregnancy. These rates may be even higher in women Veterans. Anxiety during and after pregnancy are common. These conditions are treatable.

Veterans seeking fertility should schedule an evaluation with a VA provider to determine what services they may need. Read here about several different fertility treatments and services VA offers.

Every VA medical center has a female Women Veterans Program Manager ready to help women Veterans access medical services, including comprehensive primary care, gynecology, maternity and mental health.

A VA study found that some Women Veterans had developed unhealthy eating habits such as binging, eating quickly, stress eating and extreme dieting. Often, those habits carried over into civilian life.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Twenty-two Women Veterans from the Corpus […]

Because it is estimated that approximately 12 percent of women will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point during their lifetime, mammograms and early detection are critical.

Texas has the highest population of women Veterans in the […]

This month, VA would like to raise awareness of breast […]

On Wednesday, September 27th, the Health Information Resource Center (HIRC) […]

First Lady Michelle Obama recently honored female Veterans at a […]