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Most women experience vaginal problems at some point in their life. Three common vaginal issues women deal with are vaginal yeast infection, trichomoniasis, and bacterial vaginosis.
In 2001, after her return to the US, she co-wrote her memoir in a book called Ice Bound: A Doctor's Incredible Battle for Survival at the South Pole which was later made into a made-for-tv movie that starred Susan Sarandon. Although Dr. FitzGerald has occasionally practiced medicine during the last ten years, the Los Angeles Times reports that her main focus has been on giving motivational speeches.
Dr. Fitzgerald is survived by her husband, of three years, Thomas Fitzgerald, as well as her parents Phil and Lorine Cahill. Also surviving her are her brothers Scott and Eric, and her three children Julia, Ben, and Alex.
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