Women's Health Articles

Paying for IVF out of pocket is expensive — shockingly so. Do you qualify to have your IVF on the National Health Service in England?

Before you cheer for beer, whine for wine, or bicker for liquor, you may want to read this. Researchers have found that women who drink as little as one alcoholic beverage a day have an increased breast cancer risk. Actually, there is no safe limit.

Choosing a fertility clinic for self-funding IVF is notoriously stressful, not to mention a tad confusing! SteadyHealth reviews five East England fertility clinics to help you decide which can best meet your personal needs.

Researchers conducting the Iowa Women's Health Study report in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that women who take certain supplements not only don't live longer, they, in fact, may die sooner.

Analyzing data from 6,000 women in the US, Iran, Turkey, and Poland, researchers found that women who smoke experience menopause between the ages of 43 and 50, while women who do not smoke typically experience menopause early.

Women who have had breast cancer may have a lower or higher risk of recurrence if they take antioxidant supplements, depending on the supplement they take.

Hemorrhoids occur in up to 50% of the adult population. They are the most misunderstood Anorectal problem for patients and physicians alike and most often wrongly treated. Patients also often wrongly blame them for virtually any Anorectal symptom.

Polycystic ovary syndrome is a condition that affects a woman's hormone levels in a way they produce excessive amounts of male hormones. This hormone imbalance can cause period irregularities and can cause problems when a woman is trying to get pregnant.

Water retention is a common complaint throughout pregnancy. A woman's body produces approximately 50 per cent more blood and fluids to cushion and provide nourishment to the growing baby.

Although many treatments are available for genital warts caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), there is still no method successful enough to treat these conditions completely. Most current treatment options work by destroying the affected tissue.