Women's Health Articles

The menopause may finally liberate you from monthly menstrual periods, but its other symptoms are less pleasant. What can you do about vaginal dryness?

You have some kind of gynecologic problem and the doctor suggested an endometrial biopsy. What now?

When a person gains weight suddenly, the skin expands to accommodate the increase in body weight and the change in shape. It is true that the skin is elastic and can be stretched to a certain limit.

The progesterone test is a common doctor’s choice as a diagnostic method. Progesterone level test measures the amount of the hormone progesterone in a blood sample.

Implantation bleeding is a vaginal discharge that usually contains a small amount of pinkish or brownish blood. Only about a third of all pregnant women experience this implantation bleeding.

Cervical cancer develops in the lining of the cervix, the lower part of the uterus that enters the vagina and is a part of the birth canal. This condition usually develops over time. It is the second most common cancer in women worldwide.

A developing cancer is a different experience for everyone. Some women diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer find it similar to living with a chronic illness.

Many suffer from vulvovaginal candidiasis or vaginal thrush. Recurrent infection is also common.

Doctors often suggest birth control pills as means of regulating menstrual cycle and alleviating an acne problem. Should woman try this? Could it be just a myth? To explain this, we should learn first what birth control pills are, and how they work.

As there are so many abortion debates around us, different way to prevent pregnancy, and problems with teen pregnancy, sometimes we can forget there are many women trying to conceive without success.