Women's Health Articles

Death rates from cervical cancer have been declining because of successful screening for the disease in recent decades. How often should women get a Pap test?

Are you addicted to lip balm? Have you started looking for a 12-step program for lip balm addicts near you? Are you tempted to commit shoplifting when you pass the Burt's Bees display in the drugstore?

A clinical study has shown that the anti-depressants, known as selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs), have shown to increase the risk of congenital abnormalities in babies whose mothers use this medication during pregnancy.

Agorapobia is, in short, a fear of public places. While this is an actual diagnosis that falls in the category of panic disorders, new moms may encounter a sudden phobia of going out.

Are you feeling down after having a baby? Here's how to tell the difference between the Baby Blues and postpartum depression, as well as how to get help.

A regular pregnancy begins in a woman’s fallopian tube. If a fertilized egg gets stuck in the tube, it may try to grow there, so the tube will swell and may break open. This type of pregnancy is called a tubal or ectopic pregnancy.

A pap smear also called Pap test, cervical smear, smear test, or Papanikolaou Test is a test aimed to detect precancerous or cancerous cells in the cervix (from Latin for neck) of the uterus.

One of the most alarming things for any person to hear is that they have a tumor. Yet about 20% of women have tumors during their fertile years and 50% will have them by the time they are 50 years old. Welcome to the world of uterine fibroids.

Your close friend told you that she had endometrial cancer. First, you are probably surprised, then you are angry and wondering why that happened to her.

Approximately 44% of the American population deals with the side effects of GERD at least once per month, 17% experience a weekly problem, and 7% deal with the situation daily.