Family Health Medical Answers

Every year about a million men around the world have vasectomies so their wives won't have to worry about contraception. Also every year about 10,000 men who have had vasectomies...

A surgical abortion is an extremely common procedure and is in fact considered to be the most commonly performed surgical procedure in the United States of America. The routine nature...

PCOS or Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is a condition in which the level of the estrogen does not fluctuate as it should and thus causes an irregular menstrual cycle. This hormonal disturbance...

A sebaceous prominence is a commonly used reference to a condition that is also called Fordyce spots. This condition is named after the American dermatologist John Addison Fordyce. These ‘spots’...

Infertility is defined by the inability to get pregnant even after having unprotected sex for six months to one year. The word ‘infertility’ sometimes has a stigma attached to it...

Having sex with your partner while on your period is something that comes up quite often as a topic that people know surprisingly little about. There are many misconceptions and...

The chances of having an ectopic pregnancy are generally considered to be around 1 in 5. The chances of a repeat ectopic pregnancy are considered to be around 10% only...

The testicles (testes, balls) are the oval-shaped organs that hang behind the penis. They are sex organs, in other words, responsible for producing hormones that help the secondary sexual characters...

Menopause is the time when females stop having their periods and are no longer considered fertile. The age at which menopause sets in for women is variable and while some...

Vaginal itching is uncomfortable and embarrassing for some people because of the social aspect associated with it. The itching itself can be a result of many different causes such as...