Women's Health Medical Answers

Combined contraceptive pills are hormonal pills for preventing unwanted pregnancy. These pills contain two sex hormones to prevent ovulation. The combined oral contraceptive pill can be taken by almost all women of all...

Bleeding Immediately Following Your Abortion If you undergo a surgical abortion, the bleeding that follows the procedure tends to be lighter than the bleeding you would experience during a menstrual...

The ovaries are the only female body part that literally "retires" when you cross into middle age. Ovarian function gradually starts declining as you enter the perimenopause, and eventually stops...

The menopause begins when your ovaries cease to work. After age 40, they tend to produce decreased amounts of hormones and fewer eggs. You are in the perimenopausal period when...

The menopause is no fun. As you go through the perimenopause, your hormonal balance will change and you can experience a wide variety of unpleasant symptoms. Mood swings, hot flashes...

Pimples occur when sebum, an oily substance, clogs up your sebaceous glands. They can occur almost everywhere on your body, and the area immediately surrounding your areolae — the darker-colored...

Cervical cancer is a leading cause of deaths in women, but with early diagnosis and treatment, lives can be saved. The LEEP procedure plays an important role in diagnosing and...

Because menstrual patterns vary greatly from woman to woman and there is no strict definition of a "perfect menstruation", it can be hard to determine whether your menstrual flow is...

There is a rising trend in breast cancer worldwide. The alarming fact is that since 2008, the incidence breast cancer has increased by more than 20 percent, while mortality has...

The perimenopause is the stage leading up to menopause — which is reached after a woman hasn't had a memnstrual period for a full 12 months. As your ovaries gradually...