What You Need to Know About Menopause
... What is menopause? Menopause is a stage in life when a woman stops having her monthly period. It is a normal part of aging and marks the end of a woman''s reproductive years. Menopause typically occur...

Sexual Health: Female Pain During Sex
... Intercourse pain, or dyspareunia, can cause problems in a couple’s sexual relationship. Painful intercourse can have negative emotional effects in addition to the physical pain, so the problem should ...

Dysmenorrhea (Menstrual Cramps)
... What is dysmenorrhea? Dysmenorrhea is the medical term for menstrual cramps. There are two types of dysmenorrhea: "primary" and "secondary." Primary dysmenorrhea is common menstrua...

Hormone Therapy: Frequently Asked Questions
... What is hormone therapy? Hormone therapy (HT) is a treatment program in which a woman who has a uterus takes estrogen and progestin (a synthetic form of progesterone) to relieve menopause symptoms and...

Coping With the Symptoms of Menopause
... Not all women experience menopause in the same way. For some, menopause can bring on an array of uncomfortable symptoms. Others may experience few discomforts and are happy to no longer have periods. ...

Vaginal Discharge
... What is vaginal discharge? Vaginal discharge is a clear or whitish fluid that comes out of the vagina. The uterus, cervix, or vagina can produce the fluid. Is vaginal discharge normal? Yes. Most women...

Vaginal Yeast Infection
... What causes a yeast infection? A yeast infection is caused by several different fungi that normally grow in the body. (Yeast is a kind of fungus). A change in the chemical balance in the vagina allows...

Women: Taking your Heart to Heart
... Mary Bunning has been called "One of the world''s finest political campaigners." She''s been a key asset in the political career of her husband Jim Bunning, the former Philadelphia Phillies ...

Off-Pump Surgery Better Option for High-Risk Women
... Early one Sunday morning, Eleanor Kindree woke up with a nagging ache between her shoulders. The 62-year-old resident of the Bahamas figured she must have pulled a muscle, so she headed for the medici...

Urinary Incontinence in Women
... Urinary incontinence is an inability to hold your urine until you get to a toilet. More than 13 million people in the United States—male and female, young and old—experience incontinence. It is often ...

Your Guide to the Female Reproductive System
... The female reproductive system is designed to carry out several functions. It produces the female egg cells necessary for reproduction, called the ova or oocytes. The system is designed to transport t...

Depo Provera Appears to Increase Risk for Chlamydial and Gonococcal Infections
... The injectable contraceptive depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) appears to increase a woman’s risk of acquiring the sexually transmitted infections chlamydia and gonorrhea by approximately...

Depression: What Every Woman Should Know
... Life is full of emotional ups and downs. But when the "down" times are long lasting or interfere with your ability to function, you may be suffering from a common, serious illness—depression. Clinic...

Incontinence Can Be Controlled
... by Carolyn J. Strange No one wants to talk about it. Patients don't bring it up. Physicians don't ask. Meanwhile, millions suffer in silence as urinary incontinence erodes their quality of lif...

Preguntas Frecuentes acerca de los Problemas Médicos de las Mujeres Estadounidenses de Origen Hispano
... Hay cerca de 14 millones de mujeres de origen hispano en los Estados Unidos. Entre ellas hay mujeres de culturas, antecedentes y experiencias diversas - mexicano-americanas, centroamericanas y sudamer...