Women's Health Articles

Often when a couple makes the decision not to have any more children, either one or the other will undergo a permanent surgical sterilization procedure. For a man it would...

Toxic shock syndrome, even though it is a very rare condition, can affect anyone, regardless of the sex or age. However, the best way of preventing this condition is through...

D&C is the common abbreviation for a dilation and curettage, a procedure that is sometimes carried out when a women has suffered a missed miscarriage or had a miscarriage after...

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease is a bacterial infection of the pelvic region. It can affect all the reproductive organs, sometimes leaving scarring, chronic pain, and infertility in its wake. PID is...

Are you contemplating using the Mirena coil as your chosen form of birth control? Of course, you would like to have more information about the placement procedure and whether it...

The Mirena coil is a t-shaped intrauterine device made of plastic. It also includes a reservoir that emits small doses of hormones, combining the benefits of the traditional coil with...

Now that there is such a large variety of birth control options available to women, it can be hard to decide which contraceptive is right for you. Women who are...

Around seven percent of all women has an abnormally shaped uterus. A normal uterus is pear-shaped, and women who have abnormalities have differently shaped uteri. Such abnormalities include uterus didelphys...

Ablation surgery is an umbrella term that can refer to various methods of endometrial ablation. If you are suffering from heavy, painful and prolonged periods and other temporary treatments did...

Are you suffering from painful, excessive periods that make your life difficult for a good portion of the month? If so, you are joining one in five other women. You...