Women's Health Articles

The birth control pill is still the most popular contraceptive around, and many women who decide to try to conceive have to deal with stopping its use. Are you wondering...

Ovulation calendars, cervical mucus, charting to conceive, ovulation tests... These are all familiar ways to detect ovulation. But can you tell whether you are fertile just by examining the actual...

Implanon is a thin, matchstick like device that is implanted under the skin of a woman's upper arm. There, it emits hormones and prevents pregnancy for three years. Is Implanon...

If you are on the pill, or use condoms, you can't get pregnant or can you? According to a new study, many women think that contraceptives are more effective than...

Do you think that you can wait until you are older to try for a baby because if it turns out that you can't get pregnant naturally you can have...

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is a reproductive condition that can have a huge impact on a woman's life. PCOS affects a woman's menstrual cycle, but also her insulin and hormones, as...

Luteinizing Hormone is a hormone that plays an important role in the menstrual cycle, and one that can help women find out when they are fertile. Let's take a closer...

Most women have heard of uterine fibroids, because they are fairly common. But what exactly are they? What are the symptoms women with fibroids experience, are uterine fibroids dangerous, and...

Millions of babies are born prematurely every year, with all the accompanying health risks and often months of intensive medical care. But, according to a team of doctors from Spain...

A retained placenta is a complication following childbirth. As the name suggests, a retained placenta means a placenta that doesn't come out of the uterus after a woman gives birth...