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Pregnancy takes you on a roller-coaster ride thanks to fluctuating hormones. From the moment you find out you’re pregnant until after you give birth, there are many things happening in your body hormonally. There are four main hormones that are most affected by pregnancy: HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin), progesterone, estrogen, and HPL (human placental lactogen)….
Women do all sorts of things to keep themselves looking and feeling beautiful. This can include cosmetic repair of their more private areas, too. When you give birth or get older, there is a possibility that your inner vaginal lips may protrude – making it uncomfortable to have sex and even to wear undergarments. They…
When you age, some activities, like sex, become less pleasurable. It happens when the vagina loses its elasticity. For some, regular Kegel exercises help, but for the others, this activity is not enough. Fortunately, there is a surgical procedure that can help with this concern – vaginoplasty. Vaginoplasty Vaginoplasty is a procedure in which the…
Every pregnancy brings with it some risk, especially if you are over 35 or you have a pre-existing medical condition or develop one while you are pregnant. In cases such as this, you will want to ensure you enlist the help of a doctor who specializes in high-risk pregnancies. Here’s why it’s critical to ensure…
If you are having trouble getting pregnant, don’t worry. A lot of women have infertility problems and after successful treatment, they are able to get pregnant. Infertility is defined as a state of not conceiving despite trying for a year. Fortunately, advances in reproductive medicine today can successfully help couples get pregnant. In order for…
What is Endometriosis? One common condition that affects women’s health is endometriosis. One in ten women in the United States suffer from endometriosis, a gynecological condition characterized by excess tissue growth outside the uterus. Women with endometriosis develop tissue that mimics uterine tissue outside the uterus and on the reproductive organs inside the abdomen or…
Endometriosis is a condition whereby endometrial tissue, which lines your uterus, starts to grow somewhere else in your body. This can happen virtually anywhere in the body, but it usually affects the pelvic organs. This condition often causes pain and irritation, especially during menstrual periods. A woman may experience mild symptoms and still be developing…
Every woman goes to the gynecologist for one or two reasons: (1) to get their annual Pap smear test to check for cervical cancer, and (2) to get medical care for a future, current, or past pregnancy. Sometimes a visit to the gynecologist is followed by a recommendation for surgery or further gynecological procedures. If…
A high-risk pregnancy is one that threatens the life or health of either the mother or the unborn baby. It requires more specialized care than a non-high-risk pregnancy. There are many factors that can denote a pregnancy as high-risk, such as the mother’s age, diabetes, being overweight or obese, or carrying twins or multiple fetuses….
For a female who has already started her menstrual cycle, she will at some point begin to see a gynecologist, or OB/GYN (obstetrician/gynecologist). This is the type of doctor who specializes in women’s reproductive organs, cycles, and related health issues, and this physician will treat a woman from her teen years through menopause and beyond….
