Gynecological Disorders

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as practiced today is more than 2,000 years old. There have been many innovations over the years,. Today, Chinese herbs come from all around the world, but the...

A fibroid is a cyst that can develop inside a woman's ovaries, uterus and even in her breast. These fibroids can become large and highly painful. The silver lining here is that most, if not close...

Ovarian cysts and uterine fibroids are two problems that commonly affect women. In many cases, they go away on their own, without requiring treatment. However, they can cause pain and other...

Ovarian cysts are naturally formed during ovulation. Most of these cysts are asymptomatic and disappear on their own through menstruation. Cysts that remain attached to the ovary can fill up with...

The painful and sometimes infertility-causing ovarian cysts that can be so troublesome to women during their menstruating years often disappear after menopause. Although the ovaries have...

The causes of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (POS) in women are poorly understood by the medical community, but the symptoms are well known to medical professionals. Some of the symptoms can be...

Ovarian cysts are sacs of fluid that form on the ovaries. Follicle and corpus luteum are two types of functional cysts that can form on the ovaries. These are common during the menstrual cycle and...

Fibroids are among the most common causes of an enlarged uterus. Fibroids are benign tumors that may grow inside, outside or within the uterine walls. This type of tumor may grow in clusters or as...

According to Symptomsofovariancyst.net, the formation of cysts on a woman's ovaries is quite common (Ref. 1, 1st paragraph). Most ovarian cysts cause little harm and go away on their own without...

Physicians use transvaginal ultrasound to diagnose and/or monitor conditions involving the female reproductive organs. A practitioner might, for example, use this test to monitor progress during...

Functional cysts are fluid-filled sacs that can occur on or in a woman's ovary after ovulation. They can swell and cause a great deal of pain, or have no symptoms at all. While there is no...

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) happens because of problems with a woman's monthly reproductive cycle. The condition affects menstruation by causing irregular periods, leads to obesity and...

There are multiple symptoms of polycystic ovary disease. Some women will experience each and every symptom and others may only experience one or two. Polycystic ovary disease has in the past been...

Ovarian cysts are small, fluid-filled growths that form within a woman's reproductive organs. Some types of ovarian cysts are harmless and disappear on their own within a few months. Other types...

The ovaries are part of the female reproductive system, found in the lower abdomen. Connected by fallopian tubes to the uterus, the ovaries are egg-producing glands in the female. Cysts found on...

Polycystic ovary disease, commonly called polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), affects one in 10 women of childbearing age, according to the National Women's Health Information Center. The hormonal...

Obviously as a fetus grows inside a pregnant woman, her uterus enlarges. But there are other conditions that can cause an enlarged uterus, such as fibroid tumors, adenomyosis, ovarian cysts and...

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects a woman's ability to have children and can also affect her heart, blood vessels and hormone levels. Ten percent of women of childbearing age have PCOS,...

Endometriosis is a condition in which uterine lining is found elsewhere in the body, such as the stomach, causing cysts. This painful condition cannot be cured, but is treatable. Consult with an...

I was diagnosed with this roughly a year ago, and was shocked at the lack of information available to women who may be suffering with Endometriosis. I have some tips for you that can help based...

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is also known as Stein-Levanthal syndrome, and is an hormonal disease that brings upon a number of symptoms, such as obesity, acne and no menstrual periods. It...

An ovarian cyst is a small fluid-filled sac in the ovary. About 95 percent of ovarian cysts are non-cancerous, though cancer and other serious medical problems can be indicated by the presence of...

Endometriosis is a condition that affects the inner lining of the uterus. This lining is called the endometrium and us made up of tissues that are normally discharged with the menstrual cycle....

A ruptured cyst on the ovary can cause symptoms that range from mild to severe. It's important to know what the are and what to do if you experience them.

Vulvar neoplasms are any tumor of the vulva. They are relatively uncommon and usually benign, with hamartomas and cysts being the most common forms. Treatment of vulvar neoplasms often require a...

Ovarian cysts are fluid-filled sacs that form on the ovary. Cysts on the ovaries are actually quite normal, but certain cysts, known as corpus luteum cysts, do not dissolve naturally and can grow...

Ovarian cysts are growths that appear on the ovaries. Most of these are fluid-filled, non-cancerous sacs, but some may grow extremely large, cause severe pain or develop into cancer. You should...

Cysts are blister-looking, liquid-filled sacs on or in any part of the body--such as with ovarian cysts. A functional cyst (from a normal body process) usually goes away with menstruation or over...