Gynecological Disorders

An ultrasound is performed to take images inside the body. Ultrasound helps a physician diagnose certain medical conditions and pregnancy. Different ultrasounds require different preparation...

The choice to be an egg donor is a very personal one. The decision for donating your eggs is one to be made with your doctor and your partner (if you have one). There are many different...

Uterine fibroids are quite common, and usually go away on their own. Even when this does not occur, these fibroids are usually benign. However, when they result in continued pain and show signs...

Cervix or cervical dysplasia is the medical term for abnormal cervical cells. Cervix dysplasia may be caused by a virus such as the human papillomavirus, or HPV, and by the chemicals of cigarette...

Having a colposcopy is not the best thing to happen, but this article will help prepare you and get through it successfully. In this article is a lot of self talk and preparation. Don't panic;...

Menopause refers to the time when a woman stops having menstrual periods and is no longer fertile. The two to eight years prior to menopause is called the perimenopausal period. Perimenopausal...

Endometrial ablation is a surgical procedure in which your gynecologist cauterizes or burns away a layer of your endometrium. This is done when you are experiencing abnormal uterine bleeding that...

According to the National Cancer Institute, in 2009, there were 11,270 new cases of cervical cancer reported in the United States, and a total of 4,070 women lost their battle with the disease....

Endometrial ablation is a simple procedure used to help women who suffer from excessive bleeding during their menstrual periods. This surgical procedure can lead to lighter bleeding and reduced...

LEEP stands for loop electrosurgical excision procedure. This procedure is used to treat abnormal cervical cell growth and to test those abnormal cells. It is done after a pap smear confirms...

Surgery to reduce vaginal size, otherwise known as vaginal tightening surgery, vaginal rejuvenation, or vaginoplasty surgery, is generally performed after childbirth because the tissue is...

Endometrial ablation is a procedure that cauterizes the uterine lining in women who are experiencing heavy menstrual bleeding. Many women opt to have this procedure rather than take the more...

Fibroids are tumors that form in the muscular walls of the uterus. These can be very tiny or grow to the size of a grapefruit or larger. You may have one fibroid or many. The majority of fibroids...

Fibroids are non-cancerous tumors that grow in a woman's uterus, causing heavy menstrual bleeding and pelvic pain. According to the National Women's Health Information Center, 20 to 80 percent of...

Endometrial ablation destroys the lining of the uterus, called the endometrium. Your doctor may give you medication a few weeks before the procedure that will make the lining of your uterus...

LEEP is the most popular treatment for cervical dysplasia because it does not destroy cervical tissue. It is a simple procedure with few risks or side effects and is the least expensive procedure...

Uterine fibroids are growths in the uterus that usually occur during a woman's childbearing years. They are not cancerous and in most cases do absolutely no harm to your body. Statistically, 75...

A transvaginal sonogram is a procedure that allows a view of the pelvic organs via ultrasound. The transvaginal ultrasound goes through the vagina to see the female reproductive organs. The test...

Uterine fibroids occur most often during the childbearing years. These noncancerous growths grow on the uterus. They are also called leiomyomas, fibromyomas and myomas. They are not known to...

Endometrial ablation is an alternative to hysterectomy for women who no longer want children but have problems with heavy bleeding or periods that last longer than normal. Ablation involves...

Endometrial ablation procedures are performed to destroy the uterine lining to reduce heavy or prolonged menstrual bleeding. The procedure can be performed with several different methods, but...

The inner tissue lining of the uterus is called the endometrium. An endometrial biopsy is the removal of a small sample of the endometrial lining for laboratory examination for diagnostic...

Most women are familiar with hysterectomy as a surgical procedure that removes the uterus or womb. The most common reason why it is performed is to take out the uterine fibroids, decreasing...

Uterine fibroids are growths that develop in the walls of the uterus, or womb. Approximately 75 percent of women develop fibroids at some point during their childbearing years. While fibroids can...

LEEP means loop electrosurgical excision procedure. The procedure requires the use of a thin, looped wire charged with low-voltage electric current to remove abnormal tissue from the cervix. The...

Fibroids are, unfortunately, a common problem among women. Approximately 30% of women over the age of 35 will suffer from this condition. Some women can live with the condition because they don't...

Many women who suffer from intrauterine fibroids are forced to consider a hysterectomy to stop the extremely heavy menstrual bleeding, severe cramping and other discomforts associated with this...