Women Health Center

Common Disorders

• Heart disease and women
• Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
• Cervical cancer
• Breast Ultrasound
• Aging changes in the female reproductive system
• Sterilization and women
• Ovarian hypofunction
• Tubal ligation
• Hypogonadism
• Orgasmic dysfunction
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Women - Health News

• Prenatal Antipsychotic Drugs Linked to Motor Delays: Study
  Movement, posture, reflexes below normal for many exposed infants
  
• Coffee Drinking in Pregnancy Won't Lead to Sleepless Baby: Study
  It also found no increase in wakefulness among breast-fed babies whose mothers consumed caffeine
  
• Few Young Women With Cancer Take Steps to Preserve Fertility
  There are several options for women who may want to get pregnant after cancer treatment
  
• 1 in 5 Pharmacies Hinders Teens' Access to 'Morning-After' Pill: Study
  Whether they deliberately mislead callers or simply don't know the law is unclear
  
• 'Freezing' Secondary Breast Cancer Tumors Shows Promise
  Preliminary study suggests procedure may buy time for those with advanced disease
  
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Related Tools and Calculators

• Ideal Body Weight
  For years, people looked up their weight on tables drawn from insurance company statistics. While those are still around, this is a newer, more accurate way to calculate what is truly a healthy weight range for you.
  
• Are You Getting Enough Protein?
  Even though protein is the raw material for every cell in your body, you don't actually need that much. Which doesn't guarantee that you're getting enough.
  
• Just How Sleep-Deprived Are You?!?
  The amount of sleep you need may have little to do with the amount you actually get. Is your body coping fine, or showing signs of running down?
  
• Smoking Cessation Quiz
  How dependent to nicotine are you? Find out now!
  

Related Videos

• Baby Steps: Fertility Findings
  Infertility. It's a problem affecting one in every six couples. What doctors are using right now to increase your chances of having a baby.
  
• Tumor Detecting App: Medicine's Next Big Thing?
  Believe it or not, there's an app that can help figure out if a tumor's cancerous in almost no time at all!
  
• Powerful Combo Reducing Lymphedema
  It's an unslightly side effect of breast cancer many survivors have to live with. Now, a new way to deliver cancer treatment is reducing the risk of lymphedema.
  
• Fighting Breast Cancer on Your Lunch Break
  A new, non-invasive way to fight breast cancer can help women be cancer free quickly. The simple procedure could have patients in and out of the hospital in about an hour.
  
• Risky Wrap: The Dangers of Swaddling
  Larry the Cable Guy's newborn was diagnosed with it. Now, doctors are warning new parents about a condition they could be causing in their own babies...with a blanket.
  
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Related Animations

• Liposuction
  Liposuction or lipoplasty is performed to sculpt the body and remove unwanted localized deposits of fat from specific areas. Watch this informative video animation to see how the process is performed.
  
• Breast Reduction
  This video shows indicators for Beast Reduction or reduction mammoplasty. Breast Reduction surgery is done to reduce the weight, mass and size of the breasts.
  
• Facelift
  Aging of the face is inevitable. As we age, the facial muscles become slacker and the skin on the face becomes less elastic and loose, creating folds and lines. Watch how a facelift is performed with this video animation.
  
• Menopause
  This video animation shows menopause as the natural cessation of the menstruation cycle, its symptoms and how it can affect your body.
  
• Erectile Dysfunction
  Erectile dysfunction (ED) is the inability of a man to achieve or maintain an erection sufficient for his or his partner's sexual needs. Watch this video animation as it shows how blood flow and other factors affect this disorder.
  
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