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Hysterectomy
Hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus and is the second most frequently performed surgery in premenopausal women. (Cesarean sections are first.) About 600,000 hysterectomies are performed each year in the US, which is the highest rate among any nations with published data on this procedure. By age 60, about a third of American women have had this procedure. The highest hysterectomy rates are in women between ages 40 and 44. Women in the southern and midwestern areas of t...
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Expert & Community Posts
It's Still All About the G Spot
By Amy Hendel , Health Expert...described a "surprisingly sensitive spot inside the vagina near the urethra." He made this very... Read more »
FAQ: Menopause and Sexual Issues
By PJ Hamel , Health Expert...that testosterone cream, applied topically to the vagina, would bring back your feelings of... Read more »
Answering Incontinence Community Questions - After a TVT Operation; Mesh Erosion
By Jennifer Sobol, D.O. , Health Expert...original post on TVT operation. TVT is short for Transvaginal tape and is a brand name for a... Read more »
They're Baaaaack -- Yeast Infections Linked To Hormone Replacement Therapy
By Toni Hurst , Health Expert...antibiotics can wipe out the good bacteria in your vagina, so I started eating yogurt and... Read more »
It Hurts, Burns, Can't Think About Sex....Help!!
By Amy Hendel , Health Expert...sex pain in the vulvar area. The opening of your vagina, or the vulva can become afflicted... Read more »
Health Guide
Penis Size
...and super sizes, and some women (myself included) are the proud owners of dildos (a sex toy used for vaginal or anal penetration), in sizes ranging from diminutive to gargantuan. The truth is... Read more »The Big O: Did She or Didn't She?
...Pleasure (Citadel Press, 1998), there are three stages, beginning with arousal. At this stage, the vagina lubricates itself and blood rushes to the pelvic area, the female version of the... Read more »Cervical Cancer Symptoms
...during that year. The cervix is the lower portion of the uterus that connects the uterus to the vagina. Cervical cancer begins in the outermost lining of the cervix and is a slow growing... Read more »Yeast Infections
...Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, GA, seventy-five percent of all women experience at least one vaginal candida or "yeast" infection during their lifetime. The signs of a yeast infection... Read more »Genital Herpes: The Basics
...condoms, Valtrex ®, a drug used to treat herpes, can help lower the chances of passing the virus during vaginal sex. What are the symptoms of genital herpes? The symptoms of genital herpes vary... Read more »
Medications
This medication contains female estrogen hormones and is usually given to women who no longer... Read more »
...is a vaccine used to prevent cancer of the cervix, vagina, and the area around the outside of... Read more »
...hot flashes). If you need treatment only for vaginal menopause symptoms (e.g., vaginal... Read more »
This medication contains female estrogen hormones and is usually given to women who no longer... Read more »
...nausea, tiredness, dizziness, unusual bleeding from the vagina, and vomiting may occur. If any... Read more »
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