Each pregnancy can bring different symptoms and different ways of being uncomfortable. I have gone through three pregnancies and each one was different and unique. During one pregnancy, the most difficult symptom was being tired. I believe I could have slept the entire nine months easily. In another pregnancy, I suffered from morning sickness, the... Read more
A new medication to treat some of the symptoms of menopause is being tested and developed by Wyeth. The new medication, called Aprela, is a combination of estrogen and bazedoxifene. This drug is a selective estrogen receptor modulator, which is thought to help prevent breast cancer.
In trials of the new medication, there was a reduction... Read more
An article on CNN, "Possible Marker for Ovarian Cancer Found," discusses a recent research study offering hope for more effective and new screening and treatment options for ovarian cancer.
Ovarian cancer is the eighth most common cancer and the fifth leading cause of cancer death in women in the United States according to the Centers for... Read more
A colposcopy is done after an abnormal pap smear to help determine if there are an early signs of cancer. This procedure is done in your gynecologist's office and normally takes from 20 minutes to 30 minutes to complete.
A colposcopy allows your doctor to look at the vagina, vulva and cervix. A colposcope is a medical instrument with... Read more
A Pap smear, or pap test, is a medical procedure that tests for pre-malignant or malignant cells on a women's cervix. Regular pap smears are able to detect abnormalities in the cervix and although they may not have a 100 percent accuracy rate, they are an important part of a women's preventive health care.
Cervical cancer is... Read more
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