Women's Health November 2003 Archive

Cervical Cancer Screening - Annual Pap Smears May Not Be Necessary Previous Pap smear guidelines called for all women who were 18 (or younger, if sexually active) to have Pap ... Read More

Preventing Pregnancy - Contraceptive Choices - Birth Control Methods Options Discover your contraceptive options and learn how to prevent unwanted pregnancies. Covers oral contraceptives, IUDs, condoms, Depo-Provera, the sponge, and ... Read More

Ovarian Cancer: The Silent Killer Ovarian cancer is often called the "silent" killer because many times there are no symptoms until the disease has progressed to an advanced stage. One-third of ... Read More

The HPV Cervical Cancer Connection Twenty-four million Americans may have the human papillomavirus (HPV), yet more than 76 percent of women in the United States have never heard of this ... Read More

A Woman's Guide to Vaginal Infections and Vaginitis A comprehensive look at the facts related to the most common vaginal infections and vaginitis. Learn when vaginal odor, irritation, discharge, and/or ... Read More

Tubal Ligation Reversal - Is Pregnancy Possible After Tubal Ligation? - Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome More than 650,000 women undergo tubal ligation in the United States annually, thus ending their ... Read More

Before You Have A Hysterectomy Are you facing a hysterectomy? Learn the facts about hysterectomy and alternatives before you decide whether hysterectomy is the right choice for you. It is critical ... Read More

Vaginal Bleeding During Pregnancy - Why Bleeding Occurs During Pregnancy If you are pregnant and bleeding, you are probably wondering why. There are many reasons that vaginal bleeding may occur during ... Read More

What Is Cervical Cancer? Did you know the cervix is the lower third portion of the uterus? During your Pap smear, your clinician scrapes cells from your cervix to check ... Read More

Women's Health Issues 101 The great thing about this site is that you can find information about whatever women's health issue you are looking for; whether, you are a teenager ... Read More

Women Talk About Gallstones Did you know that women are twice as likely as men to develop gallstones? This is thought to be caused by multiple pregnancies, obesity, and rapid ... Read More

Women's Health Forums: I'm sort of dating a guy that used to smoke marijuana a long time ago...since he was young. He smoked it for about 5 years, and has ... Read More

Breastfeeding Diet - Good Nutrition for You Means Good Nutrition for Your Baby Nursing mother's have special nutritional needs. Learn what you need to know for a healthy mom and ... Read More

DES: Exposure Risk and Consequences Did your mother take "vitamins" during her pregnancy? Of course, all women should take good prenatal vitamins during pregnancy. But many women who were pregnant ... Read More

Innovative Procedure for Treating Uterine Fibroid Tumors Demonstration from Thomas Jefferson University For years women with uterine fibroids, benign tumors of smooth muscle, have had to undergo hysterectomies or other ... Read More

Bacterial Vaginosis More Prevalent Than Previously Thought Bacterial vaginosis (BV) appears to be more common than previous estimates indicated, including among women who are virgins, according to a study in ... Read More