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Abnormal Pap Test
Abnormal Pap Test and Watchful Waiting
Abnormal Pap Test While Pregnant
Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding
Abortion
Abortion: Emotional Recovery
Acupressure for Morning Sickness
Adonomyosis
After Childbirth: Coping and Adjusting
After Childbirth: Pelvic Bone Problems
After Childbirth: Urination and Bowel Problems
Anatomical Incontinence in Women
Antihistamines for Morning Sickness
Antiphospholipid Syndrome and Pregnancy
Asthma During Pregnancy
Back Pain During Pregnancy
Bacterial Vaginosis
Bartholin Gland Cyst
Bed Rest for Preterm Labor
Bioidentical Hormones
Birth Control
Birth Control Pills and Cancer Risk
Birth Control Pills, Hormone Therapy, and Coronary Artery Disease
Birth Control Pills: Missed or Skipped Periods
Birth Control: How to Use a Diaphragm
Birth Control: How to Use the Patch
Birth Control: How to Use the Vaginal Ring
Birth Control: Myths About Sex and Pregnancy
Black Cohosh for Menopause Symptoms
Blood Tests for Preeclampsia
Braxton Hicks Contractions
Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer Screening
Breast Cancer, Metastatic or Recurrent
Breast Cancer: Lymph Node Surgery for Staging Cancer
Breast Changes During Pregnancy
Breast Engorgement
Breast Enlargement
Breast Implant Surgery for Breast Reconstruction
Breast Lumps
Breast Pain (Mastalgia)
Breast Problems
Breast Reduction
Breast-Feeding
Breast-Feeding a Sick Baby
Breast-Feeding as Birth Control
Breast-Feeding More Than One Child
Breast-Feeding Positions
Breast-Feeding: Choosing a Breast Pump
Breathing Techniques for Childbirth
Breech Position and Breech Birth
Caffeine During Pregnancy
Cancer During Pregnancy
Cancer Treatment and Infertility
Carbon Dioxide Laser Surgery for Abnormal Cervical Cell Changes
Cervical Cancer
Cervical Cancer Screening
Cervical Cancer: Radical Trachelectomy
Cervical Cap for Birth Control
Cervical Cerclage to Prevent Preterm Delivery
Cervical Effacement and Dilatation
Cervical Polyps
Cesarean Section
Chemical Exposure and Miscarriage
Childbirth Classes
Childbirth: Forceps Delivery and Vacuum Extraction
Childbirth: Laboring in Water and Water Delivery
Childbirth: Opioid Pain Medicines
Childbirth: Perineal Massage Before Labor
Childbirth: Pudendal and Paracervical Blocks
Childbirth: Reasons for Cesarean Delivery
Childbirth: Strep Infections During Delivery
Childbirth: Vaginal Exams During Labor
Choosing a Prosthesis After Breast Cancer Surgery
Chronic Female Pelvic Pain
Closure of the Vagina (Vaginal Obliteration)
Cone Biopsy (Conization) for Abnormal Cervical Cell Changes
Continuous Support During Childbirth
Contraceptive Sponge for Birth Control
Contractions During Pregnancy: What to Expect
Cryotherapy for Abnormal Cervical Cell Changes
Cup-Feeding
Depression During Pregnancy
Diaphragm for Birth Control
Diaphragm Use and Care
Dilation and Curettage (D&C) for Bleeding During Menopause
Dilation and Curettage (D&C) for Miscarriage
Dilation and Evacuation (D&E) for Abortion
Domestic Abuse
Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence: Checklist of Things to Take When You Leave
Domestic Violence: Getting a Protective Order
Draining a Breast Abscess
Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding
Eclampsia (Seizures) and Preeclampsia
Ectopic Pregnancy
Effects of Diethylstilbestrol (DES) Exposure
Electrical Stimulation for Urinary Incontinence
Emergency Contraception
Emotional Changes During Pregnancy
Emotions and Menopause
Endometrial (Uterine) Cancer
Endometrial ablation
Endometriosis
Episiotomy and Perineal Tears
Exercise During Pregnancy
Exercises After Mastectomy
External Cephalic Version (Version) for Breech Position
Fallopian Tube Procedures for Infertility
Family History and the Risk for Breast or Ovarian Cancer
Fatigue During Pregnancy
Female Condoms for Birth Control
Female Genital Problems
Fever During Pregnancy
Fibrocystic Breasts
First Trimester Screening for Birth Defects
First-Trimester Exams and Tests
Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome
Functional Ovarian Cysts
Gamete and Zygote Intrafallopian Transfer (GIFT and ZIFT) for Infertility
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) During Pregnancy
Genital Warts (Human Papillomavirus)
Gestational Diabetes
Gestational Diabetes: Fetal Heart Monitoring
Gestational Diabetes: Safe Exercise
Gestational Diabetes: Target Blood Sugar Levels
Getting Pregnant After Stopping Birth Control
Ginger for Morning Sickness
Glandular Cells
Healthy Diet for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Healthy Eating and Menopause
HELLP Syndrome and Preeclampsia
High-Risk Pregnancy
Hormonal Birth Control: Risk of Blood Clots
Hormonal Birth Control: Who Can and Can't Use It
Hot Flashes and Menopause
How Birth Control Methods Prevent Pregnancy
How Pregnancy (Conception) Occurs
How to Take Birth Control Pills
How to Use a Condom
How to Use a Female Condom
Hysterectomy
Hysterectomy for Endometrial Cancer
Hysterectomy for Ovarian Cancer
Hysterectomy Questions
Hysterectomy: Concerns About Sex
Hysterectomy: Emotional Reactions
Hysterectomy: Types of Surgical Incisions
Indirect Coombs' Test
Infertility Treatment for Women With PCOS
Infertility Treatment: Risks of Multiple Pregnancy
Infertility: Aging Egg Supply
Infertility: Factors That Affect Treatment Success
Infertility: Problems With Fallopian Tubes
Infertility: Problems With Ovulation
Infertility: Problems With the Uterus and Cervix
Infertility: Using Ultrasound in ART
Inflammatory Bowel Disease During Pregnancy
Inflammatory Breast Cancer
Insemination for Infertility
Interactive Tool: Are You at Risk for Osteoporosis?
Interactive Tool: From Embryo to Baby in 9 Months
Interactive Tool: What Is Your Due Date?
Interactive Tool: When Are You Most Fertile?
Interactive Tool: Which Health Screenings Do You Need?
Intermittent Catheterization for Women
Intrauterine Device (IUD) for Birth Control
IUD Insertion
Labor and Delivery
Labor Induction and Augmentation
Laparoscopic ovarian drilling (ovarian diathermy) for PCOS
Laparoscopic Surgery for Endometriosis
Laparoscopic Tubal Ligation
Laparotomy for Pelvic Problems
Leg Cramps During Pregnancy
Levonorgestrel (LNg) IUD
Local Anesthesia for Childbirth
Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP) for Abnormal Cervical Cell Changes
Low-Lying Placenta
Lymphadenectomy for Endometrial Cancer
Manual and Vacuum Aspiration for Abortion
Massage Therapy During Pregnancy
Mastitis While Breast-Feeding
Mechanical Devices for Urinary Incontinence in Women
Medical Abortion Care
Menarche
Menopause and Perimenopause
Menopause: Wild Yam and Progesterone Creams
Menstrual Cramps
Menstruation: Not Having a Period by Age 15
Military Sexual Trauma
Miscarriage
Miscarriage: Expectant Management for Incomplete Miscarriage
Miscarriage: Vacuum Aspiration
Missed or Irregular Periods
Missed Periods and Endurance Training
Molar Pregnancy
Multifetal Pregnancy Reduction
Multiple Pregnancy: Twins or More
Myomectomy
Normal Menstrual Cycle
Nutrition and Weight Gain During Pregnancy
Nutrition While Breast-Feeding
Obesity and Pregnancy
Obstetric Panel
Oophorectomy
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis Risk in Younger Women
Ovarian Cancer
Overflow Incontinence in Women
Pap Test: Classification of Cell Changes
Pap Test: Collecting Cells in Liquid
Passing Tissue During Pregnancy
Pelvic Floor (Kegel) Exercises for Urinary Incontinence in Women
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Criteria for Diagnosis
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Draining an Abscess
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Tubo-Ovarian Abscess
Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Physical Abuse
Placenta Abruptio
Placenta Previa
PMS and Healthy Eating
PMS: Ways to Record Your Symptoms
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Weight Management
Postpartum Bleeding
Postpartum Depression
Postpartum: First 6 Weeks After Childbirth
Post-Term Pregnancy
Postural Management for Breech Position
Preeclampsia and High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy
Preeclampsia: Checkups and Monitoring
Preeclampsia: Creatinine Clearance Test
Preeclampsia: Expectant Management
Pregnancy
Pregnancy After Age 35
Pregnancy After Bariatric Surgery
Pregnancy and Chronic High Blood Pressure
Pregnancy and High Blood Pressure: Questions for Your Doctor
Pregnancy: Avoiding Papaya
Pregnancy: Belly, Pelvic, and Back Pain
Pregnancy: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Pregnancy: Changes in Bowel Habits
Pregnancy: Chemicals, Cosmetics, and Radiation
Pregnancy: Choosing a Health Professional
Pregnancy: Deciding Where to Deliver
Pregnancy: Dropping (Lightening)
Pregnancy: First Prenatal Visit
Pregnancy: Hair Changes
Pregnancy: Headaches and Preeclampsia
Pregnancy: Hemorrhoids and Constipation
Pregnancy: Hot Tub and Sauna Use
Pregnancy: Kick Counts
Pregnancy: Nosebleeds and Bleeding Gums
Pregnancy: Pelvic and Hip Pain
Pregnancy: Prenatal Exam Schedule
Pregnancy: Relationship Changes
Pregnancy: Stretch Marks, Itching, and Skin Changes
Pregnancy: Tips for Dealing With Bed Rest
Pregnancy: Vaginal Discharge and Leaking Fluid
Pregnancy: Varicose Veins
Pregnancy: Vegetarian Diet
Pregnancy: Ways to Find Your Due Date
Pregnancy: Work and School Issues
Pregnancy-Related Problems
Premature Ovarian Failure
Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
Preparing for a Healthy Pregnancy
Preterm Labor
Preterm Labor
Preterm Labor and Short Cervix
Preterm Labor: Testing for Fetal Fibronectin
Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes (pPROM)
Preventing Mastitis
Problems After Delivery of Your Baby
Quick Tips: Healthy Pregnancy Habits
Quick Tips: Successful Breast-Feeding
Quitting Smoking and Avoiding Smoke During Pregnancy
Radiation Exposure: Risks and Health Effects
Radiation Therapy for Endometrial Cancer
Relieving Menstrual Pain
Removing a Barholin Gland Cyst
Repair of Bladder Prolapse (Cystocele) or Urethra Prolapse (urethrocele)
Repair of Rectocele or Enterocele
Repair of Vaginal Wall Prolapse (Vaginal Vault Prolapse)
Retropubic Suspension for Urinary Incontinence in Women
Rh Sensitization During Pregnancy
Risks of Multiple Pregnancy
Safe Sex
Safety Plan: Preparing to Leave a Violent Relationship
Scalp Problems
Screening for Gestational Diabetes
Second-Trimester Exams and Tests
Sex After Childbirth
Sex During Pregnancy
Sexual Abuse: Signs and Symptoms
Sexual Problems in Women
Sexual Problems: Questions About Your Sexual History
Sexually Transmitted Infections: Symptoms in Women
Sleep Problems During Pregnancy
Sleep, Rest, and Breast-Feeding
Smoking: Problems With Pregnancy
Soy for Menopause Symptoms
Spinal Block for Childbirth
Staying Safe: After You Leave a Violent Relationship
Staying Safe: If You Are in a Violent Relationship
Stillbirth
Storing Breast Milk
Subchorionic Hemorrhage
Surgery for Chronic Pelvic Pain
Surgery for Ovarian Cysts
Surgical Abortion Care
Swelling During Pregnancy
Symptoms of Pregnancy
Taking Birth Control Pills With Other Medicines
Tension-Free Vaginal Tape for Stress Incontinence in Women
The Bethesda System (TBS)
Third-Trimester Exams and Tests
Tips for Pregnant Parents
Tissue Flap Surgery for Breast Reconstruction
Toxoplasmosis During Pregnancy
Travel During Pregnancy
Treating Tuberculosis in Pregnant Women
Trichomoniasis
Triple or Quad Screening for Birth Defects
Tubal Ligation and Tubal Implants
Tubal Ligation Reversal
Types of Domestic Abuse
Types of Hysterectomy
Umbilical Cord Blood Banking
Urethral Sling for Stress Incontinence in Women
Urinary Incontinence in Women
Urinary Incontinence: Keeping a Daily Record
Urinary Problems During Pregnancy
Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE)
Uterine Fibroids
Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC)
Vaginal Bleeding After Delivery
Vaginal Bleeding During Pregnancy
Vaginal Fistula
Vaginal Pessaries
Vaginal Yeast Infections
Vaginitis
VBAC: Labor Induction
VBAC: Participation During Birth
VBAC: Type of Past Incision
VBAC: Uterine Scar Rupture
Violent Behavior
Vitamins B6 and B12 for Morning Sickness
Vulvodynia
What Increases Your Risk of Becoming a Victim of Domestic Abuse or Violence?
What to Do About Missed or Skipped Birth Control Pills
Women and Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injuries
Women and Coronary Artery Disease
Yeast Infection While Breast-Feeding
Medications
Alprazolam for PMS-Related Anxiety
Antibiotics for Bacterial Vaginosis
Antibiotics for mastitis while breast-feeding
Antibiotics for Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Anticholinergics for Urinary Incontinence in Women
Antidepressants for Hot Flashes
Antidepressants for Urinary Incontinence
Aromatase Inhibitors for Breast Cancer
Birth Control Pills, Patch, or Ring
Bisphosphonates for Osteoporosis
Bromocriptine Mesylate or Cabergoline for Infertility
Calcitonin for Osteoporosis
Clonidine for Treating Hot Flashes
Danazol for Endometriosis
Danazol for Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)
Denosumab for Osteoporosis
Estrogen Replacement Therapy (ERT)
Estrogen therapy for dysfunctional uterine bleeding
Gabapentin for Hot Flashes
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonist (GnRH-a) for Severe PMS
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonist (GnRH-a) Therapy for Endometriosis
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Analogue (GnRH-A) Therapy
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Analogues for Infertility
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
Hydralazine for High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy
Indomethacin for Slowing Preterm Labor
Insulin for Gestational Diabetes
Labetalol for High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy
Low-Dose Vaginal Estrogen for Dryness and Atrophy
Magnesium Sulfate for Preterm Labor
Magnesium Sulfate for Seizure Prevention During Pregnancy
Metformin (Glucophage) for polycystic ovary syndrome
Methotrexate and Misoprostol for Abortion
Methotrexate for Ectopic Pregnancy
Methotrexate for Trophoblastic Cancer
Methyldopa for Chronic Hypertension During Pregnancy
Mifepristone and Misoprostol for Abortion
Minoxidil for Hair Loss
Misoprostol
Nifedipine for High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy
Nifedipine for Preterm Labor
Nystatin for Yeast Infections While Breast-Feeding
Oral Medicines for Vaginal Yeast Infections
Parathyroid Hormone for Osteoporosis
Progestin for Chronic Pelvic Pain
Progestin for dysfunctional uterine bleeding
Progestin for Emergency Contraception
Progestin for Endometriosis
Progestin Hormone Therapy for Endometrial Cancer
Progestin-Only Hormonal Methods (Mini-Pills, Implants, and Shots)
Raloxifene
Rh Immune Globulin
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) for PMS and PMDD
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) for Postpartum Depression
Spironolactone for PMS
Spironolactone for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
Terbutaline for Slowing Preterm Labor
Testosterone for Women
Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCAs) for the Treatment of Chronic Pelvic Pain
Tricyclic Antidepressants for Postpartum Depression
Tricyclic Antidepressants for Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
Ulipristal for Emergency Contraception
Vaginal Medicines for Vaginal Yeast Infections
Make a Wise Decision
Breast Cancer Screening: When Should I Start Having Mammograms?
Breast Cancer: Should I Have Breast Reconstruction After a Mastectomy?
Breast Cancer: Should I Have Breast-Conserving Surgery or a Mastectomy for Early-Stage Cancer?
Breast Cancer: Should I Have Chemotherapy for Early-Stage Breast Cancer?
Breast Cancer: What Should I Do if I'm at High Risk?
Depression: Should I Take Antidepressants While I'm Pregnant?
Diabetes: Should I Get Pregnant?
Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding: Should I Use Hormone Therapy?
Endometriosis: Should I Have a Hysterectomy and Oophorectomy?
Endometriosis: Should I Use Hormone Therapy?
Fertility Problems: Should I Have a Tubal Procedure or In Vitro Fertilization?
HPV: Should My Daughter Get the Vaccine?
Hysterectomy and Oophorectomy: Should I Use Estrogen Replacement Therapy (ERT)?
Hysterectomy: Should I Also Have My Ovaries Removed?
Menopause: Should I Use Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)?
Miscarriage: Should I Have Treatment to Complete a Miscarriage?
Multiple Pregnancy: Should I Consider a Multifetal Pregnancy Reduction?
Osteoporosis: Should I Have a Dual X-Ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) Test?
Osteoporosis: Should I Take Bisphosphonate Medicines?
Pap Test: Should I Have Colposcopy if My Pap Test Shows Minor Cell Changes?
Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Should I Have Surgery?
PMS: Should I Try an SSRI Medicine for My Symptoms?
Pregnancy: Should I Have Amniocentesis?
Pregnancy: Should I Have an Early Fetal Ultrasound?
Pregnancy: Should I Have an Epidural During Childbirth?
Pregnancy: Should I Try Vaginal Birth After a Past C-Section (VBAC)?
Stress Incontinence: Should I Have Surgery?
Uterine Fibroids: Should I Have Surgery?
Uterine Fibroids: Should I Have Uterine Fibroid Embolization?
Uterine Fibroids: Should I Use GnRH-A Therapy?
Vaginal Yeast Infection: Should I Treat It Myself?
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By: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review: Adam Husney, MD, MD - Family Medicine
Last Revised: May 6, 2010

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