Women Health

A hysterectomy is performed via surgical incision made in the abdomen or may be done vaginally with the assistance of a laparoscope. Since the latter procedure is considered to be less invasive than the former, the laparoscopic hysterectomy recovery time may be less in terms of the length of hospital stay required as well as [...]

We call it a period now, earlier it used to be called the monthly flow and there are various words used to describe what is the menstrual cycle – the curse, that time of month and many other terms. Whatever we call it, it refers to those few days each month when a woman bleeds [...]

If medically advised to undergo a hysterectomy, the recovery time that is taken after the surgery is one of the points of concern that women are likely to have. What is the partial hysterectomy recovery time, what is the recovery time taken for complete or radical hysterectomy and is it better for the surgery to [...]

Endometriosis is the abnormal growth of the uterine lining (the endometrium) at sites other than lining of the uterus, and a hysterectomy (surgical removal of the uterus) is often one of the recommended solutions. However it is important to know about endometriosis after hysterectomy – and whether this possibility of this occurring negates the value [...]

Rather than a single type of cancer, gynecological cancer is a group of cancers that relate to the female reproductive system. The type of cancer takes its name from the organ that it originates from. In the year 2007 in United States alone, as many 80,976 women were diagnosed with some type of cancer of [...]

A reproductive system is fundamental to all living beings for every species to procreate to produce more of its own kind. So what is the reproductive system and how is it differentiated in either sex among human beings? What is the reproductive system (female)? The female reproductive system consists of certain body organs situated in [...]

Simply put, angina is chest pain that occurs when the heart muscle doesn’t get enough oxygen rich blood; so angina is not a disease in itself; rather it is a symptom of coronary heart disease. Symptoms of angina in women manifest themselves when there is build up of plaque in the inner walls of the [...]

As we understand more and more about the longer term repercussions of pharmaceutical use; particularly about the consequence of overuse (we’ve all read about the emergence of the antibiotic resistant superbug), many of us wish to switch to more natural remedies. This is also the reason why so many women prefer to use natural remedies [...]

To smoke or not to smoke? This is the question, right? Well, it truly is a big question in case of a lot of people. There are some that would quit smoking if they only found the right motivation to do so. Well, here are some well-known celebrities who have given up this vice. Charlize [...]

Chemotherapy is a term that we know refers to cancer treatment, but the term intraperitoneal is perhaps one that we are less familiar with. Intraperitoneal means that which is administered via the peritoneum (lining of the abdominal cavity) and so intraperitoneal chemotherapy refers to chemo that is administered by way of the abdomen using a [...]