Women's Health
The general information below is provided to better keep our internet visitors informed. Remember, it is not intended as medical advice.
Adolescent Gynecology
If you are a young teenage woman, one very important part of maturing is learning to take care of your body.
Cancer Concerns
Each year, thousands of women die from cancer. Many lives can be saved if cancer is found early so it can be and treated.
Family Planning
Are you currently planning the growth of your family? Are you looking for the best method to avoid conception?
Heart Disease
According to the American Heart Association, heart disease kills more women every year than any other illness.
Hormone Therapy
Only you, working together with your physician, can decide whether the benefits of using HT for relief of menopause symptoms are worth the small risks that have been identified.
HPV
HPV—human papillomavirus—is a common sexually transmitted virus. HPV infection is usually harmless and doesn't last long. Most people with HPV never even know they have an infection.
Hysterectomy
A hysterectomy is the surgical removal of a woman's uterus. In some cases, the ovaries and fallopian tubes are also removed; this procedure is called an oophorectomy.
Infertility
Infertility is a disease of the reproductive system that impairs one of the body's most basic functions: the conception of children.
LSH Surgery
Physicians worldwide watched Dr. David Chapman perform this groundbreaking procedure, live via the internet!
Medical Terms
Standard medical terms can mean little to most of us, so a comprehensive dictionary of medical terms has been compiled for your convenience.
Menopause
Why do some women just seem to breeze through menopause, while others have a really hard time?
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is not a normal or necessary part of aging! Many researchers believe osteoporosis is caused by health practices early in life.
PAP Tests
As part of your routine gynecologic exam, you will have a Pap test (also called a Pap smear). A Pap test is used to identify abnormal cell changes on your cervix and to screen for cervical cancer.
PMS
Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) has to do with a group of physiological symptoms associated with the menstrual cycle.
Skin Rejuvenation
Is your skin care advice coming from the makeup lady at a department store? Wouldn't it be better to have a trusted physician advise you how to protect and care for it?
Urinary Incontinence
It's estimated that more than 12 million Americans of all ages, both male and female, experience urinary incontinence. Urinary incontinence is the body’s inability to hold urine until proper release (until one reaches the restroom).
Weight Management
Weight is only one component of health. Even if you carry some extra weight, by eating right and getting plenty of physical activity, you'll feel better, have more energy, and reduce your risk of weight-related diseases, such as coronary artery disease, sleep apnea, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and stroke.
Women's Health Links
We have assembled a list of Web page links to trusted sources of health care information that we hope will be of use to women.