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Transvaginal ultrasonography, needle biopsy, and MRI often can’t distinguish adenomyosis from fibroids. Classical signs like uterine enlargment, pelvic pain, and abnormal menstrual bleeding are not pathognomic.

With no clear-cut set of…

A study presented today at the Society of Interventional Radiology’s 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting shows of 105 patients in the Atlanta metro area, only 18…

Aerobic exercise significantly decreased the chemical imbalances that can lead to heart disease and stroke in postmenopausal women according to a study in the spring issue of the…

Among women with uterine fibroids, African Americans tend to be younger and more severely affected than white women, researchers report.

“There are underlying genetic liabilities in some women to develop…

For almost 30 years - since the world’s first “test-tube” baby was born in July 1978 - the benefits of modern infertility treatments have been largely confined to couples in…

Women who do not comply with treatment instructions for osteoporosis or who do not respond to treatment are more likely to suffer further fractures, which seriously affects their quality of…

Women who continue to drink alcohol after they know they are pregnant, especially in large amounts, including binge drinking, may increase the risk of stillbirth (fetal death), a new study…

OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence and severity of urinary incontinence in the 12-month postpartum period and to relate this incontinence to several potential risk factors including body mass index, smoking,…

A 45-year-old woman reports losing urine with coughing, laughing, or sneezing since the birth of her last baby. She has been unable to lose the 25 lb (11 kg) that she gained…

A U.S. court dismissed on Tuesday a lawsuit against U.S. health regulators over their decision to allow the sale of Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc Plan B contraceptive without…

Cellulose sulfate gel appears to be “an effective vaginal contraceptive without many side effects,” Dr. Christine K. Mauck, of the Contraceptive Research and Development Program at Eastern Virginia Medical…

Acute pain due to ischemia or injury to a viscus is accompanied by autonomic reflex responses such as nausea, vomiting, restlessness, and sweating. The following is a discussion of some of the important gynecologic…

Mittelschmerz
Mittelschmerz is midcycle abdominal pain due to leakage of prostaglandin-containing follicular fluid at the time of ovulation. It is self-limited, and a theoretical concern is treatment of pain with prostaglandin synthetase inhibitors,…

Vulvovaginitis may be due to allergic reaction (eg, contact vaginitis), infection (eg, bacterial, parasitic, fungal), or hypoestrogenism (ie, atrophic). Symptoms include burning, discomfort, dyspareunia, and abdominal vaginal discharge. Localizing the pain is important in order…

Chronic pelvic pain is defined as continuous or intermittent pelvic pain of longer than 6 months duration. No symptoms uniquely identify genitourinary structures as a source of pelvic pain. Even the relationship of recurrent…

Stress can be bad: losing a job, losing a loved one, moving to a new city. Stress can also be good: taking an exciting job in a new town, getting married, graduating from…

Good social support and reliable information are essential for women who find menopause an intense and life-altering experience, especially if they live in rural areas…

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the temporal relationship between self-reported urine loss and incident, symptomatic, microbiologically confirmed urinary tract infection (UTI).

METHODS: We used daily diaries to collect information on incontinent episodes…

Female urinary incontinence is a common problem. For instance, a postal study from the USA in more than 3500 women reported a prevalence of urinary incontinence (defined as urinary leakage at least…

Regardless of surgical technique, women who have had a hysterectomy are at a much greater risk for needing stress-urinary-incontinence surgery, according to the results of a nationwide,…

Hysterectomy for benign indications has been associated with an increased risk for lower-urinary-tract sequela, but results have been inconclusive. We aimed to establish the risk for stress-urinary-incontinence surgery…

Urinary incontinence affects nearly 40% of women. Hysterectomy is also common, and studies of the procedure’s effect on urinary tract function have yielded conflicting results. Now, Swedish investigators have used…

Daniel Altman and colleagues (Oct 27, p 1494)1 found an increased risk of surgery for stress urinary incontinence after hysterectomy for benign indications, irrespective of surgical technique. However, an increased risk of…

Despite the fact that folic acid can prevent some of the most common birth defects, young women aren’t getting enough of it. Only one in three women ages 18-24 takes…

Should women be permitted to accept the risks of cesarean in order to possibly reduce their risk of developing incontinence, prolapse, and pelvic floor problems later on?  This…