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Category: Women's Health

Abnormal Pap Test

Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding

Alprazolam for PMS-related anxiety

Antibiotics for bacterial vaginosis

Antibiotics for mastitis while breast-feeding

Antibiotics for pelvic inflammatory disease

Anticholinergic medications for urinary incontinence in women

Antidepressants for hot flashes

Antidepressants for urinary incontinence

Aromatase inhibitors for breast cancer

Asthma During Pregnancy

Bacterial Vaginosis

Bartholin Gland Cyst

Birth control pills for ovarian cysts

Birth control pills for perimenopausal symptoms

Birth control pills for the treatment of chronic pelvic pain

Birth control pills, patch, or ring

Bisphosphonates for osteoporosis

Bladder stress test and Bonney test for urinary incontinence in women

Bone Mineral Density

Breast and Ovarian Cancer (BRCA) Genetic Test

Breast Cancer (BRCA) Gene Test

Breast Cancer, Metastatic or Recurrent

Breast Engorgement

Breast enlargement

Breast implant surgery for breast reconstruction

Breast Pain (Mastalgia)

Breast Problems

Breast reduction

Breast Self-Examination

Breast Ultrasound

Breast-feeding: Learning how to nurse

Breech Position and Breech Birth

Bromocriptine mesylate or cabergoline for infertility

Calcitonin for osteoporosis

Carbon dioxide laser surgery for abnormal cervical cell changes

Cervical biopsy for abnormal cervical cell changes

Cervical Cancer

Cervical Effacement and Dilatation

Cervical Polyps

Cesarean Section

Chronic Female Pelvic Pain

Clinical Breast Examination

Clonidine for treating hot flashes

Closure of the vagina (vaginal obliteration)

Colposcopy and Cervical Biopsy

Cone biopsy (conization) for abnormal cervical cell changes

Contraction Stress Test

Cryotherapy for abnormal cervical cell changes

Danazol for endometriosis

Danazol for premenstrual dysphoric disorder

Depression: Managing postpartum depression

Diaphragm Use and Care

Dilation and curettage (D&C) for bleeding during menopause

Domestic Violence

Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding

Ectopic Pregnancy

Electrical stimulation for urinary incontinence

Emergency Contraception

Emergency contraceptive pills

Endometrial (Uterine) Cancer

Endometrial ablation

Endometrial Biopsy

Estrogen for osteoporosis

Estrogen replacement therapy (ERT)

Estrogen therapy for dysfunctional uterine bleeding

Fallopian tube procedures for infertility

Fertility Awareness

Fibrocystic Breasts

Follicle-Stimulating Hormone

Functional Ovarian Cysts

Gabapentin for hot flashes

Gamete and zygote intrafallopian transfer (GIFT and ZIFT) for infertility

Genital Warts (Human Papillomavirus)

Gestational Diabetes

Gestational diabetes: Checking your blood sugar

Gestational diabetes: Counting carbs

Gestational diabetes: Dealing with low blood sugar

Gestational diabetes: Giving yourself insulin shots

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

Gynecological exam for genital warts (human papillomavirus)

High-Risk Pregnancy

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)

Hormone replacement therapy for osteoporosis

How to Use a Condom

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Test

Hydralazine for high blood pressure during pregnancy

Hysterectomy for endometrial cancer

Hysterectomy for ovarian cancer

Hysterosalpingogram

Hysteroscopy for dysfunctional uterine bleeding

Inflammatory Breast Cancer

Insulin for gestational diabetes

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?

Intrauterine device (IUD) for birth control

Labetalol for high blood pressure during pregnancy

Labor, Delivery, and Postpartum Period

Laparoscopic ovarian drilling (ovarian diathermy) for PCOS

Laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis

Loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) for abnormal cervical cell changes

Low-dose vaginal estrogen for dryness and atrophy

Luteinizing Hormone

Lymphadenectomy for endometrial cancer

Lymphedema: Managing lymphedema

Magnesium sulfate for seizure prevention during pregnancy

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Breast

Mastitis While Breast-Feeding

Mechanical devices for urinary incontinence in women

Medical history and physical examination for urinary incontinence in women

Medical history for PMS

Menopause and Perimenopause

Menopause: Managing hot flashes

Menstrual Cramps

Menstrual cycle: Dealing with cramps

Metformin (Glucophage) for polycystic ovary syndrome

Methotrexate for ectopic pregnancy

Methotrexate for trophoblastic cancer

Methyldopa for chronic hypertension during pregnancy

Military Sexual Trauma

Minoxidil for hair loss

Missed or Irregular Periods

Molar Pregnancy

Multiple Pregnancy: Twins or More

Nifedipine for high blood pressure during pregnancy

Normal Menstrual Cycle

Nystatin for yeast infections while breast-feeding

Obstetric Panel

Oral medications for vaginal yeast infections

Osteoporosis: Taking calcium

Oxytocin for breast-feeding

Parathyroid hormone for osteoporosis

Pelvic exam for endometriosis

Pelvic Examination

Pelvic floor (Kegel) exercises for urinary incontinence in women

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Placenta Abruptio

Placenta Previa

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

Postcoital Test

Postpartum Depression

Preeclampsia and High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy

Pregnancy and diabetes: Planning for pregnancy

Pregnancy-Related Problems

Pregnancy: Dealing with morning sickness

Premature Ovarian Failure

Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)

Problems After Delivery of Your Baby

Progestin for chronic pelvic pain

Progestin for dysfunctional uterine bleeding

Progestin for endometriosis

Progestin hormone therapy for endometrial cancer

Progestin-only hormonal methods (mini-pills, implants, and shots)

Prostitution/Sex Industry

Radiation therapy for endometrial cancer

Relieving Menstrual Pain

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 immune globulin

Rh Sensitization During Pregnancy

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for PMS and PMDD

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for postpartum depression

Sexual Problems in Women

Should I have a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) test to diagnose osteoporosis?

Should I have a hysterectomy and oophorectomy to treat endometriosis?

Should I have a tubal procedure or in vitro fertilization for tubal infertility?

Should I have a VBAC trial of labor after a previous cesarean?

Should I have an amniocentesis?

Should I have an early fetal ultrasound?

Should I have breast reconstruction after a mastectomy?

Should I have breast-conserving surgery or a mastectomy to treat early-stage breast cancer?

Should I have medical, surgical, or no treatment to complete a miscarriage?

Should I have my ovaries removed when I have a hysterectomy?

Should I have surgery for pelvic organ prolapse?

Should I have surgery to treat uterine fibroids?

Should I have uterine fibroid embolization for uterine fibroids?

Should I plan to have an episiotomy?

Should I self-treat a vaginal yeast infection with a nonprescription medication?

Should I take antidepressants while I'm pregnant?

Should I take bisphosphonate medications for osteoporosis?

Should I treat dysfunctional uterine bleeding with hormone therapy?

Should I use chemotherapy for early-stage breast cancer?

Should I use epidural anesthesia during childbirth?

Should I use estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) after a hysterectomy and oophorectomy?

Should I use GnRH-a therapy to treat uterine fibroids?

Should I use hormone replacement therapy (HRT)?

Should I use hormone therapy to treat endometriosis?

Should my daughter get the HPV vaccine?

Sperm Penetration Tests

Spironolactone for PMS

Spironolactone for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

Surgery for chronic pelvic pain

Surgery for ovarian cysts

Tension-free vaginal tape for stress incontinence in women

Testosterone for women

Tests for Bacterial Vaginosis

Tissue flap surgery for breast reconstruction

Toxic Shock Syndrome

Toxoplasmosis During Pregnancy

Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) for the treatment of chronic pelvic pain

Tricyclic antidepressants for postpartum depression

Tricyclic antidepressants for premenstrual syndrome (PMS)

Tubal ligation and tubal implants

Ultrasound for infertility

Urethral sling for stress incontinence in women

Urinary Incontinence in Women

Uterine fibroid embolization (UFE)

Uterine Fibroids

Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC)

Vaginal Fistula

Vaginal medications for vaginal yeast infections

Vaginal pessaries

Vaginal Problems

Vaginal Self-Examination (VSE)

Vaginal Wet Mount

Vaginal Yeast Infections

What follow-up will I need if my Pap test shows minor cell changes?

What should I do if I'm at high risk for breast cancer?

Which birth control method should I use?

Which treatment for stress incontinence is right for me?

Women and Coronary Artery Disease

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