What is a hysterectomy?

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What is a hysterectomy?

A hysterectomy is a surgical procedure that is performed to completely remove a woman's uterus. There are a number of reasons as to why a woman would have a hysterectomy. Reasons a woman might have a hysterectomy may include uterine prolapse, cancer of the ovaries, cervix, or uterus, chronic pelvic pain, abnormal vaginal bleeding, endometriosis, uterine fibroids, or adenomyosis. A hysterectomy is the second most common surgery among women in the United States. It is estimated that in the United States every year, there are about 500,000 women who have a hysterectomy.

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What Do You Think of the New Female Sex Drug?

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What Do You Think of the New Female Sex Drug?

 FDA has approved Flibanserin, the experimental Viagra for women. The drug can be found under the name of Addyi. In 2010 it rejected the pill for female libido over side effects concerns. Some of the side effects included nausea, dizziness and fainting. Flibanserin is for post-menopausal women who experience a low sex drive. It is produced by the pharmaceutical company Sprout Pharmaceutical.

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Women Having More Orgasms Than Men?

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Women Having More Orgasms Than Men?

A new survey titled the 2015 SKYN Condoms Millennial Sex Survey asked 2,814 women and 2,302 men between the ages of 18-34 a series of questions about their sex lives and found that millennial women are orgasming from sex almost as often as men. nearly 90% of women surveyed said they reach an orgasm during sex, compared to 97% of millennial men. Even further, 44% of women say they typically have at least two orgasms during sex compared to 36% of men. 

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8 Medical Experts Evaluate the Female Viagra Sex Drug

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8 Medical Experts Evaluate the Female Viagra Sex Drug

The FDA has approved the first female libido drug, from Sprout Pharmaceuticals called flibanserin. Many women who suffer from sexual dysfunction and lack of sexual desire are in support of the pill but critics worry that hard side effects may be a major concern. Researchers have been aware for many years that female sexual desire actually stems from the brain, which makes female desire or sexual disorders so difficult to treat. 

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Do you have ovarian cysts?

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Do you have ovarian cysts?

Ovarian cysts are a common condition among women, especially during their childbearing years. They occur on the outside of a woman’s ovaries and develop in the form of sacs that are filled with fluid. Ovarian cysts may not pose any problems or discomfort, but sometimes, they can be quite painful. Follicular cysts are the most common type of ovarian cysts. They often go away on their own but some may require treatment. Women have two ovaries that are located on each side of the uterus. Their role is to act as a host to the eggs that develop and mature when a woman is trying to have a baby.

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Yeast Infections: What Women Need to Know

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Yeast Infections: What Women Need to Know

There are millions of cases of vaginal yeast infection in the U.S. every year. So what is it? A vaginal yeast infection causes itching and irritation of the vagina and vulva (folds of skin outside the vagina). Yeast is a type of fungus that normally live in the vagina, along with bacteria and other organisms. When something causes an imbalance in these organisms, yeast grow and cause irritation. A yeast infection is not an STD and clears up quickly with treatment. 

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Dysmenorrhea: Painful Menstruation

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Dysmenorrhea: Painful Menstruation

When that time of the month comes around, many women suffer from severe cramps, sometimes for several days. This can make for a long menstrual cycle. Popping the Midol, Aleve or Advil is not always the only solution. There are two causes for these types of cramps, one being chemical the other being functional. What actually happens is the uterine muscles contract due to stimulation by a chemical series called prostaglandins. 

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The Everything Guide to the Female Libido

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The Everything Guide to the Female Libido

Here we go, the age-old question, what do women really want? In the bedroom, that is. Sexual health varies in every way for men and women and when it comes to their libido, we couldn't be more different. 

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Obese & postmenopausal women have higher risk for breast cancer

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Obese & postmenopausal women have higher risk for breast cancer

Anew study suggests that women who are obese and postmenopausal may have a higher risk for developing breast cancer compared to thinner women. 

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One step closer to female viagra

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One step closer to female viagra

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is one step closer to approving flibanserin, otherwise known as the female version of Viagra. An advisory committee to the FDA voted last week to recommend that the FDA approve the drug under certain conditions. 

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Female Viagra and Natural Remedies for Low Libido

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Female Viagra and Natural Remedies for Low Libido

A drug dubbed ‘female Viagra’ won backing from an FDA panel yesterday.  This pill is aimed at women who have lost their sex drive, and could help them regain some of their youthful vigor in the bedroom. The FDA advisory committee voted 18-6 to recommend that the FDA approve the little pink pill.

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The Little Pink Pill Has Arrived

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The Little Pink Pill Has Arrived

The female viagra is here. The FDA has approved the first female libido drug, from Sprout Pharmaceuticals called flibanserin. Many women who suffer from sexual dysfunction and lack of sexual desire are in support of the pill but critics worry that hard side effects may be a major concern.

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Gardasil-9: New HPV vaccine prevents 80% of cervical cancers

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Gardasil-9: New HPV vaccine prevents 80% of cervical cancers

New research shows that a new HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine can prevent more than 80 percent of cervical cancers. The new vaccine is called Gardasil-9. This vaccine is a newer version of a previous HPV vaccine (Gardasil) that has been on the market for years.

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