• How To Properly Prepare For Your Annual Gynecologist Appointment

    If you are going to your first gynecologist appointment, or your first gynecologist appointment with a new doctor, it is important that you properly prepare for your appointment. Here are a few things you should and shouldn't do in order to ensure that you are prepared for your annual gynecologist appointment. Track Your Cycle Before Your Appointment If you are not already, start to track your cycle before your next annual gynecologist exam. [Read More]

  • How Can You Treat Uterine Prolapse While Maintaining Your Fertility?

    If you've recently been diagnosed with uterine prolapse, you may be concerned about the long-term ramifications of this medical condition -- particularly if you're not sure you're ready to say goodbye to your childbearing years. What treatment options can help prevent your prolapse from recurring without compromising your ability to carry future children? Will pregnancy put you in danger? Read on to learn more about some treatment options that won't impact your fertility. [Read More]

  • 3 Tips To Prepare For A Potential Emergency When Having An At-Home Birth

    Hiring a midwife and having an at-home birth can be a wonderful decision for many pregnant women. The idea of giving birth in your home -- while surrounded by family members, other loved ones and all of the comforts and familiarity of home -- can be a wonderful thing. However, it is important to prepare for a potential emergency. Although you shouldn't have anything to worry about if you aren't experiencing serious pregnancy complications and if you have chosen a good midwife, it's still important to be prepared for anything. [Read More]

  • Headaches During Pregnancy? Safe Ways To Ease The Pain

    The hormonal changes you go through after you become pregnant can often lead to headaches, especially during your first trimester. This can be especially bothersome, since the discomfort can interfere with the joy and excitement you should be experiencing, having recently found out that you're expecting. Many mothers-to-be are not sure how to manage headaches during pregnancy, since many of the medications used to manage headaches may not be safe for pregnant women. [Read More]

  • Beyond The Yeast Infection: 3 Other Possible Causes Of Vaginal Itching

    Often, when women develop an itch "down there," they assume a yeast infection is to blame. After all, yeast infections are pretty common. It is possible, however, that your vaginal itching has another more sinister cause. Here's a look at three other ailments that are known to cause vaginal itching. Bacterial Vaginosis Bacterial vaginosis is caused by an overgrowth of bacteria in your vaginal canal. Like a yeast infection, it causes itching and discharge. [Read More]

  • Toning Down Your Menopause The Natural Way

    Menopause can be a difficult time, and to make matters worse it often coincides with kids going off to college or your partner starting their own midlife crisis. Nothing ever seems to go right, and everything combines to make life incredibly difficult. There are, however, ways to treat menopausal symptoms to make them less severe and allow you to get through the rough patches. Maybe though, you don't like the idea of adding extra hormones into your system, especially with your own going haywire. [Read More]

  • Symptoms Of Menopause - And How Your Gynecologist Can Help

    When a woman enters menopause, she begins to exhibit some unpleasant symptoms that are directly related to the decreased amount of hormones in the body. Although the symptoms of menopause can vary from one woman to the next, there is no need to suffer from any of them. Below, you can learn more about the three of the most common menopause symptoms, and what your gynecologist can do to help. [Read More]