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Pregnancy
Pregnancy Guide
Easy guide to understanding your pregnancy by each trimester. Learn about the early signs, how to test and estimate your due date. Learn what to expect, when to buy maternity clothes and when it's safe to travel.
Prenatal Care Guide
Prenatal tests, visits and ultrasound scans explained. Estimating the medical costs of having a baby, birthing classes and birthing centers.When is an amniocentesis or CVS test recommended?
Pregnancy Symptoms
Complete list of pregnancy symptoms, remedies for cramps, morning sickness, weird food cravings, 'metal mouth', constipation, hemorrhoids and more.
Guide to Childbirth
Early signs and stages of labor, natural induction methods, home births and waterbirths explained, C-section and recovery.
Infertility
Problems conceiving a baby? Causes, fertlity tests and treatment options discussed including In Vitro Fertilization and egg donation.
• Who's the Daddy? Paternity Testing for peace of mind.
• See also: Pregnancy Complications and Birth Defects.
Female Cancers
Cancer Guide
Causes and risk factors for women. Early signs, treatment, chemotherapy and radiation therapy. See our list of cancer-fighting foods and alternative treatments.
Breast Cancer Guide
Risk factors and genetic testing. Symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. Breast cancer prevention and how to perform a self-examination.
Endometrial Cancer
Cancer of the womb. Know the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment. How is staged and what are the survival statistics?
Cervical Cancer
Cancer of the lower womb or cervix. Causes, diagnosis, treatment, stages and survival rates discussed.
Fallopian Tube Cancer
Read about this rare gynecologic cancer which occurs in the fallopian tubes. Early signs, diagnosis, treatment and risk factors discussed.
Ovarian Cancer
Life expectancy and why it is often diagnosed too late. Symptoms, treatment and prevention.
Cancer of The Vagina
A relatively rare gynecologic cancer, treatment options discussed and long-term outlook for patients.
Cancer of The Vulva
About 4 percent of all gynecologic cancers are of the vulva. Diagnosis, treatment, risk factors and statistics discussed.
Thyroid Problems
Thyroid Disease: From hyperthyroidism to hypothyroidism, Graves Disease and thyroid cancer. Check the signs, read about the diagnostic tests and treatment options.
Heart Health
Heart Disease in Women
Risk factors of cardiovascular diseases and why it is not just a man's problem. Statistics, how to test for heart disease, who is at risk and available therapies.
Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)
Causes of CHD and how it leads to heart attacks. Know the symptoms and read about treatment and prevention. CHD screening and exercise stress tests.
Stroke in Women
How to recognize the symptoms and why you only have a 3 hour window for treatment. Special risk factors for women and how it is treated.
Heart Attacks in Women
Not all women who are having a heart attack experience chest pain. Know the signs of a heart attack and what to do if it occurs.
Congestive Heart Failure
What causes the heart to fail and stop working, and why are there differences between men and women?
Heart Arrhythmia
Palpitations and abnormal heart beats explained. Symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment. Risk factors and statistics. Read also about hypertension.
Gyno Problems
Uterine Fibroids
What are fibroids? Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment. Can they cause weight gain? Also, check out our Fibroids Diet Plan and alternatives to hysterectomy.
Endometriosis
Endometrial implants can cause painful periods. Learn how to recognize the symptoms, read how they are diagnosed and treated medically and alternatively.
Ovarian Cysts
Ruptured or twisted cysts are a common cause of pelvic pain. Read about the various types of cysts, including functional cysts and how they are treated (as well as special care during pregnancy).
Vaginal Infections
Yeast Infections
Also known as candida and thrush. Symptoms, causes, treatment and natural remedies. Also follow our free candida diet plan.
Vaginitis
Types, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention advice. Douching methods also explained.
Urinary Tract Infections
UTI bladder infections, also known as cystitis. Recurrent infections discussed, causes, diagnosis and treatment.
Bowel Disorders
Bowel Disorders
Constipation, diarrhea, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, diverticular and celiac disease and colon polyps. Most common bowel disorders explained.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Syndrome which causes bouts of constipation and diarrhea, stomach bloating and pain. Causes, diagnosis and treatment explained. Read how to keep an IBS food diary for diagnosing your personal trigger foods.
Chest Pain
Chest Pain in Women
Check your symptoms with our symptom checker. Read about the causes of chest pain and what it might mean for you.
Angina Attack
A common cause of chest pain in women. Causes of angina explained, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment. Should you take aspirin as a precaution?
Latest News
Read about the arguments for and against chelation treatment. It is offered by over 1500 doctors in the United States as an alternative therapy for heart disease, cancer, autism, arthritis and high blood pressure. It must be noted that it is not approved by the American Cancer Society or the American Heart Association.
What Is PGD Testing?
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is a way of genetically testing an embryo before it is implanted in the mother, as part of IVF treatment. It is primarily offered to parents who are worried about passing on a genetic disorder to their offspring, although more controversially it is used as a way of selecting gender. During the procedure one or two cells are extracted from the embryo and examined under a powerful microscope. Geneticists can determine if the embryo is likely to be a boy or a girl, or if it is carrying certain chromosome disorders. While the test has a relatively good accuracy rate, it is not 100 percent. For this reason, a mother worried about passing on serious diseases will still required prenatal tests like chorionic villus sampling (CVS) or amniocentesis to confirm the diagnosis once she is pregnant. |
