Dilation and curettage, or D & C for short, is a procedure that is used to diagnose and treat a number of womens health conditions. What are some goals of a D and C and why would you need one?
A D&C usually is free of problems, and the recovery period for the procedure is short. But knowing about possible complications can help you detect problems early if they happen.
If you're experiencing difficult conceiving, you are not alone. Learn how doctors define infertility and how infertility affects both men and women here.
How do you know if you've got a case of salmonella food poisoning versus e. coli? Learn the basic symptoms of food poisoning and when to seek help here.
Swollen salivary glands are the first sign that you might have the mumps. But what other symptoms can you identify? And when should you seek medical help?
Studies have found that women with a BMI of 35 or more have a more difficult time conceiving with fertility treatment and, if they do get pregnant, they have an increased risk for complications during pregnancy and delivery and greater chance for birth de
Researchers have found the first, firm evidence that fibroids are associated with recurrent miscarriages. They have also discovered that if they removed the fibroids that distorted the inside of the womb, the risk of miscarriage in the second trimester of
Scientists at the University of Granada have confirmed that a low plasma level of copper and zinc in pregnant women may be a factor associated with spontaneous abortion, a hypothesis that had not been confirmed to date, and which had never been proven in
The story of a local woman who suffered a miscarriage after hospital staff allegedly told her "a pregnant, bleeding woman is not a high priority," has a touched nerve in this southern Ontario community.