Painful Periods and Endometriosis
Endometriosis is a condition where tissue from the lining of the uterus, called the endometrium, forms and grows in places ...
Endometriosis: How a Board-Certified FPMRS Can Help
If you have a history of painful periods, pain with sex, or general pelvic pain, there is a good chance ...
Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Pregnancy – Steps To Take
When you're diagnosed with pelvic organ prolapse, you're faced with a challenging and emotionally painful question: Should I continue adding children to my ...
Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Pregnancy – Are You At Risk?
Pain, pressure, and fullness are very common complaints during pregnancy. But when those pesky symptoms don’t subside after birth, you ...
“My Bottom is Falling Out”
If you have pelvic floor dysfunction, this may be one way you might describe your symptoms. Other ways to describe ...
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Dos and Don’ts
Sometimes suffering with pelvic floor dysfunction, or PFD, can make you feel like you are limited in what you can ...
The Great Mesh Debate: Unraveling the Basics
Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a condition that affects nearly one-third of middle-aged women. It occurs when the muscles that ...
Endometriosis – Know the Facts
Endometriosis affects about 5 million American women. It’s an often painful disorder in which tissue that normally lines the inside ...
What Defines Heavy Bleeding?
We understand that discussing heavy bleeding can be embarrassing to talk about. You may not even realize that what you ...
Incontinence: You’re Not Alone
Urinary incontinence is not an uncommon problem. In fact, 1 in 5 women struggle with it. Incontinence itself is not ...
Are You Exercising Your Pelvic Floor?
While new mothers have a ton of new things on their minds after giving birth to a baby, one of ...
What to Know About Laparoscopic Surgery
A laparoscopy is a surgical technique using a thin, lighted tube that's threaded through a small incision in the belly ...
Cherokee Women’s Offers Treatment for Vaginal Mesh Complications
Vaginal mesh is a piece of synthetic mesh that is inserted into the vagina to treat pelvic organ prolapse, a ...
Help Us Raise Awareness for Obstetric Fistula
May 23rd, 2013 marked the United Nation's very first International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, a day dedicated to raising ...
Ovarian Cysts
The ovaries are the two small reproductive organs located inside a woman’s body. The ovaries make hormones, including estrogen, which ...
