About 1 in 4 surgeries in women in the United States involve obstetric-gynecologic (OB-GYN) procedures. That means you might find yourself needing to have one of these surgeries at some point in your life. But did you know some of them are done using robotics? More than 876,000 robotic-assisted surgeries were performed in the U.S.… Read More »
What Doctors Said Was Perimenopause Turned Out to Be Uterine Fibroids
As told to Nicole Audrey Spector July is Fibroids Awareness month. I was on birth control pills for most of my adult life, and in my early 40s, I had my tubes tied to prevent pregnancy. After the surgery, which is called a tubal ligation, I began having extremely heavy and painful periods. They were… Read More »
Fibroids Make Intimacy & Honoring My Religion Challenging
As told to Nicole Audrey Spector From the very beginning, my periods were abnormally long and heavy and often debilitating. As a teenager, I would sometimes bleed through my clothing — even when wearing a pad and/or tampon. In ninth grade, I bonded over embarrassment with a new friend who loaned me her jacket to… Read More »
Q&A: A Healthcare Provider’s Perspective on Diagnosing Uterine Health Conditions
One in four women in the United States deal with period pain so severe it affects their quality of life, but figuring out why can be a huge challenge. Take endometriosis, a condition that causes painful, heavy periods and is linked to infertility and other health problems. The average woman with endometriosis waits almost nine… Read More »
How Fibroids Can Affect Your Fertility
A doctor first informed Alison C., now in her 30s, that she noticed an abnormality during a routine GYN exam when Alison was 23 years old. Although the doctor mentioned that Alison might consider having surgery when she was ready to have children, it wasn’t until a few years later that Alison realized something was… Read More »
