What Is Gestational Diabetes? Gestational diabetes only happens during pregnancy. It means you have high blood sugar levels, but those levels were normal before you were pregnant. If you have it, you can still have a healthy baby with help from your doctor and by doing simple things to manage your blood sugar, also called blood glucose. After your baby is born, gestational diabetes usually goes ...

Symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease Some women with pelvic inflammatory disease don’t have symptoms. For the women who do have symptoms, these can include: pain in the lower abdomen (the most common symptom) pain in the upper abdomen fever painful sex painful urination irregular bleeding increased or foul-smelling vaginal discharge tiredness Pelvic inflammatory disease can cause mild or moder ...

Fallopian Tube Recanalization Procedure Fallopian tube recanalization Photo Credit: Arizona State University The procedure is done under sterile conditions to avoid the possibility of introducing infection. The overall time to do the procedure is about a half an hour, most of which is spent in getting you comfortable, readying the equipment, and cleaning the skin. The actual time spent in evaluat ...

Her Risks: There are certain things that apply only to women. Any one of the following could cause problems with ovulation, hormones, or your reproductive organs: Endometriosis Fallopian tube disease Chronic disease like diabetes, lupus, arthritis, hypertension, or asthma Two or more miscarriages History of irregular periods Early menopause (before age 40) An abnormally shaped uterus Polyps in yo ...

AZOOSPERMIA ( NO SPERM COUNT) No Sperm Count (Azoospermia) Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Azoospermia, also known as no sperm count, is a male fertility issue that occurs when there is virtually no sperm in a man’s ejaculate. Azoospermia is present in 2% of the general male population, and is a frequent contributing factor toward the inability to conceive. What Does "No Sperm Count" Mean? By de ...

Pregnancy and hypothyroidism Before pregnancy If your under-active thyroid (hypothyroidism) is untreated or under-treated then you are likely to find it more difficult to conceive. You may have longer or heavier periods, which can cause anaemia, or your periods may stop completely. Once you are taking medication (levothyroxine tablets) and your thyroid hormone levels are back to normal your chanc ...

Prolapsed Uterus Your uterus (or womb) is normally held in place inside your pelvis with various muscles, tissue, and ligaments. Because of pregnancy, childbirth or difficult labor and delivery, in some women these muscles weaken. Also, as a woman ages and with a natural loss of the hormone estrogen, her uterus can drop into the vaginal canal, causing the condition known as a prolapsed uterus. ...

CONGENITAL ANOMALIES OF FAMILY TRACT Congenital anomalies of the female genital tract are developmental issues that form in the embryo. These formations can occur in the vagina, ovaries, uterus or cervix. Symptoms While some congenital anomalies of the female genital tract could be asymptomatic, common symptoms include: Inability to empty the bladder Breasts do not grow Menstrual flow that occ ...