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 ...

Minimally Invasive Gynecological Surgery Mainly performed on an outpatient basis, minimally invasive laparoscopic and hysteroscopic procedures are two procedures which are used to treat various reproductive disorders, including: Endometriosis Tubal reconstruction, repair and tubal-ligation reversal Repair and reconstruction of intrauterine abnormalities such as scar tissue and congenital malform ...

What is Threatened Abortion or Threatened Miscarriage? In the first 20 weeks of pregnancy, nearly 1/3rd of women experience bleeding from the vagina and most of them do complete the entire term of pregnancy. However, in some mothers, the vaginal bleeding could be accompanied by abdominal cramping and pain in the region. These could indicate the possibility of a miscarriage, needing a pre-emptive ...

Missed Miscarriage A missed miscarriage, also known as a missed abortion or a silent miscarriage, occurs when a fetus dies, but the body does not recognize the pregnancy loss or expel the pregnancy tissue. As a result, the placenta may still continue to release hormones, so the woman may continue to experience signs of pregnancy. A missed miscarriage is usually diagnosed during a routine ...

Common Signs of Infertility in Women 1. Irregular periods The average woman’s cycle is 28 days long. But anything within a few days of that can be considered normal, as long as those cycles are consistent. For example, a woman who has a 33-day cycle one month, a 31-day cycle the next, and a 35-day cycle after that, is probably having “normal” periods. But a woman whose cycles vary so greatly tha ...

What are borderline ovarian tumours? Around 15 out of 100 ovarian tumours (15%) are borderline tumours. They are also described as atypical proliferative tumours and used to be called tumours of low malignant potential. They are different to ovarian cancer because they don't grow into the supportive tissue of the ovary (the stroma). They tend to grow slowly and in a more controlled way than cance ...