Femara is a medication that helps induce ovulation in women who do not ovulate on their own. It also causes stronger ovulation, or super-ovulation, in women who do ovulate but have had difficulty achieving pregnancy. Some reproductive specialists...
Family planning can involve a number of methods to prevent pregnancy or to increase the odds of conception. With these methods, you can limit the number of children you have or space their births out as you wish. However, there are barriers you...
Hormone levels within the body are tightly controlled by a network of tissues that produce and secrete hormones. Hormone levels differ between sexes; women typically have higher estrogen and progesterone, while men have higher testosterone levels....
Many women and men will complain of stabbing pelvic pain at some point in their lives. This pain can sometimes interfere with day-to-day life function. It may affect sex, sleep, work, family and mental health. Stabbing pelvic pain should be...
Estrogen is one of the hormones responsible for the growth and maintenance of the female reproductive system. When an excess amount of estrogen is present, it affects a woman both physically and biologically. Many of the symptoms of excess...
When the fallopian tubes are blocked, the egg cannot pass through to the uterus for implantation after fertilization. Damage to the fallopian tubes, either through a previous or ongoing condition, can result in blockage. Blocked fallopian tubes...
The endometrium is the lining of the uterus, but when it begins to grow outside of the uterus, a condition called endometriosis occurs. Endometrial tissue can grow on your ovaries, pelvic tissues or the Fallopian tubes. This abnormal growth can...
The Fallopian tubes are organs in the female reproductive system that connect the uterus to the ovaries. The ovaries store eggs that are then released into the tubes during ovulation and then either fertilized or leave the body during...
Castor oil has been used for thousands of years to treat a number of health complaints. In the 1940s, Edgar Cayce, commonly known as the "sleeping prophet," educated the public about the health benefits of castor oil, which made it a popular home...
Cysts are small fluid pockets that build on the surface of an ovary. Many women have ovarian cysts and never know it. They are quite common once ovulation begins. Cyst is a generalized term for this formation. Whether they are painful or not...
Abdominal pain is any pain felt from chest to groin. It is often referred to as belly or stomach pain and can have many causes. The bladder, liver, spleen, appendix and adrenal glands are all located in the abdomen. Abdominal pain, therefore, can...
There are structures inside of the ovaries, called the follicles, which hold all of the eggs. Women with polycystic ovary syndrome have follicles that have not developed. As a result, the eggs cannot mature, enter the fallopian tubes and travel to...
