Pelvic Pain

Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is characterized by pain in the lower abdomen and pelvic area that has been present for at least six months. Sometimes the pain may travel downward into the legs or around to the lower back. The pain may be felt all of the time or it may come and go, perhaps recurring or intensifying each month with your menstrual period. READ MORE

Pelvic Pain

Why You Should Take Pelvic Pain Seriously

Why You Should Take Pelvic Pain Seriously

If you suffer with pelvic pain, it's time to speak out and speak to your health care provider, because pelvic pain can be an early sign of ovarian cancer and other serious illnesses.

Time to Bring Pelvic Organ Prolapse Out of the Closet

Why You Should Tell Your Doctor About Pelvic Pain

Time to Bring Pelvic Organ Prolapse Out of the Closet

Chronic Pelvic Pain: Diagnosis and Treatment

Chronic Pelvic Pain: Diagnosis and Treatment

Get help for chronic or even acute pelvic pain

True or False: Endometriosis

True or False: Endometriosis

Take our quiz to see how much you know about endometriosis stages and other facts about this common health condition

Surgical Options for Fibroids

Surgical Options for Fibroids

Dealing with uterine fibroids? Surgery may help, and you have many options.

Opciones quirúrgicas para fibromas

Opciones quirúrgicas para fibromas

¿Estás lidiando con fibromas uterinos? Cirugías podrían ser útiles y tienes muchas opciones.

Diana Brown

Doctors Told Me It Was Just Perimenopause. It Turned Out to Be Uterine Fibroids.

I wasn’t taken seriously until I developed symptoms of organ failure

Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) Is a Treatment Option for Fibroids

Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) Is a Treatment Option for Fibroids

Most women with fibroids don’t need treatment. However, for those that do, RFA is an option.

Rachel Cohen

A Doctor Talked Me into Getting a Hysterectomy to Cure My Endometriosis. She Was Wrong.

I wish doctors had listened to me, and I wish I’d known to advocate for myself

Alyssa Elaskari

My Uterine Fibroids Make Partner Intimacy and Honoring My Religion Challenging, But I’ve Found Ways to Cope

Though long, heavy and painful periods affect my daily life and prayer rituals, I still find the beauty of God’s mercy in the everyday

Comic: Annie Has Anemia

Comic: Annie Has Anemia

Annie wants to know why she suddenly wants to eat some unusual things. Is anemia from fibroids the culprit? Let’s find out.

Historieta: Annie tiene anemia

Historieta: Annie tiene anemia

Annie quiere saber por qué repentinamente desea comer cosas inusuales. ¿Ocurre esto por fibromas que están causando anemia? Averigüémoslo.

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