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
Pelvic Pain
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.
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
Get help for chronic or even acute pelvic pain
How Uterine Conditions Can Affect Your Sex Life
Many women with uterine conditions deal with pain and bleeding during sex — here are ways to navigate discomfort and have more intimacy with your partner
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
Dealing with uterine fibroids? Surgery may help, and you have many options.
Opciones quirúrgicas para fibromas
¿Estás lidiando con fibromas uterinos? Cirugías podrían ser útiles y tienes muchas opciones.
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
Most women with fibroids don’t need treatment. However, for those that do, RFA is an option.
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
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
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Annie wants to know why she suddenly wants to eat some unusual things. Is anemia from fibroids the culprit? Let’s find out.
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