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Breast cancer prevention: How to reduce your risk
Find out what lifestyle changes can lower your risk of this type of cancer.
Water retention: Relieve this premenstrual symptom
Find out what's behind premenstrual water retention and what treatments might lessen discomfort.
Recurrent breast cancer
Learn about symptoms that alert doctors to a breast cancer recurrence and strategies for treating cancer that comes back after initial treatment.
Ovarian cancer
Learn more about cancer of the ovaries, including symptoms and treatments, such as surgery, chemotherapy and targeted therapy.
Rectovaginal fistula
This open tunnel connects the rectum and vagina, allowing gas or stool to pass into the vagina. Learn about rectovaginal fistula treatment and self-care.
Preterm labor
Going into labor before your due date is serious, but knowing the risk factors and how to manage them can help.
Painful intercourse (dyspareunia)
Pain during sex can happen for many reasons, ranging from physical conditions to emotional concerns. Medicines or other therapies may help.
Pregnancy and COVID-19: What are the risks?
Know how COVID-19 might affect pregnancy, labor and delivery, and breastfeeding. And get the facts about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines.
Vaginal agenesis
In this rare condition that occurs before birth, the vagina doesn't develop and the uterus may only develop partially or not at all. Learn about treatment.
Vaginal hysterectomy
Vaginal hysterectomy is a procedure to remove the uterus through an incision in the vagina to treat certain gynecological conditions.
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