Except during pregnancy, a normal uterus is about the size of your fist and looks like a pear. The ovarian tubes run along the top outer part. An ovary is attached to each ovarian tube. The ovaries are the size of a pair of almonds and produce eggs and...

Herpes in the genital area is a sexually transmitted disease. It is felt as pain, itching and tenderness in the sexual area. It is a disease caused by the Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV). It enters through abrasions and wounds on the skin or mucous membranes....

To understand the importance of the Pap smear test (we call it a smear test for short), we need to know how it is done and what it means when it is abnormal. This will also help you understand why you should have it regularly. A smear test is a simple...

A normal pregnancy lasts between 38 and 40 weeks. In order to be called preterm labor, the cervix must open before 37 weeks. This may scare you, but it is not the end of the world. Why It Happens The cause of preterm birth is not known exactly. But if...

Cystitis is an infection of the bladder, the urinary bladder. Germs, which are usually transmitted from the urinary tract, travel into the bladder and begin to multiply in the bladder wall. More rarely, there may be spread to the bladder from infection...