Gynecological Health

Is Getting a Hysterectomy My Only Option for Treating Fibroids?

By Shaniqua Seth | Jul 7, 2016 | Comments Off on Is Getting a Hysterectomy My Only Option for Treating Fibroids?

Fibroids, or muscular tumors that grow in the uterine wall, are extremely common. Not all fibroids have to be removed and a hysterectomy is not your only option for treating them.

When a Vagina Just Isn’t a Belly Button

By NWHN Staff | Jan 5, 2016 | Comments Off on When a Vagina Just Isn’t a Belly Button

Yesterday’s announcement that the FDA is requiring clinical trials of vaginal mesh used for pelvic organ prolapse is good news for women!

FDA Scientific Workshop – Labeling of Low-Dose Vaginal Estrogen Products

By Cindy Pearson | Nov 13, 2015 | Comments Off on FDA Scientific Workshop – Labeling of Low-Dose Vaginal Estrogen Products

Food and Drug Administration Scientific Workshop on Labeling Lower-Dose Estrogen-Alone Products for Symptoms of Vulvar and Vaginal Atrophy

Help End Violence Against Women With HIV!

By NWHN Staff | Oct 23, 2015 | Comments Off on Help End Violence Against Women With HIV!

The National Women’s Health Network is proud to stand with the Positive Women’s Network USA (PWN-USA) on its second annual National Day of Action to End Violence Against Women Living with HIV.

Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: The Silent Killer Among Us!

By NWHN Staff | Sep 22, 2015 | Comments Off on Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: The Silent Killer Among Us!

Everyone knows that the color teal is absolutely beautiful. Okay, I may be a little bit biased. After all, teal just so happens to be my favorite color. If I hadn’t told you, chances are that if you visited my apartment and were faced with the teal curtains, the teal bedding, even the teal Keurig machine that I have sitting on my kitchen counter, you’d get the hint.

Rx for Change: Oncologists Avoid Using the Best Treatment for Ovarian Cancer

By Charlea T. Massion, MD, and Adriane Fugh-Berman, MD | Sep 8, 2015 | Comments Off on Rx for Change: Oncologists Avoid Using the Best Treatment for Ovarian Cancer

Why is an ovarian cancer treatment that saves women’s lives being underused?

Standing Up for Women Living with HIV in the U.S.

By Cindy Pearson | Aug 13, 2015 | Comments Off on Standing Up for Women Living with HIV in the U.S.

Did you know that there are over a quarter of a million women and girls living with HIV in the U.S.? Low income women of color – African Americans and Latinas living in the South in particular – have disproportionately borne the brunt of the domestic HIV epidemic due to social, political and economic factors.

Microbicides

By NWHN Staff | Aug 7, 2015 | Comments Off on Microbicides

Around the world, women’s health and lives are at risk every day because there are too few options for STI protection. But there is research going on right now to develop products, known as microbicides, that would give women the power to protect themselves from sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV/AIDS.

My Vaginal Birth After C-Section

By NWHN Staff | Jul 24, 2015 | Comments Off on My Vaginal Birth After C-Section

My son Jack’s birth in August 2014 was an exhilarating experience that left me exhausted and fulfilled. During the months that followed, I spent many hours reliving the moments leading to his birth. I can still remember the tempered excitement, pain, fear of more pain, and the wonder of seeing a little naked perfect body for the first time.

Women and Fibroids: Making the Best Decisions

By NWHN Staff | Jul 24, 2015 | Comments Off on Women and Fibroids: Making the Best Decisions

Uterine fibroids are an extremely common, but not very well-understood, women’s health topic. When a woman is told that she has fibroids, her first question is usually “What do I do?”