by Virtuosa Gyn | Apr 2, 2021 | Blogs, Womens
How Hormone Levels Impact Vaginal Health Is your vagina feeling different than it used to? Changing hormones levels could be to blame. Hormones are chemicals made by your endocrine system. They act as messengers in your body and have an impact on many of your body’s...
by Virtuosa Gyn | Jan 21, 2021 | Blogs, Womens
Aging, childbirth, excess weight, and hormonal changes can put pressure on the muscles and tissue in your pelvis. In some women, this pressure can lead to a condition known as pelvic organ prolapse. When pelvic organ prolapse occurs, organs in your pelvic area may...
by Virtuosa Gyn | Dec 1, 2020 | Blogs, Womens
Ovarian cysts — fluid-filled or solid sacs that develop in or on a woman’s ovaries — are quite common in premenopausal women. Most ovarian cysts are small and cause no noticeable symptoms. But as many as 8% of women develop ovarian cysts that are large enough to...
by Virtuosa Gyn | Oct 12, 2020 | Blogs, Womens
A hysterectomy is a surgical procedure that removes your uterus. It is an effective treatment for various types of women’s health conditions. But having a hysterectomy could increase your chances of developing incontinence, a condition in which you leak urine. Here...
by Virtuosa Gyn | Sep 23, 2020 | Blogs, Womens
There are many ways to help keep your vagina healthy: practicing safe sex, having yearly well-woman check-ups, exercising regularly, and having any infections treated as quickly as possible. But you may not realize that eating a healthy diet and choosing certain foods...
by Virtuosa Gyn | Aug 31, 2020 | Blogs, Womens
Beginning at around age 21, you should have a Pap smear as part of your annual gynecologic well-woman exam. A Pap smear checks for changes in your cervix that could eventually develop into cervical cancer. A Pap smear is a simple but important test. In the past,...
