The best results from surgery are seen in people who’ve seen a medical professional as quickly as possible after developing symptoms. Most women (over 90 percent) recover fully with surgery ...

However, severe stomach pain can also be due to conditions such as colon cancer, appendicitis, diverticulitis ... American Heart Association. Heart attack symptoms in women. Alammar N, Wang L, Saberi ...

Learn about Meckel's Diverticulum, a common GI anomaly, including symptoms, risks, diagnosis, and treatment options.

Inguinal hernia in women are less common than in men and have unique symptoms. They may occur more frequently during or after ...

In patients with recurring, persistent painful, or complicated diverticulitis, early surgery prevented recurrences but did ...

Women may experience unique symptoms of HIV. Early on, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) typically causes flu-like symptoms, which are similar across sexes. HIV symptoms in women may differ after ...

Recent research suggested cutting back on dairy, gluten, caffeine and alcohol could improve endometriosis pain. But here’s ...

“Breast cancer is the No. 2 cause of cancer death among women. The American College of OB-GYN recommends annual mammograms ...

Having just come out of hospital after her first attack of diverticulitis ... of these people are unlucky enough to suffer the symptoms, the rest being unaware of their condition.

J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2007;22(9):1360-1368. Our study has several limitations. The most important limitation is that the comparative studies we included in our review were not randomized ...

Her doctor was concerned, but mentioned that the bleeding could be due to an internal hemorrhoid, which is common after childbirth. But results from an at-home stool test indicated Qadir needed a ...

When I think back on it now, I really do think I had symptoms of endometriosis [a disease in which tissue similar to the ...