Female Pelvic Medicine

If you’re a woman, you’ve probably heard that term many times in your adult life.  And as you age, the words will only become more familiar. But even with the frequency of their use and the increasing focus that the topic gains in women’s healthcare, many people still have questions about what exactly the pelvic…

Along with perineal descent, paradoxical puborectalis contraction is a form of functional constipation that is extremely challenging to diagnose and treat. After a physical examination and a thorough battery of diagnostic tests has been performed by a specialist such as a urogynecologist to rule out the existence of any actual anatomical disorders, patients who have…

If you’ve never heard of a condition called anismus, you’re in good company. It’s not something that anyone brings up in normal daily conversation, and it’s a topic that can be uncomfortable to discuss, even in the doctor’s office. So what is anismus? To put it into layman’s terms, anismus refers to a failure of…

While it may raise some red flags and cause worry that something serious might be going on, it’s actually not uncommon for women to experience abnormal vaginal bleeding or notice that they are spotting between periods. In fact, it happens to most women at some point in their lives, and abnormal vaginal bleeding has many…