More Vaginal & Cervical Health News

• Genetic Approach Boosts Yeast Infection Treatment

  October 27 (HealthDay News) -- A new genetic approach to improve treatment of common infections ...

• Antibiotics Effective for Vaginal Injury After Childbirth

  June 27 (HealthDay News) -- Antibiotics can make a big difference in the healing of ...

• Method for Treating Cervical Lesions May Pose Pregnancy Risks

  June 6 (HealthDay News) -- A popular type of surgery for removing abnormal cells from ...

• HPV Tied to Better Tongue, Tonsil Cancer Outcomes

  May 14 (HealthDay News) -- Tonsil and tongue cancers linked to human papillomavirus (HPV) are ...

• Cervical Cancer Screens Effective But More Can Be Done

  April 29 (HealthDay News) -- Screening for cervical cancer reduces the risk for all types ...

• Dealing Cervical Cancer a Knockout Blow

  April 18 (HealthDay News) -- For the first time, a doctor's arsenal now includes a ...

• Experimental Cancer Vaccines Show Promise

  April 15 (HealthDay News) -- A germ that commonly causes food poisoning may be the ...

• Topical Cream Treats Precancerous Lesions of Vulva

  April 2 (HealthDay News) -- A topical cream appears to be a highly effective treatment ...

• Cervix Length at Mid-Pregnancy May Predict C-Section Risk

  March 26 (HealthDay News) -- The length of a woman's cervix at mid-pregnancy may indicate ...

• Pill Poses Little Cervical Cancer Risk

  Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Women taking oral contraceptives are at a slightly increased risk ...

• Precancerous Lesions Raise Cervical Cancer Risk

  Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Women who have had advanced precancerous lesions of the cervix ...

• HPV Test Bests Pap Smear in Studies

  Oct. 18 (HealthDay News) -- A test to detect human papillomavirus (HPV) -- which causes ...

• Pelvic Exams Can Help Spot Ovarian Cancer

  Sept. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Ovarian cancer, the "silent killer," may not always be so ...

• New Test Identifies More Cervical Cancers

  June 29 (HealthDay News) -- A new computerized test called the ThinPrep Imager detects more ...

• Computerized Ordering Cuts Medication Errors

  June 28 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. hospitals that switched from using doctors' handwritten prescriptions to ...

• Stirrups-Free Pap Smear May Be a Welcome Option

  June 25 (HealthDay News) -- Women who know they should get regular Pap smears but ...

• Baby Boom Women Confronting Pelvic Health Conditions

  June 21 (HealthDay News) -- Baby boomer women still have hysterectomies at nearly the same ...

• New Treatment for Common Genital Infection

  May 25 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Tindamax (tinidazole) ...

• Experts Debate Giving HPV Vaccine to Boys

  May 21 (HealthDay News) -- Amid the controversy around mandated vaccination of young girls against ...