Women's Health Medical Reference

Dealing with stress in midlife is tough. WebMD offers tips for women over age 50 for keeping anxiety at bay.

Read these exercise tips for women over age 50.

Although hypothyroidism and depression are different diseases, they are connected in many people’s lives. Find out how.

Learn more from WebMD about the symptoms and treatment of foreign objects placed in the vagina.

Print out this list from WebMD to keep track of tests, procedures, and vaccines women need after the age of 40.

WebMD tells you what to expect at your first prenatal doctor's appointment.

Mastitis is an infection of the tissue of the breast that mostly happens during the time of breastfeeding. Learn more in our comprehensive guide.

Want to lower your chance of getting a urinary tract infection? Here are five lifestyle changes and two doctor-prescribed methods that can help.

Find out about screening tests and other tips to stay healthy if you're a woman in your 40s and 50s.

If you're a woman in your 60s and beyond, follow these simple steps from WebMD to stay strong and healthy for a lifetime.

If you're a woman in your 20s or 30s, find out what kind of lifestyle changes you need to make to keep up your health.

Entering your 20s and 30s may mean regular medical tests -- such as blood pressure and cholesterol -- you hadn't considered before. Here's what you need to know.

WebMD's guide to breast problems, including breast pain and breast lumps.

When will baby arrive? WebMD tells you how to calculate your due date and why it's important for your health provider to know.

While some medications are considered safe to take during pregnancy, the effects of other medications on your unborn baby are unknown. WebMD looks at your pregnancy and medications.

A list of essentials -- like baby diapers, a car seat, and baby bottles -- and what else to buy for your baby and for the nursery.

Pregnant women are more vulnerable to getting urinary tract infections. Learn more from WebMD about the causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of UTIs in pregnancy.

Not sure if you should be worried about a troubling symptom during pregnancy? WebMD helps you determine if and when you should call your doctor.

A look at why we eat fat, and how to eat less.

Remember these tips for maintaining your hard-won weight loss.

WebMD explains painful ovulation -- or ''mittelschmerz'' -- which causes pelvic and abdominal pain in some women in mid-cycle. Find out more, including treatment for it.

You've heard of goiters, but do you really know what they are? Find out now.

Learn basic information about toxic shock syndrome from the experts at WebMD.

Learn about the parts of your body inside and around the breast, including lymph nodes and blood vessels.

Learn more from WebMD about the symptoms of thyroid problems.

WebMD explains the symptoms of Graves' disease.

WebMD explains the diagnosis of and treatment options for Graves' disease.

Understand what thyroid disease is, how your thyroid works, and how hormone imbalances like hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism affect your body.

WebMD explains Graves disease, a form of hyperthyroidism.

If you are suffering from insomnia, there are many steps you can take to change your behaviors and lifestyle to help and get some sleep.

Menstrual pain can range from mild to unbearable. WebMD explains what is behind the pain and what you can do about it.

Prolapsed bladder is a common condition in women often caused by childbirth and menopause. Learn more.

Learn more from WebMD about the causes and treatments of a prolapsed uterus, a condition in which the pelvic ligaments, muscles and tissues that support the uterus weaken.