A slow flow of urine
A urethral stricture is a circumferential narrowing of a part of the urethra (urine passage) by scar tissue. The scar is usually caused by an inflammatory response to a past infection or traumatic injury to the urethra.

Am I pregnant? - How do you know if you are pregnant?
Pregnancy can be a very happy, exciting time in a woman's life. However, especially during their first pregnancy some women may feel anxious and confused because it is in fact an experience like none other.

Can older women use the cervical cancer vaccine? (response to reader's query)
I received the following letter from a reader: "I am a 35-year-old female. My general health is good, I am active, and a non-smoker. My new partner told me that he has genital warts. We have not yet had sexual intercourse, but we would like to take...

Gender and mental health
Research has shown that mental disorders, such as depression, occur twice as frequently in women. Women also experience higher rates of trauma-related illnesses such as sexual violence, rape, sexual abuse and intimate...