“Tell Every Amazing Lady”: September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month

“Tell Every Amazing Lady”: September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month

Ovarian cancer ranks fifth in cancer deaths among women, accounting for more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive system. A woman’s risk of getting ovarian cancer during her lifetime is about 1 in 78. The American Cancer Society estimates that, in 2020: The symptoms of ovarian cancer are often vague and subtle,…

Rectocele: anatomical defect and functional disorder

Rectocele: anatomical defect and functional disorder

Rectocele is a type of prolapse that involves a bulging of the rectum into the posterior wall of the vagina. Patients with rectocele may present with a variety of symptoms. The often report defecatory problems, such as obstructed or incomplete defecation, needing to splint to evacuate the rectum or fecal incontinence. Many also report pain…

PBS/IC Phenotyping

PBS/IC Phenotyping

The condition collectively named Bladder Pain Syndrome / Interstitial Cystitis (PBS/IC) is defined by the Americal Urology Association (AUA) as: “An unpleasant sensation (pain, pressure, discomfort) perceived to be related to the urinary bladder, associated with lower urinary tract symptoms of more than six weeks duration, in the absence of infection or other identifiable causes”….