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  • Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women

    Chronic pelvic pain is comfort anywhere below the belly button and between the hips that lasts for six months. Learn about symptoms and treatment.

  • Postmenopausal Bleeding

    Abnormal vaginal bleeding--even light bleeding--that occurs during menopause.

  • Endometriosis

    Endometriosis occurs when tissue similar to that found in the lining of the uterus, known as the endometrium, grows outside the uterus.

  • Ovarian Torsion

    Ovarian torsion is when the ovary twists on the tissues that support it.

  • Dysmenorrhea

    A medical term for pain and discomfort associated with menstrual periods.

  • Uterine Adenomyosis

    A condition in which the lining of the uterus grows into the muscle walls of the uterus.

  • Abdominal Pain

    Abdominal pain is a common symptom; emergency medicine doctors use physical exams and other tools to diagnose its cause.

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