Women's Health

Pain with inter­course is both nor­mal and com­mon after menopause. This is usu­al­ly due to changes in the vul­va and vagi­na, which occur with low­er estro­gen lev­els. While many menopausal symp­toms, such as hot flash­es and night sweats, often dimin­ish with time, this symp­tom often wors­ens unless treated.

The con­cept of self-care — the par­tic­i­pa­tion in activ­i­ties that take care of our phys­i­cal, men­tal and emo­tion­al health — has been around for a long time. Self-care isn’t all about yoga class or read­ing a book with a cup of tea either!

Your breasts are made up of glands, ducts and fibrous tis­sue, referred to col­lec­tive­ly as fibrog­lan­du­lar tis­sue, and fat­ty tis­sue, all wrapped in skin. Dur­ing a mam­mo­gram, your radi­ol­o­gist eval­u­ates the images to deter­mine the amount of dense ver­sus fat­ty tis­sue in your breasts.

Over­ac­tive blad­der (OAB) is a chron­ic con­di­tion that can affect your life in so many dif­fer­ent ways, a lot of times because you are wor­ried about your blad­der trig­ger­ing at the wrong time. Learn about three FDA-approved advanced ther­a­pies avail­able that can help you gain con­trol of your bladder.

Strong pelvic floor mus­cles are vital to a wom­an’s health and sense of well-being. From your child-bear­ing years to menopause, it is impor­tant to keep your pelvic floor mus­cles strong and healthy. 

DuPage Med­ical Group Phys­i­cal Ther­a­py is ded­i­cat­ed to address­ing the unique mus­cu­loskele­tal prob­lems of the pelvis region that can have a sig­nif­i­cant impact on a wom­an’s qual­i­ty of life. Pelvic pain, uri­nary or fecal incon­ti­nence, osteo­poro­sis and pain asso­ci­at­ed with preg­nan­cy are all con­di­tions that can be eval­u­at­ed and treated.

“I was scared, but I knew it had to be done.”

Many women strug­gle with the stress and dai­ly tasks of tak­ing care of their fam­i­lies, and tend to neglect them­selves. Take a 5 minute break for your­self and read our 5 tips to help you be a health­i­er mom. If you are already incor­po­rat­ing some of these tips, it will help you learn more about your health and pre­ven­tive care.

Your rela­tion­ship with your OB/GYNE is an impor­tant one and many women con­tin­ue their rela­tion­ship with their physi­cian through­out adult­hood. Devel­op­ing a rela­tion­ship with an OB/GYNE that you are com­fort­able with can play a vital role in your long-term health.

Preg­nan­cy is an excit­ing time in a wom­an’s life, but under­stand­ing your grow­ing baby’s mile­stones and what to expect at each appoint­ment can be over­whelm­ing. To help keep you and your baby healthy through­out your preg­nan­cy, be sure to check out our appoint­ments guide which out­lines what to expect dur­ing the many pre-natal vis­its to the doc­tor’s office from now until your baby comes.