My Family Medicine Practice

Introduction. HSG is an X ray test which is done to see the outline of the shape of the uterus and to check if the fallopian tubes are block...

  Pelvic Inflammatory disease is a condition in which there is an infection in the female reproductive organs. the include the fallopian tu...

  Yeast or Fungal infection in the vagina is a very common condition affecting almost every 3out of 5 woman, in most cases it is generally a...

  It is quiet common for the new mother to feel sad, worried, tired or fatigued. As many as 80 out of 100 mothers go through such feelings f...

  Breastfeeding your baby is always encouraged but at times new mothers find it difficult and face a lot of problems which in the end result...

  Ectopic pregnancy Ectopic pregnancy is defined as a pregnancy which occurs outside the uterine cavity, the commonest site being the fa...

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is an early form of prenatal diagnosis in which embryos created in vitro are analysed for well-...

Recurrent miscarriage (RM), which is defined as three or more consecutive miscarriages, is relatively uncommon – affecting about 1 to 2%...

Introduction Spontaneous miscarriage is one of the commonest complication of early pregnancy. It occurs in approximately 15–20% of all ...

Definition of Infertility: A. Primary infertility 1. Female partner has never been pregnant 2. Couple unable to conceive after unprot...

Introduction Usually ovarian cysts are non-neoplastic sacs on an ovary that contain fluid or semisolid material. Although these cysts...

Cancer of the endometrium, or uterine cancer , is the most common gynecologic cancer. It usually affects postmenopausal women between ...

Endometriosis  is defined as the presence of endometrial tissue outside the lining of the uterine cavity. Such ectopic tissue is gener...

Male infertility may be suspected whenever a couple fails to achieve pregnancy after about 1 year of regular unprotected intercourse....

Abortion is the spontaneous or induced (therapeutic) expulsion of the products of conception from the uterus before 20 weeks gestation...

Before an abortion, perform the following: Thoroughly explain all procedures to the patient. After the patient uses the bedpan, inspec...

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common female endocrine disorders.These patients have a steady state of relatively h...

It is common in general practice that patients may come with amenorrhoea and it needs a proper diagnostic approach. Primary Amenorrhoe...

Introduction: A chemical pregnancy is actually a very early miscarriage which takes place at a time when ultrasound scan could not show...

Dysmenorrhea, or painful menstruation, is a condition characterized by varying degrees of crampy, lower abdominal pain and other symptom...