Southeast Urogyn Blogs
Pregnancy Questions: Understanding What Is Normal
Pregnant and unsure what to expect? Learn about prenatal visits, common pregnancy symptoms, nutrition, exercise, fetal movement and when to call your OB-GYN.
Understanding Fibroids, Heavy Periods, and Pelvic Pressure
July is Fibroid Awareness Month. Learn the symptoms of uterine fibroids, including heavy periods, pelvic pressure, bloating, and fertility concerns, and when to talk to your OB-GYN.
Summer Vaginal and Urinary Health: What Patients Should Know
Summer can bring more UTIs, irritation, yeast infections, and vaginal health questions. Learn what’s normal, what’s not, and when to call your OB-GYN.
Breast Health Awareness at Every Stage of Life
Understanding breast health is an important part of lifelong wellness. Many women are unsure when screenings should begin or which symptoms deserve attention.
Endometriosis Awareness Month: When Period Pain Deserves a Closer Look
February is Heart Health Awareness Month. Learn how your OB-GYN plays a key role in protecting women’s cardiovascular health through preventive care, screenings, and whole-body wellness.
Your Heart Health & Your OB-GYN: What Every Woman Should Know
February is Heart Health Awareness Month. Learn how your OB-GYN plays a key role in protecting women’s cardiovascular health through preventive care, screenings, and whole-body wellness.
Cervical Health Awareness Month: Prevention Starts With Knowledge
January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, an important time to focus on prevention, education, and the steps women can take to protect their long-term health.
Winter Wellness for Women: Your Seasonal Health Check-In
We see every month as an opportunity to focus on preventive care, education, and empowering women to take charge of their health
Guide to Women’s Health This November: Everyday Steps for a Healthier Future
We see every month as an opportunity to focus on preventive care, education, and empowering women to take charge of their health
Dealing With Loose Skin After Weight Loss? Try Our Noninvasive Skin Tightening Treatment
Studies show that nearly 70% of women want to lose weight, and most of them acknowledge that they need some support to achieve their goals. Here at Ovation Wellness, we ensure that you have every tool you need to successfully lose weight and maintain your
Common STDs and How to Prevent Them
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) move from person to person when body fluids come into contact. You can contract an STD regardless of your age, orientation, or marital status from any kind of sexual contact, including vaginal, oral, and anal sex.
Understanding Your Treatment Options for Interstitial Cystitis
One of the diseases of a spectrum called painful bladder syndrome, interstitial cystitis creates chronic pain and urinary irregularities. Primarily affecting women, the disease has no cure, but there are treatment options that reduce the impact the condit
Biofeedback for Fecal Incontinence: How It Works and What to Expect
Fecal incontinence can be an isolating condition, forcing you to avoid social situations in case of untimely accidents. In women, loss of bowel control may be the result of muscle or nerve damage related to childbirth, among other potential contributing f
Understanding the Link Between Menopause and Urinary Incontinence
Menopause brings many changes to a woman's health. These changes vary in scope and intensity. Urinary incontinence can be more difficult to talk about, and it’s an uncomfortable issue that postmenopausal women face. More than 75% of women over 65 experie
6 Lifestyle Habits That Support Bladder Health
Bladder issues are very common in adult women. About one-quarter of American women over the age of 20 have some form of pelvic floor disorder, including a range of problems affecting the bladder.
Learn About Our All-Natural Approaches to Managing Menopause Symptoms
Menopause can be greatly disruptive to your everyday life. Once you reach menopause, the point when you haven’t had a period in 12 months, you may continue to experience symptoms for several years.
How Women and Men Differ When It Comes to Weight Loss
Yes, it’s true. Women and men lose weight differently. This is likely due to the fact that men generally have more muscle mass than fat mass, thanks to their high levels of testosterone. So, one of the first ways to help women lose weight with a weight-lo
How Changes in Your Hormones Affect Your Sexual Health
Your body produces hormones to regulate all of your bodily functions from your sleep cycle to your sexual health. And when your hormones are off, your sexual functioning and health are thrown off as well. You may experience less sexual satisfaction, funct
8 Symptoms of Menopause and How to Treat Them
While every menopause experience is unique, most women have some common symptoms that start before this phase of life and can last for years. Menopausal symptoms can begin four years before your last period and last until four years later, with about 10%
Who is a Candidate for BHRT?
You’re not alone if you’re suffering from symptoms of menopause that make you feel unable to function normally. Up to 75% of all women experience hot flashes, episodes that cause sudden increases in body temperature without warning. For many women, these
Understanding Testosterone Therapy`
You’re not alone if you’re experiencing loss of muscle tone, low energy, and a decrease in sexual function. These and other symptoms that can impact your physical, mental, and emotional health are associated with low testosterone, a condition that affects
Why You Gain Weight During Menopause
Symptoms associated with menopause can start as early as four years before your last period and persist for an additional four years or longer. While many symptoms eventually subside as your body adjusts to hormonal changes, menopausal weight gain can mak
9 Symptoms of Low Testosterone
Testosterone is the main sex hormone in men. When it’s produced at optimal levels, testosterone helps develop and maintain many of the characteristics that make a man masculine. Your muscle mass, deep voice, and libido are supported by normal testosterone
Places on Your Body That Respond Well to Laser Hair Removal
Using traditional hair-removal techniques like waxing, shaving, and plucking can be time-consuming with inconsistent results. The risk of embarrassing knicks, razor bumps, and ingrown hairs can ruin the cosmetic benefits of your efforts.
What to do About Painful Intercourse
Painful intercourse, also known as dyspareunia, can interfere with intimacy and your ability to maintain a healthy sex life. While the condition can cause varied levels of discomfort, women who complain of painful intercourse typically report a sensation
Why is Weight Loss so Difficult?
You’re not alone if you’re struggling to achieve and maintain a healthy weight. In the U.S., two-thirds of adults are classified as overweight or obese.
Benefits of a Strong Pelvic Floor
Like many women, you’ve probably heard about your pelvic floor without really understanding where it is and what it does. That may be perfectly fine as long as it remains strong and in good health, but a weakened pelvic floor can interfere with daily acti
5 Ways to Deal With Hot Flashes
While menopause affects every woman differently, hot flashes are one of the most common symptoms that occur at this stage of life. About 85% of menopausal women experience hot flashes, a condition that causes short and sudden feelings of heat and sweating
Tips for Supporting Your Sexual Health
While some women feel comfortable discussing their battles with menopause symptoms like hot flashes and fatigue, many don’t easily discuss the changes in sexual health that occur at this stage of life. However, maintaining your sexual health is an importa
Signs Your Vagina is Atrophying
Vaginal atrophy, also known as atrophic vaginitis or vaginal dryness, describes a condition defined by thin, dry, and inflamed tissue in the vaginal walls. The problem results when estrogen levels decrease and fail to produce adequate vaginal lubrication.
Benefits of Laser Hair Removal
Using traditional hair-removal methods like waxing, shaving, and tweezing can be time-consuming and frustrating. In addition to providing short-term results that are less than ideal, these treatments carry the risk of bothersome ingrown hairs, razor bumps
Adjusting to Life With Menopause
While the average age for menopause is 51 in the United States, you can experience this stage of life in your 40s or even earlier. Defined as a lack of menstrual cycles for 12 months, menopause involves more than an end to your reproductive abilities. Whe
What You Should Know About Bioidentical Hormones
Since hormones play such an important part in controlling many bodily functions, it’s no surprise that women experience physical changes during menopause. While menopause affects each woman uniquely, most experience some symptoms as a result of the declin
How Your Sexual Health Impacts Your Mental Health
Protecting your sexual health allows you to enjoy more than the intimacy of sex. While sex can contribute to living a fulfilling life, it also promotes good mental health. However, issues with sexual dysfunction can interfere with sexual health and impact
Weight Loss Tips for Menopausal Women
You’re not imagining things if you feel like it’s suddenly harder to lose weight since you’ve entered menopause. Researchers report that estrogen helps control body fat before menopause, but women may lose the benefit of this natural weight maintenance as
Is Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Life-Threatening?
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is a misnomer for many women, as you don’t need cysts on your ovaries to be diagnosed with this syndrome. Ovarian cysts are only one symptom of PCOS.
Nutrition Isn’t Dieting: Understand the Difference and Unlock Your Weight Loss Goals
If you feel more depleted than energized after a few weeks of dieting, or you notice your hair falling out or your nails getting weaker, you may be the victim of a diet low in nutrients.
Is Cellulite Hereditary?
Cellulite is common — so common that it’s unusual for a woman to have none. Cellulite generally appears around puberty but can become more pronounced with age. Cellulite doesn’t exist because you’re lazy or overweight; it exists because each human body ha
Yes, You Can Remove Hair There
Laser hair removal, when performed by a highly qualified and carefully trained professional, can be done on almost any part of your body. If you’re tired of plucking, waxing, shaving, or otherwise attempting to eradicate unwanted hair, this post is for yo
What Is a Bone Density Test and Do I Need One?
Osteoporosis is a silent condition. You may not even know you have it until you break a bone. One of the best ways to avoid this is to undergo a bone density test.
How Does Menopause Affect Your Emotions?
Menopause is a normal life stage for a woman, marking the end of her fertility. Unfortunately, the hormonal changes that occur before and during menopause have a major impact on physical and emotional well-being.
How Do Cold Temperatures Impact Arthritis?
Whether you’re a snowboarder, skier, ice skater, or snowman builder, winter turns the tri-state area into a hub of activity for young and old alike.
5 Signs You May Be Suffering from a Testosterone Deficiency
When it comes to health and wellness, hormonal balance is just as important for men as it is for women, with an estimated 20% of men over 60 suffering from an imbalance. Testosterone, the male sex hormone, peaks around age 20, then starts to slowly declin
Start the New Year With an Annual Pelvic Exam
“Have a happy and healthy New Year” is a standard holiday greeting and toast. Although it’s just a saying, we should all heed the advice. What better New Year’s resolution could there be but to be happy and healthy?
Tips for Navigating a Winter Pregnancy
Though there’s no best season for pregnancy, you may feel some relief with a winter pregnancy knowing you won’t have to deal with the hot temperatures and humidity of summer. But wintertime carries its own set of challenges for pregnant women.
Are Your Menopause Symptoms Slowing You Down? 5 Helpful Tips to Help You Manage
Much like menstruation and pregnancy, menopause causes many hormonal changes, not all pleasant. Hormones control almost every body function, meaning any imbalance can have notable symptoms. If you’ve stopped menstruating and now struggle with menopausal s
5 Encouraging Facts About Hot Flashes
About three of four women are estimated to experience hot flashes as part of the menopause transition. This annoying side effect can last anywhere from a few weeks to a decade. However, there could be a silver lining to these typically dreary happenings.
Finding the Right LGBTQ-Friendly Provider for Your Health Needs
Finding the perfect health care provider can be challenging. It's even more so if you identify as LGBTQ. Finding a provider who understands and respects your unique needs is crucial for ensuring you always get the best health care.
4 Common Causes of Female Infertility
If you’re in the middle of a fertility battle looking for answers or you simply want to be informed before you start trying to start a family, navigating infertility and its causes can be a daunting process.
Why a Water Birth Might Be Right for You
More than 1 in 20 women in the US reportedly choose water birth as their preferred method of delivery, and even more choose to labor in a tub or pool of water to ease discomfort before giving birth. Could this be a good birth plan for you and your child?
How Often Should I Get a Well-Woman Exam During Menopause?
Now that you’ve passed your child-bearing years, you may wonder if you still need to see your OB/GYN for your annual well-woman exam. Though the frequency of your visits may change, you do need to continue your well-woman exams during menopause.
Do These Things Now to Avoid Being Miserable During Menopause Later
Most of us have heard menopause horror stories, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Although the majority of women do experience some of the symptoms associated with the change of life, they’re not always extreme.
5 Tips for Managing Perimenopause Symptoms
While menopause often takes the spotlight when discussing changes that occur as women age, the journey typically begins earlier, during perimenopause. This transitional phase is more than just a prelude to menopause; it comes with its own set of symptoms,
What Is Cellulitis and How Can I Avoid It?
Cellulitis is a skin infection that affects millions of people each year, and it can pose serious health risks if left untreated.
What Causes Thinning Hair?
You may notice thinning hair as you get older; it’s an unpleasant reality for many women. Hair loss can take a toll on your self-confidence and self-image, but there’s often an underlying cause to address.
Stop Suffering from Urinary Incontinence: The Treatments You Should Know
Have you been suffering due to urinary incontinence? This inconvenient and often embarrassing issue isn’t a popular topic of conversation
Learn About Vaginal Rejuvenation and How It Can Improve Your Life
It’s rare for someone to actively want to go to the doctor. This is certainly true of the gynecologist. After all, you’re typically visiting because something seems amiss and you’re anxious, you’re not feeling well,
Getting Your Life Back: Treatment and Relief for Painful Sex
There are certain health topics many women don’t feel comfortable discussing, which is understandable. However, you could be needlessly suffering if you haven’t brought your issues up with your doctor.
The Uses of Vaginal Mesh and Complication Concerns
When it comes to medical information, there’s a lot to take in. This is especially true if you do your own research online and try to either diagnose yourself or come up with the right treatment for what you believe you have.
Bladder Drop
The body is really a remarkable thing when you think about it. It’s so intricately put together, that it’s almost impossible to fathom how every little part is somehow interconnected
Speaking to Your Urogynecologist about Cystitis
For many people, few things can be as anxiety inducing as new pain. This is especially true when that pain just seems to last and last with no real relief in sight
What Can You Do When Sex is Painful?
7000 women in the United Kingdom were asked if they had ever felt pan during sex – a condition with the medical name dyspareunia. The poll, findings of which were published in the British journal BJOG
7 Tips for Better Bladder Control
Individuals who struggle with bladder control, difficulty in getting the release of urine from the bladder to stop, suffer from the health condition of urinary incontinence
Vaginoplasty vs. Labiaplasty: What’s the Difference?
It is a common experience for a woman to feel that her vaginal structures have become lax and started to sag after childbirth or with aging.
Mini-Guide: Urinary Incontinence During & After Pregnancy
When you lose urine involuntarily, it is called urinary incontinence. This health condition is common in many women during and following pregnancy. Incontinence can be a pronounced issue, or it can be occasional and moderate
The Truth About Cranberry Juice and UTIs
Urinary tract infections affect 50-60% of women at some point in their lives. The condition can be painful, characterized by a strong urge to urinate, burning sensations, and cloudy or reddish-colored urine with a strong smell.
Managing Hot Flashes and Night Sweats
If you feel like you’re contributing to global warming every time you have a hot flash, you’re in good company. Approximately 6,000 women reach menopause each day in the United States, and 75% experience hot flashes and night sweats.
How Does Botox Treat Overactive Bladder?
Many of our patients at Southeast Urogyn in Jackson, Mississippi, experience symptoms of overactive bladder (OAB). The constant urge to urinate and inability to hold your urine can really disrupt your life.
How Does Menopause Affect Your Sexual Health?
Women expect hot flashes, night sweats, and mood swings when they reach menopause, but they’re often not prepared for its broader impact on their wellbeing, especially the change in their sexual health.
How Mona Lisa Touch Can Help With Painful Sex
Women are often warned to expect vaginal dryness, burning, and other discomfort after menopause that can lead to pain during sexual intercourse
Could You Have a UTI?
One out of every five women in the United States will have a UTI at some point in their lives, and these pesky and painful infections account for almost 10 million doctor visits each year.
Estrogen Levels and How They Affect Vaginal Health
At any given moment, the hormones in your body are busy regulating your systems, governing your health in innumerable ways
How Menopause Affects Your Sex Life (And What You Can Do About It)
Every woman experiences her own unique symptoms and experiences during and after menopause. Some women feel very little in the way of change
What Causes Vaginal Dryness and How to Treat It
Vaginal dryness can cause a variety of issues that are not only uncomfortable but can be awkward to discuss. Symptoms may include vaginal itchiness or burning, abnormal discharge, and painful sexual relations.
Vaginal Rejuvenation: More Nonsurgical Options than Ever
If you’ve been considering vaginal rejuvenation as a treatment for menopause symptoms or to revitalize the appearance of your vagina
3 Things to Consider When Choosing a Vaginal Rejuvenation Procedure
You may have been considering intimate cosmetic surgery or vaginal rejuvenation for a while now and are unsure which approach is right for you
How BHRT Can Help Relieve the Symptoms of Menopause
Many women sail through the menopausal transition with a hot flash here and there and a few irregular menstrual cycles
MonaLisa Touch: How Lasers Can Reverse Vaginal Atrophy
Your body may undergo a wide range of changes after menopause, and in fact, each woman typically develops a unique combination of effects of varying intensity.
What to Consider When Choosing a Treatment for Urinary Incontinence
Urinary incontinence (UI) doesn’t discriminate: It affects millions of adults of all ages. In fact, an estimated 20 million adults are living with the stress and embarrassment of involuntary urinary leakage
What to Expect After Undergoing a Hysterectomy
If you need a hysterectomy, you’re going to undergo effects from substantial abdominal surgery, and there’s also potentially greater impact on your body if you’ve not yet gone through menopause.
Why Vaginal Rejuvenation Is So Popular Among Postmenopausal Women
Estrogen is the hormone that drives your reproductive life as a woman. When you reach menopause, your ovaries – the prime estrogen factories in your body – shut down, releasing no more eggs and generating no more hormones.
3 Important Things to Know About Vaginal Mesh
The effects of pregnancy, menopause, or a hysterectomy can lead to a collapse of organ support tissue in your lower abdomen
When Should I See a Doctor About Painful Sex?
When sex becomes painful before, during, or after, you’ve developed dyspareunia, a condition caused by medical, physical, or even psychological and emotional reasons
The Surprising Treatment Option for Your Overactive Bladder
Urinary incontinence due to an overactive bladder has a high potential for embarrassment, since the urge to urinate isn’t predictable or easy to control. In many cases
Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Skip Your Well Woman Exam
While there are drivers who run their cars until every warning light turns on, even they know it’s not good for the long-term mechanical health of the vehicle.
5 Reasons to Consider a Hysterectomy
A hysterectomy is a surgical procedure to remove a woman’s uterus and sometimes the cervix. While a hysterectomy is usually a last resort, there are a number of reasons why getting one may be the best option.
When Should I See a Doctor About a Painful Bladder?
As a woman, you may be familiar with the sensations that accompany urinary tract infections (UTIs). Women are affected more often than men
5 Causes of Chronic UTIs
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common, affecting more than half of all women at some point in their lives. Furthermore, these infections account for almost 25% of bacterial infections in women.
Is Incontinence Normal After Pregnancy?
If you have problems with urinary control after you’ve given birth, you’re not alone. Up to 50% of American moms experience urinary incontinence after giving birth.
How Menopause Affects Your Mental Health
Though menopause is a natural progression in a woman’s life, the symptoms — which are caused by changing hormone levels at the end of a woman’s reproductive years
Fecal Incontinence: What you Need to Know
Almost 10% of Americans suffer from fecal incontinence at least once a month. Ranging from minor incidents to complete loss of bowel control, this condition tends to become an increasing problem with age.
Can Kegel Exercises Really Help Prevent Uterine Prolapse?
The number of American women who suffer from uterine prolapse isn’t precisely known. Studies show numbers ranging from 11-40%, and since the severity of symptoms varies between women, many may not even be aware of the problem.
Advantages of Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy
Changes in hormone balance are a normal part of getting older for women and men. Menopause, in particular, throws up plenty of side effects as lower levels
Experiencing Pain During Sex? Here's Why You Shouldn't Ignore It
Painful sex is a common issue with many women since nearly 75% of sexually active American women experience it at some point in their lives.
What are the Benefits of a Hysterectomy?
More than 20 million American women have hysterectomies, with about 600,000 procedures performed every year. It’s the second most common surgery performed on women, after Caesarean sections.
What to Expect During Your First Well Woman Exam
Your first experience with a gynecologist may be through a well woman exam. Unless you’ve previously received treatment for period irregularities
V-Revive: Get Access to the Latest Technology in Nonsurgical Vaginal Rejuvenation
A woman’s body is an amazing marvel of biology, within which a child develops before birth. Every stage of a womans’ life
Tips for Handling Summertime Hot Flashes
Summer heat can be unbearable. Menopausal hot flashes can also be unbearable. If you put the two together, the combination can be really unbearable.
Understanding an Overactive Bladder
Having an overactive bladder is more than a simple inconvenience. If leakage becomes unpredictable or you never know when or how often you’ll need to find a restroom, you may unconsciously start to withdraw from social settings. Over time
Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy: The Minimally Invasive Approach to Remedying Pelvic Organ Prolapse
As many as 68% of women suffer from pelvic organ prolapse in their lifetime. This condition can result from getting older, pregnancy, extreme physical exertion, surgery — such as a hysterectomy — and other reasons.
