Wondering about your libido? Experiencing pain during sex? Answers to all your concerns about female sexuality can be found right here at our Sexuality section.  Learn more about what increases or decreases your sexual...

Every woman wants to have a safe and healthy pregnancy. In fact, many women go to great lengths to ensure their baby's well being by tailoring their stress levels, sleeping patterns, diets and even...

Use this calculator to determine your due date Please enter the first day of your last menstrual period and click "calculate" Month: January February March April May June July August September October November December Day: Year: Conception Date: (Approximately two weeks after your last menstrual period) You are in your First Trimester (wks. 1-12) Maternity Health Period of greatest risk for birth...

Frederick R. Jelovsek, MD Fifth disease, erythema infectiosum or slapped child disease, is a not infrequent childhood infectious disease in which children have fevers, tiredness and extensive red rashes of the cheeks and face. It...

Frederick R. Jelovsek, MD One of the risks the older mother has is the increased chance of having a baby with a chromosomal defect. The most common of these anomalies is the baby with Down...

Frederick R. Jelovsek MD If a woman gets infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and becomes pregnant, then the primary medical goal is to prevent the baby from becoming infected. Recent studies have helped...

Take a look at articles about the most common questions and concerns women have about pregnancy and get the answers you need to understand your pregnancy. Pregnancy Articles By Date of Release Topic January 9, 1999 Vaginal...

Frederick R. Jelovsek, MD During labor and delivery, the heartbeat of the baby is monitored in order to make sure that enough blood flow and oxygen are getting through to the unborn fetus. These fetal...