MedStar Health Blog

Gynecological exams used to be simple: Get an annual Pap smear and pelvic exam. Current guidelines recommend Pap smears every three or five years depending on a woman’s age, as well as an HPV test af...

The last several years have produced significant advances in the field of genetic testing. Doctors are utilizing preventative measures to decrease cancer risk, and are now using genetic testing to hel...

In response to limited data comparing different types of hysteropexy procedures, researchers at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and Georgetown University collaborated to publish “Vaginal and Laparo...

Women’s health care has changed dramatically over the last few years, particularly when it comes to surgery for chronic pelvic pain, abnormal bleeding and other gynecologic disorders.

BREAST Screenings are recommended for all women. Breast exam by a medical provider (every three years for women ages 20 to 39 and every year after age 40) Annual mammograms and breast exams ...

Exercising, eating right, getting plenty of sleep, and not smoking are four New Year’s resolutions you can make to improve your health. But it’s also important to get the right screening ...