Women's Health

From fer­til­iza­tion to a nor­mal 40 week preg­nan­cy, your baby goes through a jour­ney of con­tin­u­ous growth and devel­op­ment. Our How Your Baby Grows guide helps you under­stand the changes tak­ing place by break­ing down every 4 weeks of your preg­nan­cy, from the ear­ly for­ma­tion of arms and legs, to the com­plex­i­ty of func­tion­ing organs.

In women with stress uri­nary incon­ti­nence, pelvic mus­cles and tis­sue have been weak­ened by preg­nan­cy, child­birth, trau­ma, radi­a­tion, pri­or surgery, mus­cle dam­age or hor­mon­al changes, caus­ing the blad­der and ure­thra to relax from their nor­mal posi­tions. A sling helps to cor­rect the con­di­tions that cause stress uri­nary incon­ti­nence with a mesh mate­r­i­al that sup­ports the urethra. 

Endometrio­sis is a com­mon con­di­tion that impacts up to one in every ten women in the Unit­ed States. Learn why endometrio­sis can cause painful peri­ods and how you can diag­nose and treat this condition. 

One of the choic­es you will make as a prospec­tive par­ent involves whether or not to test for genet­ic con­di­tions in your devel­op­ing baby. There are many choic­es, as well as many mis­con­cep­tions about genet­ic testing.

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.