Medical Services

Rectocele repair (posterior colporrhaphy) removes your bowel hernia from the vagina. This procedure can help ease chronic discomfort and difficulty having bowel movements.

Advantages of vaginal reconstructive procedures include:

Hysterectomy is the surgical term for the removal of the uterus (womb). This results in the inability to become pregnant.

This procedure uses a hysteroscope to view the inside of a woman’s uterus (womb)

Ovarian cysts are fairly common. But if they continue to grow or cause worsening symptoms, you may require surgery. UVA Health has the experts you need.

When tissue that normally lines the uterus grows outside the uterus (endometriosis), you may have intense pain. Your doctor can control the pain and preserve your fertility.

Atrophic vaginitis is characterized by redness, itching and dryness of the vagina. Over time there may be narrowing and shrinkage of the vaginal opening and the vagina itself. Up to 75% of women experience this problem after menopause, and occasionally, childbirth. Learn about treatment options available at UVA.

Fibrocystic disease occurs when there are fluid-filled cystic lumps of duct tissue. These lumps are surrounded by a scar-like capsule of tissue in the breasts.

Mastalgia, or breast pain in women, usually occurs in relation to your period. Find out what could be causing your breast pain and what to do about it.

Hormone therapy can be either estrogen alone (called estrogen replacement therapy, or ERT), or estrogen and progesterone combined. Learn more about HT at UVA.

Osteoporosis occurs when bones become weak and brittle, increasing the risk of bone fracture. Talk to your doctor about prevention or ways to reduce your risk.