Glossary

Medical terminology can sometimes be confusing and even challenging to understand. Lifestages Centers for Women has provided lists of common terms our patients might here during visits and procedures. Feel free to ask us any additional question you might have about anything regarding your health care.

Click any of the terms below to learn more about it.

• Anterior repair
• Biofeedback
• Bladder retraining/behavioral modifications
• Cervical and Endometrial Biopsy
• Anterior repair
• A Cervical and endometrial biopsy
• Colposcopy
• Dilation and curettage (D&C)
• Endometrial (Uterine) Ablation
• Erosion
• E-stim
• Fistula
• Frequency
• A Hysterectomy
• InterStim
• Laparoscopy
• Loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP)
• LESS procedure
• Medication
• Mesh
• Mesh Removal and Revision
• Native Tissue Repair
• Nocturia
• Nutrition Counseling
• Paravaginal Repair
  
• Pelvic Floor Muscle Therapy
• Pessary
• Posterior Repair
• Robotic-Assisted Surgery
• Sacrocolpopexy
• Supracervical hysterectomy
• TVT (tension free vaginal taping)
• Ultrasound imaging
• Urgency
• Uterosacral Ligament Suspension