It's easy to feel lost in the vast wilderness that is stomach-or more accurately, abdominal-pain. But doctors have learned to read our midsection like a map. And where our pain radiates from often ...

Brandi Jones has over two decades of experience as a nurse in an acute care setting. Her clinical background includes pediatrics, medical-surgical, and women's health. She also specializes in ...

Medically reviewed by Peter Weiss, MD Key Takeways The most common cause of groin pain in women is muscle strain or ...

That nagging shoulder ache that always appears on your right side. The knee that gives you trouble only on the left. The hip pain that never seems to affect both sides equally. If you’ve noticed that ...

Right side back pain during pregnancy can be due to the growing uterus, weight gain, pregnancy hormones, and the separation of the abdominal muscles. Some pregnancy complications can also cause back ...

Chest discomfort in women presents unique challenges for both patients and healthcare providers, as symptoms often manifest differently than the classic presentations typically associated with male ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." It may surprise you to know that what’s bringing about your localized abdominal pain could be dependent ...

Ouch! You may know that pain in your lower right abdomen is infamously linked to appendicitis, but what about pain in your lower left abdomen? While it could simply be a muscle strain, it’s important ...

The pain of endometriosis – a condition where tissue similar to the lining of the womb starts to grow in other places – is ...