Your vagina can be swollen for common reasons such as pregnancy, hormonal shifts that can increase infection risk, or the use of irritants like soaps. It may even be due to sexual activity and arousal ...

Doctors also refer to a swollen testicle as testicular enlargement. It occurs when the scrotum (the sac surrounding the testicles) grows abnormally large. Testicular swelling occurs when fluid starts ...

Scrotal swelling refers to swelling of the scrotum. The scrotum is the sac of skin that holds the testicles. Sometimes, scrotal swelling may affect the entire scrotum. At other times, there may be ...

Health hurdle. Hailey Bieber showed her “painful” swollen stomach from a very large ovarian cyst the “size of an apple.” “I don’t have endometriosis or PCOS, but I have gotten an ovarian cyst a few ...

A pea-sized lump in your neck is usually a swollen lymph node. It’s often a sign you’re fighting an infection or a result of an insect bite or sting. The appearance of a pea-sized lump in your neck ...

Swollen lips may be caused by allergic reactions, injuries, chapping or sunburn, infections, and cysts called mucoceles. The swelling comes from either inflammation or built-up fluid under the skin.

Wendy Wisner is a journalist and international board certified lactation consultant (IBCLC). She has written about all things pregnancy, maternal/child health ...