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“Fibroids.” You’ll likely hear your OB-GYN throw out the word during your well woman exam, since most women have them at some point in their lives.

You might have a torn rotator cuff and not even know it. At least not at first. But symptoms can become more painful, eventually making it too difficult to wash your hair or unload the groceries.

Disease, injury and aging have at least one thing in common: Pain. While short-term pain is the body’s way of signaling damage and encouraging rest to allow for recovery, chronic pain sticks around long past any normal healing time, disrupting sleep and potentially leading to social withdrawal and isolation.

Ketamine treats depression and extreme anxiety safely. Dr. Matthew S. Angelelli, a board-certified psychiatrist and managing director of the Orlando Health Medical Group Behavioral Health, shares insights on how patients can benefit from ketamine despite its alleged role in celebrity Matthew Perry’s situation.

“I just had plastic surgery — and not on my face,” one of your female friends might whisper. With the help of gynecologists or plastic surgeons, women are changing what their vaginal areas look like. Some involve surgery, others don’t; all come under the umbrella of “vaginal rejuvenation” or “vaginal reconstruction.”

With visions of twinkling lights and hearty traditional foods, you might pump up the volume on “Alice’s Restaurant” and “Sleigh Ride” as you head to celebrate at a relative’s home or a vacation spot. Beware built-in hazards so you can have the smartest and safest holiday season possible.

Nobody wants to talk about the dangers of alcohol at this time of year — or, perhaps, at all — but there’s no more important time. Even Americans who drink only moderately consume as much as 27 percent more this season, and one in five reports drinking every day they are off work. (We won’t ask for a show of hands.)

“Is that a plum in my vagina?” you’ll wonder. “An orange? A golf ball? A balloon?” If you have a sensation like that, you are not alone. The diagnosis is likely pelvic organ prolapse. condition. POP, as it’s called, happens to women of all ages, and is most common in the 40s (one in four women), 60s (one in three) and 80s (50 percent).

Drowning is the single leading cause of death for children ages 1 to 4, and it’s one of the top causes of death for teens, too. That’s why swim lessons are an integral part of the layers of protection that can help prevent drowning.

Whether it’s a dog, cat, rabbit or reptile, pets can have real and positive effects on your child’s emotional and physical development. If your family has the resources to take care of a pet and no one in the house is allergic, you may want to consider getting your child an animal companion.