Women’s health

Women’s health

Health issues and subjects specific to women, such as menstruation, contraception, maternal health, child birth, menopause and breast cancer. These issues are often related to the female human anatomy such as female genitalia and breasts or to conditions caused by hormones specific to females.

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sickle cell anemia

Health care; Women’s health

A blood disorder passed down from parents to children. It involves problems in the red blood cells. Normal red blood cells are round and smooth and move through blood vessels easily. Sickle cells are ...

osteoporosis

Health care; Women’s health

A bone disease that is characterized by progressive loss of bone density and thinning of bone tissue, causing bones to break easily.

schizophrenia

Health care; Women’s health

A brain disease that can cause loss of personality, agitation, catatonia (being in a statue-like state), confusion, psychosis (a disorder in which a person is not in touch with reality), unusual ...

Alzheimer’s disease

Health care; Women’s health

A brain disease that cripples the brain's nerve cells over time and destroys memory and learning. It usually starts in late middle age or old age and gets worse over time. Symptoms include loss of ...