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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trisomy 18

Health care; Women’s health

A condition in which a baby is conceived with three copies instead of the normal two copies of chromosome #18. Children with this condition have multiple malformations and mental retardation due to ...

infertility

Health care; Women’s health

A condition in which a couple has problems conceiving, or getting pregnant, after 1 year of regular sexual intercourse without using any birth control methods. If a woman keeps having miscarriages, ...

atypical hyperplasia

Health care; Women’s health

A condition in which abnormal breast cells are found in either the breast lobules (atypical lobular hyperplasia) or the breast ducts (atypical ductal hyperplasia). Atypical hyperplasia is not cancer. ...

lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS)

Health care; Women’s health

A condition in which abnormal cells are found in the breast lobules. Since these cells have not spread outside the breast lobules, it's called "in situ," which means "in place." With LCIS, there are ...

ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)

Health care; Women’s health

A condition in which abnormal cells are found in the lining of breast ducts. These cells have not spread outside the duct to the surrounding breast tissue. DCIS is not cancer. But some cases of DCIS ...

endometriosis

Health care; Women’s health

A condition in which tissue that normally lines the uterus grows in other areas of the body, usually inside the abdominal cavity, but acts as if it were inside the uterus. Blood shed monthly from the ...

indigestion

Health care; Women’s health

Indigestion or dyspepsia is a common problem that causes a vague feeling of abdominal discomfort after meals. Symptoms also can include an uncomfortable fullness, belching, bloating, and nausea. It ...