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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preterm birth

Health care; Women’s health

Also called premature birth, it is a birth that occurs before the 37th week of pregnancy.

influenza

Health care; Women’s health

Also called the flu, it is a respiratory infection caused by multiple viruses. The viruses pass through the air and enter the body through the nose or mouth. The flu can be serious or even deadly for ...

immunization

Health care; Women’s health

Also called vaccination, a shot that contains germs that have been killed or weakened. When given to a healthy person, it triggers the immune system to respond and build immunity to a disease.

convulsion

Health care; Women’s health

Also known as a seizure. An uncontrollable contraction of muscles that can result in sudden movement or loss of control.

intestines

Health care; Women’s health

Also known as the bowels, or the long, tube-like organ in the human body that completes digestion or the breaking down of food. They consist of the small intestine and the large intestine.

bowels

Health care; Women’s health

Also known as the intestine, which is a long tube-like organ in the human body that completes digestion or the breaking down of food. The small bowel is the small intestine and the large bowel is the ...

preeclampsia

Health care; Women’s health

Also known as toxemia, it is a syndrome occurring in a pregnant woman after her 20th week of pregnancy that causes high blood pressure and problems with the kidneys and other organs. Symptoms include ...