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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tumor

Health care; Women’s health

An abnormal mass of tissue that results when cells divide more than they should or do not die when they should. Tumors can be benign or malignant. Benign tumors are not cancer. Malignant tumors are ...

chiropractic

Health care; Women’s health

An alternative medical system that takes a different approach from standard medicine in treating health problems. The goal of chiropractic therapy is to normalize this relationship between your ...

intravenous analgesic

Health care; Women’s health

An analgesic is a drug that relieves pain. During labor, a woman can be given pain-relieving drugs intravenously (through a tube inserted into her vein).

local analgesic

Health care; Women’s health

An analgesic is a drug that relieves pain. Pain-relieving drugs can be given to a woman during labor and delivery locally through a needle inserted into a muscle (intra-muscular) or under the skin ...

social phobia

Health care; Women’s health

An anxiety disorder in which a person feels overwhelming anxiety and excessive self-consciousness in everyday social situations. It can be limited to only one type of situation, such as a fear of ...

phobias

Health care; Women’s health

An anxiety disorder in which a person suffers from an unusual amount of fear of a certain activity or situation.

obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

Health care; Women’s health

An anxiety disorder in which a person suffers from obsessive thoughts and compulsive actions, such as cleaning, checking, counting, or hoarding. The person becomes trapped in a pattern of repetitive ...