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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Women’s health

listeria

Health care; Women’s health

A harmful bacteria found in some refrigerated and ready-to-eat foods that can cause early delivery or miscarriage.

polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

Health care; Women’s health

A health problem that can affect a woman’s menstrual cycle, ability to have children, hormones, heart, blood vessels, and appearance. With PCOS, women typically have high levels of androgens or male ...

measles

Health care; Women’s health

A highly contagious disease marked by fever, cough, and raised red spots on the skin. It is caused by a virus that usually affects children and is spread by coughing or contact with fluid from the ...

follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

Health care; Women’s health

A hormone produced by the pituitary gland. In women, it helps control the menstrual cycle and the production of eggs by the ovaries.

oxytocin

Health care; Women’s health

A hormone that increases during pregnancy and acts on the breast to help produce the milk-ejection reflex. Oxytocin also causes uterine contractions.

prolactin

Health care; Women’s health

A hormone that increases during pregnancy and breastfeeding. It stimulates the human breast to produce milk. Prolactin also helps inhibit ovulation.

human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)

Health care; Women’s health

A hormone that is made when a fertilized egg implants in the uterus. hCG is only found in the body during pregnancy. The amount of hCG rapidly builds up in a woman’s body with each passing day she is ...