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may include HOT FLASHES and mood swings. Cramping and PAINare uncommon; these symp- toms suggest a diagnosis other than DUB. Bec ...

different women though are usually consistent from period to period in an individual woman. These symptoms may include crampy p ...

E eclampsia A potentially life-threatening compli- cation of PREGNANCYin which the woman experi- ences tonic–clonic seizures, ex ...

Treatment Options and Outlook Abortifacient medications (drugs that cause ABOR- TION, or loss of a pregnancy) such as methotrexa ...

gastrointestinal, urinary, and reproductive sys- tems. The endoderm is the innermost layer. It is the foundation for the tissue ...

HYPERPLASIA (overgrowth of the endometrium). Endometrial hyperplasia occurs when there is an imbalance between estrogens and PRO ...

Risk Factors and Preventive Measures Endometrial cancer is most common in women over age 60. Unopposed estrogen therapy (estro- ...

away the overgrown endometrium; in hysterec- tomy the surgeon removes the uterus. In most sit- uations, hysterectomy is appropri ...

and surgical, can control symptoms and improve fertility. NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS (NSAIDS), which block the inflamm ...

thesia), then makes the incision. After delivery of the baby and the PLACENTA, the obstetrician sutures (stitches) the incision ...

DIABETES, which progressively damages the body’s arteries and nerves peripheral NEUROPATHY, which may damage the nerves that su ...

mechanism. Yohimbe (the herb) and yohimbine (the active ingredient derived from the herb) products require a doctor’s prescripti ...

F fallopian tubes A pair of narrow enclosed chan- nels that transport OVA(eggs) from the OVARIESto the UTERUS. The fallopian tub ...

between them are in different developmental stages for most of their childhood years, requiring different kinds of attention. Pr ...

Though a woman retains fertility for as long as she ovulates and has menstrual cycles (even if irregular), her fertility diminis ...

See also ABORTION; CHILDBIRTH; CONCEPTION; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; PRENATAL CARE; STILLBIRTH. fibroadenoma A benign (noncancerou ...

woman’s ROUTINE MEDICAL EXAMINATION. Fibroade- nomas are characteristically firm, smooth, oval or round, and rubbery in texture. ...

fibrocystic breasts abate with MENOPAUSEand the lumpiness of the breasts diminishes, though some fibrocystic tissue remains. Ris ...

G genitalia The collective term for the organs and structures of reproduction, also called the sex organs or the genitals. Male ...

Women may experience genital trauma during CHILDBIRTH, particularly with vaginal delivery of a breech presentation (baby born bo ...