Women Health

Sexual Transmitted Diseases

STDs, also called sexually transmitted infections or STIs, are diseases that you get by having intimate sexual contact, that is having sex (vaginal, oral, or anal intercourse), with someone who already has the disease.

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Menstruation & Premenstrual Syndrome

The menstrual cycle is the process by which a woman’s body gets ready for the chance of a pregnancy each month. Menstruation is the part of a woman’s monthly menstrual cycle in which blood and tissue are discharged from the vagina.

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Bacterial Vaginosis

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common cause of vaginitis symptoms among women of childbearing age. It previously was called nonspecific vaginitis, or Gardnerella-associated vaginitis.

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Birth Control/Contraception

The choice of birth control depends on factors such as a person's overall health, age, frequency of sexual activity, number of sexual partners, desire to have children in the future, and family history of certain diseases.

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Breast Cancer

Breast Diseases

Breast disease is an uncontrolled growth of breast cells. To better understand breast cancer, it helps to understand how any cancer can develop.

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Heart Diseases

Cardiac catheterization (KATH-e-ter-i-ZA-shun) is a medical procedure used to diagnose and treat certain heart conditions. A long, thin, flexible tube called a catheter is put into a blood vessel in your arm, groin (upper thigh), or neck and threaded to your heart.

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Cervical Cancer

Cervical cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the cervix. Cervical cancer is cancer of the cervix (the lower part of the Uterus.

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Depression

Depression is a serious medical illness; it’s not something that you have made up in your head. It’s more than just feeling "down in the dumps" or "blue" for a few days. It’s feeling "down" and "low" and "hopeless" for weeks at a time.

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Fibroids

Uterine fibroids are the most common, non-cancerous tumors in women of childbearing age. The fibroids are made of muscle cells and other tissues that grow within and around the wall of the uterus.

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Gay/Lesbian Health

The HIV/AIDS crisis is not over. In the United States, Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) account for the largest number of people diagnosed with AIDS each year — nearly 40% of all AIDS cases.

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Hormone Replacement Therapy

HRT, sometimes called estrogent replacement therapy or ERT, refers to a woman taking supplements of hormones such as estrogen alone or estrogen with another hormone called progesterone (progestin in its synthetic form).

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HPV

Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are a group of more than 100 related viruses. They are called papillomaviruses because certain types may cause warts, or papillomas, which are benign (noncancerous) tumors.

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Mammography

Mammography is a specific type of imaging that uses a low-dose x-ray system to examine breasts. A mammography exam, called a mammogram, is used to aid in the early detection and diagnosis of breast diseases in women.

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Menopause

Menopause, or the "change of life," is different for each woman. For example, hot flashes and sleep problems may trouble your sister. Meanwhile, you are enjoying a new sense of freedom and energy. And your best friend might hardly be aware of a change at all.

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