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| amnion (amniotic sac), amniotic fluid |
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| tube (fallopian or eustachian) |
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| estrogen replacement therapy, hormone replacement therapy |
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| obstretrics and gynecology |
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| pelvic inflammatory disease |
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| total abdominal hysterectomy |
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| total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy |
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| benign prostatic hypertrophy |
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| Abbreviation: CIRC, circum |
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| prostate specific antigen |
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| transurethral resection of the prostate |
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| sexually transmitted disease, sexually transmitted infection |
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| absence of menses in a woman between the ages of 16 and 40 |
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| blockage of one or both of the bartholin glands, causing inflammation and tenderness |
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| vaginal fungual infection caused by Candida albicans, with key Sx including itching, burning and a thick curdy discharge (yeast infection) |
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| pain the lower abdominopelvic area and other discomfort associated with menses |
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| implantation of a fertilized ovum outside of the uterus, often in the fallopian tube (tubal pregnancy) |
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| growth of endometrial tissue in abnorlam sites in the lower abdominal area |
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| fibrocystic breast disease |
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| presence of multiple lumps in the breast, consisting of fibrous tumors or fluid filled cysts |
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| inability to acheive pregnancy after trying to conceive for a period of 1 year or more; primary = inability to conceive 1st child; secondary = inability to conceive again |
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| sac of fluid or semisolid mass that gorws within the ovary |
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| pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) |
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| any acute or chronic infection of the female reproductive system, including the uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries |
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| range of symtoms occuring 7 to 14 days before menstration, including fluid retention, bloating, temorary weight gain, breast tenderness, headaches, depression, irritability, diarrhea, constipation, and appetite changes |
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| toxic shock syndrome (TSS) |
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| rare disorder caused by bacterial exotoxins, most common in young women that use tampons |
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| benign, smooth tumors made of muscle and dat |
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| downward protrusion of the uterus into the vaginal opening |
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| spontaneous or therapeutic loss of a pregnancy at less than 20 weeks (also called a miscarriage) |
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| sudden, premature detachment of the placenta from the uterine wall |
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| complication of pregnancy characterized by severe hypertension, seizures and possible coma |
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| implantation of a fertilized ovum outside of the uterus |
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| development of type 2 diabetes mellitus in a pregnant woman who did not have diabetes before becoming pregnant |
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| implantation of the placenta in the lower uterine segment rather than the central of upper portion of the uterine wall, which may cause materinal hemorrhage during labor |
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| inflammation of the glans penis and foreskin covering the glans penis |
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| benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) |
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| noncanerous enlargment of the prostate gland, common in elderly men |
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| failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum |
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| acute or chronic inflammation or infection of the epididymis, a tubular structure on the posterior surface of the testicle |
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| erectile dysfunction (ED) |
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| general term that describes a number of disorders, all of which impact the ability of a man to attain an erection adequate to achieve a satisfactory sexual experience (impotence) |
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| inability of a male to achieve or maintain an erection |
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| acute or chronic condition of inflammation of one or both testicles caused by (usually viral) infection |
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| acute or chronic inflammation of the prostate gland |
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| condition in which the testicles become twisted and the spermatic cord, blood vessels, nerves and vas deferens become strangled |
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| enlargement and dilation or herniation of the veins of the spermatic cord that drain the testis |
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| the most common STI, a bacterial infection caused by Chlamydia trachomatis |
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| STI caused by Neisseria gonorrhaeae that results in inflammation of mucous membranes |
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| STI caused by herpes simplex virus type 2 that results in painful vesicles (genital herpes) |
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| human papilloma virus (HPV) |
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| STI caused by human papilloma virus that results in painless, cauliflower-like warts; a cause of cervical cancer in women |
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| inability to produce offspring |
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| multistage STI caused by spirchete Treponema pallidum, with key Sx including skin lesions; eventually fatal unless treated |
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| STI infection with Trichomonas vaginalis parasites; key Sx include vaginitis, urethritis and cystitis |
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| destruction of abnormal tissue by freezing |
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| Dilation and currettage (D&C) |
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| Dilation of the cervix followed by scraping of the endometrial lining |
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| Aspiration of tissue or fluid through a large-gauge needle for analysis |
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| Removal of tissue cells from cervix for analysis |
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| ultraound imagingof the structures in the female pelvis |
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| Prostate specific antigen (PSA) |
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| Blood test used to screen for prostate cancer |
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| Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) |
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| Removal of tissue from the prostate gland with an endoscope, via the urethra |
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| sterilization procedure in which fallopian tubes are cut and ligated |
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| procedure that destroys the entire surface of the endometrium and superficial myometrium |
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| sterilization procedure in which a small section of the vas deferens is removed |
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