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Women's Health: Gynecologic Problems
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- Breast self-examination
- (BSE) A manual examination conducted monthly by a woman to evaluate her own breasts for signs of masses, changes, nipple discharge, or evidence of abnormalities.
- Colposcopy
- The use of an instrument inserted into the vagina to examine the cervical and vaginal tissues by means of a magnifying lens.
- Cystocele
- The downward displacement of the bladder, which appears as a bulge in the anterior vaginal wall.
- Dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB) Abnormal uterine bleeding
- A condition characterized by anovulatory cycles with abnormal uterine bleeding that does not have a demonstrable organic cause.
- Dyspareunia
- Painful intercourse.
- Endometriosis
- Recommended monthly procedure by which women may detect changes or abnormalities in their breasts.
- Fibrocystic breast disease
- Benign breast changes characterized by bilateral, cyclic breast pain and breast nodularities that may be unilateral or bilateral, and often in the upper outer quadrants of the breasts.
- Galactorrhea
- Nipple discharge.
- Hysterectomy
- Surgical removal of the uterus.
- Mammogram
- A soft tissue radiograph of the breast without the injection of a contrast medium.
- Pap smear
- Procedure to detect the presence of cancer of the uterus by microscopic examination of cells gently scraped from the cervix.
- Toxic shock syndrome
- (TSS) Infection caused by Staphylococcus aureus, found primarily in women of reproductive age.
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